AOPA credit card --- WARNING.

"Matt Whiting" wrote in message
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Chuck wrote:

"iflyatiger" wrote in message
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Chuck

I feel for you man ... I hope this turns around for you soon...

My theory is that peoples complete financial future can be determined to
some extent by their financial start. You can start out the plus side or

the

negative side of it . And it can all be changed by the opportunity you

were

given in business, maybe by the help your parents gave you when you were
young ( helping you to buy your first car, etc..)
or on the flip side by any bad turn of events that might have happened
to
you along the way.

Everyone can tell you how foolish it is for you to use a credit card but
from your description of your situation it is understandable that you do
what you have to do... It is easy to tell other people what they should
do
but until they are in the same exact situation as you it doesn't carry
as
much weight.

I have been very lucky to have been given a few breaks when I was young

that

allowed me to start out on the plus side of the money curve. And I have

made

sure that I thanked both of my past bosses for the break / opportunity

that

they gave me back then.

Good luck and take care.




Thanks Jon...

I'm glad that you have had the opportunity to become financially stable.
I
am confident that someday, I will finally be there also! Just wondering
when!! haha

I have made a few bad choices in the past (waiting until I was almost 40
to
go to college, etc...), but hopefully it is all behind me...

sarcasmI know that I can count on the moral support from my fellow
aviation buffs.../sarcasm

Actually, the folks here arguing against paying credit card interest are
being VERY supportive of folks in your situation. Calling a spade a
spade may not make you feel good, but the advice is excellent if you
really want to be in control of your finances. If you just want folks
to make you feel good, then that is a different goal...



No, actually what you people need to be doing is saying "hey, when you are
able to get back on your feet again, stay away from the credit cards and try
your hardest not to use them now unless it's a dire emergency"

If something like that was said, I would say thanks for the advice. But
instead, all that I have heard is that I am a sucker and an idiot for having
a balance on ONE credit card.

Name calling isn't being supportive...


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