A Tiny Piece of Needed Disaster

[dotinthesky]

My first credit card[1] arrived yesterday. I've been thinking about my Amazon Wish List, wondering about a paid LJ account and dreaming of a digital camera.

Oh, and I'll be unemployed in about a month's time.


1. The credit card I had in university doesn't count since it was linked to my father's account and purely for emergency situations (i.e. purchase of new boots, trips to Florence and hotels in Buffalo, New York.)

Comments

[blu-bear.livejournal.com]

Ah I'm desperate for a digital camera! Especially with all this drawing I've been doing lately it'd be nice to be able to draw from my own pictures!

But I'm broke and must not spend any money I earn as it's all going on my holiday.

I'm also thinking that the use of my credit card linked to my mother's account would be put to much better use if I too used it to pay for hotels in New York.

[saint-narcissus.livejournal.com]

Yeah! well come to capitalism-city!
have a lovey weekend, my friend!!!
Mhuh -David

[sparklielizard.livejournal.com]

What's with the unemployment, dude??!

[stormecho.livejournal.com]

Just be careful. They're very easy to take advantage of.

[greenteablack.livejournal.com]

Oh no, credit cards and upcoming unemployment are evil bedfellows.

Why are you losing your job?

[sublimevisions.livejournal.com]

ouch fear of credit cards.

[desayuno-ingles.livejournal.com]

No No No! That credit card is for Brazil only! Until you get back...

[kenoster.livejournal.com]

I want to go to Brazil!

[vilia64.livejournal.com]

Since my credit score literally said, "none" when I checked it, I just about lost all hope for credit. No credit is the same as bad credit here, and the only place that would give me a credit card was a credit union (a tad different from a bank) but it's a "secure" card- meaning, I'm borrowing against money I had to put up myself. I had to come up with $500 to open the account, and then borrow against it and pay it back in installments of at least $15 per month. One of my brothers did this, and in about 9 months or so of having this "secure" card, he was able to apply for an "unsecure", ie, NORMAL credit card, but at lower limits. You really have to want to get into debt to get a decent credit card and a decent percentage rate on it- :P "May I have some debt, please? Thank you so much, you're tops." bleh.

But yes, the unemployment...I may be headed in that direction soon myself- I absolutely DESPISE my current situation. I've already got my CV out there and have gotten some offers for interviews, but I'm dragging my feet. Trouble is, I know it'll just be another administrative job to keep me fed and out of the wind and rain until I can be a professional singer.

Le sigh...

[public-life.livejournal.com]

Credit Card *_*
It's one of my best friends ever.

[gorecky22.livejournal.com]

OMG!! And it's only the beggining: I don't know how it happened, but I ended up with TWO credit cards (plus a debit card)... be careful!!! Credit cards are evil!!