Our financial system is crumbling this week.

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Diddy wrote:I think i caused all of this problem with the credit industry. I got my latest credit card statement and it was quite a bit bigger then i was expecting. Upon closer inspection i forgot to pay last months bill. First time ive ever missed or been late on a credit card payment and look what happens :(
That's what they want, provided that you pay up (with interest) and don't declare bankruptcy or something.

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Diddy wrote:I think i caused all of this problem with the credit industry. I got my latest credit card statement and it was quite a bit bigger then i was expecting. Upon closer inspection i forgot to pay last months bill. First time ive ever missed or been late on a credit card payment and look what happens :(
Hope they didn't raise your rate, some of those aholes do that after one late payment.

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Diddy wrote:I think i caused all of this problem with the credit industry. I got my latest credit card statement and it was quite a bit bigger then i was expecting. Upon closer inspection i forgot to pay last months bill. First time ive ever missed or been late on a credit card payment and look what happens :(
If they raised you rate, contact them and work out a better deal. Tell them you'll move your debt to another credit agency with a better APR. A lot of people feel like they have no say, but with a little background knowledge and a great deal of persistence, you can negotiate a better deal.

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maddash wrote:
Diddy wrote:I think i caused all of this problem with the credit industry. I got my latest credit card statement and it was quite a bit bigger then i was expecting. Upon closer inspection i forgot to pay last months bill. First time ive ever missed or been late on a credit card payment and look what happens :(
If they raised you rate, contact them and work out a better deal. Tell them you'll move your debt to another credit agency with a better APR. A lot of people feel like they have no say, but with a little background knowledge and a great deal of persistence, you can negotiate a better deal.
They didnt which is good cause my rate on that card is 6.9% dont ask me how its that low. I normally pay off the entire balance anyway so its not an issue most times. I dont know how i forgot to pay it though.

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AWvsCBsteeeerike3 wrote:OPEC is planning on cutting oil production to get prices back up....just an fyi if you need to fill up the cars, might want to do that at some point this weekend.....
Based on your "valuable" advice, I filled up my car for $3.35/gallon on saturday. Today it dropped to $2.90/Gallon :(

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DiLLaGii wrote:
AWvsCBsteeeerike3 wrote:OPEC is planning on cutting oil production to get prices back up....just an fyi if you need to fill up the cars, might want to do that at some point this weekend.....
Based on your "valuable" advice, I filled up my car for $3.35/gallon on saturday. Today it dropped to $2.90/Gallon :(
I know. ME too. What's your address, I'll send you a check to cover the probably 5 bucks I cost you. I guess they either didn't cut production or cutting production didn't have an effect. It was a headline on msn.com and in the paper, so i thought it was reliable.

Sorry.

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Dill's probably lost a million today in the stock market and he's busting your chops for five bucks.

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Leroy wrote:Dill's probably lost a million today in the stock market and he's busting your chops for five bucks.
But five bucks could net him a million Lehman Brothers shares.

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Leroy wrote:Dill's probably lost a million today in the stock market and he's busting your chops for five bucks.
Dude, I can foot long Subway sandwich for 5 bucks!!!!!!

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DiLLaGii wrote:
Leroy wrote:Dill's probably lost a million today in the stock market and he's busting your chops for five bucks.
Dude, I can foot long Subway sandwich for 5 bucks!!!!!!
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