andyzee said:I know when I was growing up, that's just the way it was.
Me too, and it's true for most of our peers too.
So it baffles me why so many of our peers have wandered down the road of plastic money. Sure, I have credit cards...2 of them. And if I use one, I pay it off at the end of the month.
Since we've been so good about keeping this societal and not political, I think I know why so many abuse credit. American society treats you like a fool if you don't have and use/abuse a million credit cards.
Try getting a mortgage to buy a house if you don't use credit cards.