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On Tue, 29 May 2001 10:02:03 -0700 Toobs <[log in to unmask]> writes:
> At 02:51 AM 5/29/2001 -0400, you wrote:
> >Yes, Tim, but be very careful. Credit card companies will send you
> many
> >offers and if you accept them, they can be dangerous. ask your bank
> to start
> >you on the road to building credit. The interest alone will cost
> you big time
> >if you fail to pay off your debts on time. I'm struggling to pay
> off one
> >card, it will take me three years if I don't get a job. I tear up
> all credit
> >card offers. The best thing in my opinion is to get an ATM/check
> card. They
> >work like a credit card in that you can order stuff with it, but
> the money is
> >taken out of your checking account.   mag
>
>
> Thanks Mag for the wise advice.  Does SSI count against you if you
> have a
> credit card?  Do they think it's a form of income?  Could they cut
> off your
> benefits because of it?
>
> I like to start to build up my credit.
>
> Tim
>