Kathy Jo,

Why do your parents forbid you to talk on the phone while they're not at
home?

Let me tell you, I would not recommend a credit card to anyone who didn't
have the means to pay it off or make more than the minimum payments.  All
too often, people get in way over their heads and can't pay off the cards
quickly, resulting in higher and higher levels of debt. I worked as an
intern one summer for the local credit card counselling agency and saw far
too many cases like that.  That's not to say you would do that, but perhaps
your parents don't want that happening to you.

Kat


----- Original Message -----
From: "Kathy Pink" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2002 6:05 PM
Subject: Re: Yesterday was a wonderful day


> Anthony,
>
> Has it really been two years?  I guess it would
> have to be.  You are lucky because my parents
> would never let me have a credit card, much less
> talk on the phone when they aren't here.
>
> Sighs,
> Kathy
>
>
>
>
>
> --- Anthony Arnold <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > Friends,
> >
> > I'm sure that everybody here has had this
> > feeling of success at one time or
> > another living with a disability and
> > experiencing newer levels of
> > independence whenever.  As most of you know,
> > I'm employed as a Remote
> > Troubleshooter at the Prentke Romich Company, I
> > have almost two years under
> > my belt, so in March I got offered a credit
> > card because I have some income
> > coming in.  At first, I didn't want to respond
> > to the credit card company
> > because my Mom scared me of the word "credit"
> > as a child, which was OK and
> > something I would probably also do to my own
> > kids (if I have any).  Needless
> > to say my Mom actually encourage me to
> > responding in March, and yesterday I
> > received a surprise in the mail, by being
> > accepted and a credit card popped
> > out.  So I offered to take my parents out for
> > supper last night to
> > celebrate.  I know that it might sound silly,
> > but I feel great knowing that
> > I have some plastic in my wallet just because
> > my parents can trust me with
> > money.  I know that I'm going to have limits
> > but that isn't going to be
> > because of my parents, I myself know that I
> > don't have that money tree like
> > some feel they have and unfortunately don't.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Anthony
> >
> > Visit me at http://www.ara1.net
>
>
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