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![]() "Matt Whiting" wrote in message ... Chuck wrote: "Paul Tomblin" wrote in message ... In a previous article, "Chuck" said: "Paul Tomblin" wrote in message ... Anybody who carries a balance on any credit card is an idiot or a sucker. Or isn't as wealthy or well off financially as you are... Nobody is *forcing* you to buy what you can't currently afford, you know. Back before credit cards existed, people actually saved up money ahead of time for major purchases, instead of all this "buy now and pay later" instant gratification stuff. Ya know... I didn't say that paying the balance off was a bad thing. I guess what kinda ticked me off about your post was you said that people were idiots or suckers for not paying the balance. I merely pointed out that some people can't do that. If I get a new job and have to go to Sears and buy $2,000 worth of tools, I will not be able to pay the balance off in one month. But I gotta have the tools if I want the job. That is exactly why any financial advisor worth their salt recommends that you save an amount equal to 3 - 6 months of expenses as an "emergency" cash fund. Yes, it takes time to do this and a lot of self-control, which most Americans no longer have, but that eliminates the need to ever use a credit card for a situation like this ... or a transmission failure in your car ... or a leak in your roof, etc. Rather than save, most people use credit as their emergency fund. And, as Paul said, that is a sucker play. And some people like me are financially strapped and do not have the money to save after the bills are paid. In fact, I was putting $20 a paycheck into the credit union at work trying to save a little bit and had to stop making that deposit because I needed that $20 per pay period just to make bills. In the last 3 years, our health insurance at work has gone up 135% and co-pays, etc have risen also. I have 3 prescriptions, my wife has 5 and our son has one. That's around $150 per month or a little more. Both vehicles are paid off, so no car payments. We rent a house and it is actually about $100 below the going rate for our area. Electric bills are out the roof. Do I need to keep going? In otherwords, by me living paycheck to paycheck, and my yearly raises at 3% if I am lucky that don't even cover cost of living, I am doing everything that I can to stay afloat and will resort to whatever means I have to to provide for my wife and son. I wish that you people that make $100,000 a year, own airplanes, drive Lexus and Mercedes and live in half million dollar houses could understand... When I got married, my wife got hurt and we ended up getting behind on bills because she couldn't work for almost a year. Everytime we see daylight, something happens and we get sucked back into the hole again. The point that I keep trying to make is that some people are not able to save because of their financial situation. It seems that most in this NG don't seem to understand that. I understand what yall are saying about the 3-6 month cushion, and that is great if you can afford to do so. I wish that I could. If so, I would have a cushion in the bank. I do take offense to being called a sucker and an idiot because I have 1 credit card that I am paying interest on. In my situation, I have no choice. If you want to call people who have 15 credit cards with balances and they buy big screen TV's, stereos, jewelry, etc on credit, I will agree with you then, but think about the persons situation before you call people names... --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.801 / Virus Database: 544 - Release Date: 11/24/2004 |
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