Credit Card Demons

I need to know. I have one debt collector that has been hassling me non-stop. I need to look into this. It’s outrageous. What do they expect me to do at 11 at night? Oh yes, I’ll just run right out right now, get a new job, earn a thousand dollars in one night and pay you all of it. Yes sir, don’t you worry. Have they ever considered that most of us aren’t trying to avoid them? We’re trying to earn the money to get out of debt. I’m not a thief. I’m not trying to get out of paying what I owe. I can only do so much. I can only work so many hours in the week, and with the economy and job market the way it is, I’m not getting raises. I’m not earning big paychecks. I’m not getting a lot of job offers.

Ug. It’s only Monday, and I’m already tired of this week.

M.

Ok, I just read that 1 in 7 Americans has 10 or more credit cards. Honestly, I thought the number would be higher. I just checked my wallet to see how many credit cards I have; what’s truly terrifying is I’m not entirely sure. How much do you want to bet that it would be more like 3 in 7 Americans or higher that have 10 or more credit cards if they actually knew how many they had.

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