It’s one thing for a real estate agent to tell you about the dangers of buying big-ticket items (like a car), racking up your credit card bills, or opening up new credit cards until your mortgage is approved and closed. But it hits a whole lot closer to home when a home buyer warns you of the danger through tears of sadness.

Watch Cassidy Gard’s emotional TikTok video about how simply opening a Home Depot credit card for a $9 purchase is likely going to cause her not to be able to buy a house.

https://www.tiktok.com/@cassidygard/video/7013049240951721221

So, if you’re even thinking about buying a house in the near future, think twice about saving a few bucks on your first purchase with a new store credit card, because it could cost you way more than it saved you!