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[timorousme]

Last week I walked into the Bank to change some mundane detail about my bank account. Sitting down with an older, Indian banker, I didn't intially expect a pitch about getting a credit card, but once it started, I was pretty convinced I'd built up a sturdy wall against whatever capitalist lies this American pig-dog was about to throw at me. Turns

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[ayun]

The most prudent financial advice is to never buy anything you can't afford. That used to mean Buy Everything With Cash, and it's still (IMO) solid advice for everything but a house. Having a credit history is pretty much a requirement if you ever want a mortgage, or to finance a car (I think financing cars, even with no interest, is dumb myself, but I ride a bike, so whatever

[oh_oh_sheila]

agreed!

[timorousme]

sound advice. i'll probably get a credit card. i'm planning on getting Netflix in the fall and I've got the facilities to make a big block of ice.

[a_shadyplace]

netflix is a mistake. i never remember to return movies and always lose the envelopes.

[timorousme]

If I got netflix though, I'd tear through like a bajillion movies a month all karate-style kungfu quickness, yowza