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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-08-11 03:00 PM Original message |
Credit card with 79% interest rate |
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Myrina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-08-11 03:02 PM Response to Original message |
1. A "STARTING" rate of 29% ??? |
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Systematic Chaos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-08-11 03:02 PM Response to Original message |
2. Almost as bad as payday loans. |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-08-11 06:59 PM Response to Reply #2 |
20. Payday loans don't help in rebuilding your credit |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 11:10 AM Response to Reply #2 |
38. Rates-wise yes but like the other person replied - you can't rebuild credit with a payday loan |
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RKP5637 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-08-11 03:08 PM Response to Original message |
3. Eventually people will just walk away as with mortgages and not give a F. n/t |
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nomb (884 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-08-11 03:51 PM Response to Reply #3 |
10. And they should. Lifetime enslavement by any means should be rebelled against. |
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RKP5637 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-08-11 03:59 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Eventually, I hope, Americans wake up to what is occurring. n/t |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-08-11 06:55 PM Response to Reply #3 |
18. This is probably for people who have a bankruptcy on their record |
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RKP5637 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-08-11 07:47 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. Glad to hear that!!! |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-08-11 10:07 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. I suspect a tinge of sarcasm in your remarks |
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RKP5637 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-08-11 10:31 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. No, I didn't mean it that way at all, just sounded that way on a second look! However, |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-08-11 10:50 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. There are two kinds of people out there |
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RKP5637 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-08-11 11:04 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. It's really a bad path to have to go down. I have a friend that went through it |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-08-11 11:10 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. I do take it the right way |
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RKP5637 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-08-11 11:14 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. Yep! "Here's hoping that this discussion helps somebody reading this tonight." All of |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-08-11 11:16 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. I get a lot of great insights from my fellow DU'ers |
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RKP5637 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-08-11 11:28 PM Response to Reply #32 |
34. Yep!!! Same here! DU is an incredible group! I learn so much too! One of |
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tularetom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-08-11 03:14 PM Response to Original message |
4. As banks discover how dumb Americans really are |
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RKP5637 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-08-11 04:03 PM Response to Reply #4 |
14. Is that ever the truth, Americans are dumb and they let anyone get away with |
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meegbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-08-11 03:15 PM Response to Original message |
5. Thank you * and the repugs in congress ... |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-08-11 03:22 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. What Bankruptcy Bill. The one championed by Joe "Mastercard" Biden? |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-08-11 03:41 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Don't forget to thank Biden for that too! |
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meegbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-08-11 03:47 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. OK ... |
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KT2000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-08-11 03:40 PM Response to Original message |
7. Greed is now capitalism |
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RKP5637 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-08-11 10:39 PM Response to Reply #7 |
26. Yep, if you don't love greed you just have to be some kind of |
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TheMightyFavog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-08-11 03:56 PM Response to Original message |
11. Wow. Even Big Jimmy The Butcher and the rest of the boys at the East River Loan Company... |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-08-11 04:00 PM Response to Original message |
13. The percentage you're paying |
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VWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-08-11 04:21 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Amen brother, amen |
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progressoid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-08-11 05:51 PM Response to Original message |
16. First Premier is one of the worst offenders. And the guy that ran it is filthy rich. |
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delightfulstar (402 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-08-11 06:51 PM Response to Original message |
17. That's downright predatory, regardless of what that act says. |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-08-11 06:57 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. Secured credit cards are the way to go |
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sarcasmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-08-11 07:49 PM Response to Original message |
22. I don't think the Vig on a 50,000 dollar loan from the Mob is that high. |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-08-11 10:43 PM Response to Reply #22 |
27. LOL |
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Arkana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-08-11 08:19 PM Response to Original message |
23. Jesus, was this card originally called the "Gougy McPricefuck Card" in conception? |
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Poll_Blind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-08-11 11:18 PM Response to Original message |
33. A great example of how rigged the game is. That we don't have simple legislation to prevent this... |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 12:15 AM Response to Original message |
35. Credit cards are evil. I will stay away from them at all costs. |
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2Design (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 11:03 AM Response to Original message |
36. Legalized mafia |
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XanaDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 11:07 AM Response to Original message |
37. I'm sorry, but the Mafia is better than that |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 12:00 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. Not so sure about that? |
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XanaDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 12:07 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. Whoa |
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