Comments on: Adventures in Credit Card Land http://citizenreporter.org/2009/09/adventures-in-credit-card-land/ Under-reported news + global concerns by a Portuguese-American, activist-journalist based in Amsterdam. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:48:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: bicyclemark http://citizenreporter.org/2009/09/adventures-in-credit-card-land/comment-page-1/#comment-168645 bicyclemark Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:50:59 +0000 http://citizenreporter.org/?p=1899#comment-168645 Mikey I was trying to think of what my favorite c-card gift was... Im going to go with a shitty plastic tool box that actually served me for about 2 years. Hey and your portuguese is still excellent. Mikey I was trying to think of what my favorite c-card gift was… Im going to go with a shitty plastic tool box that actually served me for about 2 years. Hey and your portuguese is still excellent.

]]> By: Mike P. http://citizenreporter.org/2009/09/adventures-in-credit-card-land/comment-page-1/#comment-168640 Mike P. Mon, 28 Sep 2009 03:41:27 +0000 http://citizenreporter.org/?p=1899#comment-168640 I always remember the student center in college, ALWAYS a credit card table... enticing you with a shirt, hat, beer mug or some other garbage to sign up for a credit card.. That table always had people signing up at it. The reality is that here, they just don't care if you can't pay it... they prefer if you can't. It would seem that in Europe... they may actually care about the consumer? Boa Noite! Mikey I always remember the student center in college, ALWAYS a credit card table… enticing you with a shirt, hat, beer mug or some other garbage to sign up for a credit card.. That table always had people signing up at it.

The reality is that here, they just don’t care if you can’t pay it… they prefer if you can’t. It would seem that in Europe… they may actually care about the consumer?

Boa Noite!
Mikey

]]> By: bicyclemark http://citizenreporter.org/2009/09/adventures-in-credit-card-land/comment-page-1/#comment-168638 bicyclemark Sat, 26 Sep 2009 17:09:45 +0000 http://citizenreporter.org/?p=1899#comment-168638 Hi Amber. Whats the law in the US on this anyway? I should look that up in a sec... I think I got mine when I was 17.. or is that not even possible? otherwise I must have been 18. Hi Amber. Whats the law in the US on this anyway? I should look that up in a sec… I think I got mine when I was 17.. or is that not even possible? otherwise I must have been 18.

]]> By: bicyclemark http://citizenreporter.org/2009/09/adventures-in-credit-card-land/comment-page-1/#comment-168637 bicyclemark Sat, 26 Sep 2009 17:08:21 +0000 http://citizenreporter.org/?p=1899#comment-168637 @blondebutbright I didnt even know you could ask for a specific limit, I would have tried similar. As my income continues to fluctuate, I always wonder if they will take mine away. So far so good. Ever try purchasing property in this country? Im curious about that to some extent. @blondebutbright I didnt even know you could ask for a specific limit, I would have tried similar. As my income continues to fluctuate, I always wonder if they will take mine away. So far so good. Ever try purchasing property in this country? Im curious about that to some extent.

]]> By: BlondebutBright http://citizenreporter.org/2009/09/adventures-in-credit-card-land/comment-page-1/#comment-168636 BlondebutBright Sat, 26 Sep 2009 16:27:38 +0000 http://citizenreporter.org/?p=1899#comment-168636 I had a similar experience - a couple years ago, upon starting my first part-time job here in NL, ABN refused to provide me with a credit card because they decided my salary was too low. And I was only asking for a 500 Euro credit limit! I'm definitely a fan of learning to live without credit as an option. It's served me well. I had a similar experience – a couple years ago, upon starting my first part-time job here in NL, ABN refused to provide me with a credit card because they decided my salary was too low. And I was only asking for a 500 Euro credit limit! I’m definitely a fan of learning to live without credit as an option. It’s served me well.

]]> By: Amber Collins http://citizenreporter.org/2009/09/adventures-in-credit-card-land/comment-page-1/#comment-168634 Amber Collins Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:52:42 +0000 http://citizenreporter.org/?p=1899#comment-168634 It is definitely way too easy to get a credit card in the U.S. I'm surprised they aren't advertising to kids in middle school yet (along with the camel joe ads). If the U.S. would adopt stricter guidelines, like those you've come across, it would help fix some of the financial issues the country is having. It is definitely way too easy to get a credit card in the U.S. I’m surprised they aren’t advertising to kids in middle school yet (along with the camel joe ads). If the U.S. would adopt stricter guidelines, like those you’ve come across, it would help fix some of the financial issues the country is having.

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