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So Much Credit Card Debt So Little Time

Contributed by Stephanie Litaker

See that huge gap over there? That's the credit card debt carter

Did you ever imagine that the average American is more than $2000 in credit card debt? Are you one of those people? If so, you may want to figure out a way to get out of debt as soon as you can. Part of the reason so many people are in credit card debt is because they haven't figured out to avoid sending back those credit card offers they get in the mail, and they haven't figured out that just because you get those annoying credit card offers in the mail doesn't mean that you must accept them.

Believe it or not, there isn't a law or anything that suggests anyone that receives a credit card order must actually take the credit card. So if your brother's cousin's girlfriend told you that a law that is in existence, well she's as wrong about that as she is about the acid washed jeans she's probably still wearing from 1991.

How to avoid bad jeans, and credit card debt

So you want to make sure you don't wear bad jeans, and you want to make sure you don't get into credit card debt buying those really bad jeans. Although, where you would buy those today is a mystery. Anyway, back to credit card debt. If you really want to avoid credit card debt, it isn't rocket science - just don't use credit cards. It really is that simple, just don't use credit cards, and you won't accumulate credit card debt.


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