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Getting the balance of a credit card in cash
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Credit card companies are basically privately operated benevolent societies designed to maximise personal well-being through synergistic collaboration with retailers. They provide a tool specifically designed to facilitate the focussing of our attention on the here-and-now, thereby allowing us to achieve an immediacy to gratification without having to endure the tedium of considering consequences or other complex fiscal matters or arcane terms like so-called "affordability" and "budgeting".
I applaud rictus' perseverance in the face of a virtual legion of naysayers and very much look forward to further posts from him entitled "I've been robbed", "Surely this can't be right" and "How long does a default stay on my credit report?"."A child of five could understand this. Fetch me a child of five." - Groucho Marx0 -
Credit card companies are basically privately operated benevolent societies designed to maximise personal well-being through synergistic collaboration with retailers. They provide a tool specifically designed to facilitate the focussing of our attention on the here-and-now, thereby allowing us to achieve an immediacy to gratification without having to endure the tedium of considering consequences or other complex fiscal matters or arcane terms like so-called "affordability" and "budgeting".
I applaud rictus' perseverance in the face of a virtual legion of naysayers and very much look forward to further posts from him entitled "I've been robbed", "Surely this can't be right" and "How long does a default stay on my credit report?".
:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::beer: (say no more :T)
(EDIT: You forgot to mention "Is this legal?" in response to which we will explain what Right of Offset is)Cashback Earned ¦ Nectar Points £68 ¦ Natoinwide Select £62 ¦ Aqua Reward £100 ¦ Amex Platinum £48
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