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Humphrey Yang Says Car Payments Are the Most Dangerous Financial Trap in America — Is He Right?

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Although the average transaction price (ATP) of a new vehicle scaled back from December, $49,191 was still an all-time high for January, according to data from Kelley Blue Book. And the ATP isn’t the only thing that’s increased.

In a YouTube video, financial influencer Humphrey Yang broke down how car payments have quietly doubled in length since the 1960s, calling them the most dangerous financial trap in America.

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