No a credit card is a line of credit so a more positive number is more debt you owe. Spending from it increases the balance. A savings account goes the other w

No a credit card is a line of credit so a more positive number is more debt you owe. Spending from it increases the balance. A savings account goes the other way. I don't know why but it's an accounting convention. Sometimes I think those conventions just exist to confuse people into needing an accountant.