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Originally posted by juju
Wow.. rich white men are really playing you folks for all you're worth, aren't they?
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As an upper-middle-class white man, I'm playing THEM for all I'm worth. Just bought some furniture and a new Apple Powerbook.
Coincidentally, First Union (known as "FU" to most customers) had just sent me an offer I couldn't refuse: 0% interest until February 2002. On everything but cash advances, not just balance transfers. No doubt they are expecting me to run up the card and then get stuck paying their regular interest rates (sky-high) in February. But: I have the money. It's sitting in an FU savings account, in fact (don't laugh, it's done much better than the stock market). So instead of me paying THEM interest, those suckers are going to be paying ME interest. And I'm going to have almost-free (gotta pay the minimum) use of my furniture and computer until February.
Oh, of all the times i've been completely fucked because I couldn't rent a car or a hotel room! Seems like a travel thing if you ask me. I'm content with borrowing my mom's card for such occasions.
Financial independence from one's parents is hard to over-rate.