It's 2am: 24th Edition... Time for Frick's 24mm TSE to dance!!!!

vipergts831 wrote in post #13999148
It is a relic now! Should have sold two weeks ago at higher price

your such a hater!.....

vipergts831 wrote in post #13999140
Lombardi was really good and so was Chicago. Million Dollar Quartet was FANTASTIC!

As a reward for my GF's little brother finishing his junior high school interviews we are going to see Spider Man Turn off the dark on broadway. It smashed chicagos record for most revenue in its first 10 days It has good reviews so will let you know when i get back from it.

Hmm I show those ones to my mom.

*sigh* wrote in post #13999129
There are better ways to build credit than credit cards... But yeah, in the end you still have to borrow money and then pay it back in order to be trusted with borrowing more. Credit scores do more harm than good to people who are actually fiscally responsible.

True, but it's just something you have to do in this day/age. It's difficult to get around if you ever need to take out loans, make large purchases... even employers check your credit information.

Fricks wrote in post #13998909
Convert to BW. !!!!

hmm.... will see how that looks :P

Harm wrote in post #13999146
Right...moving from the UK, the ****ing banks can't be arsed to do any legwork and use UK credit scores. so my score in the US was 0, as if I were a newborn

refused every possible card (couldn't hurt my credit score at that time). Eventually one small tiny credit union allowed me to tag on to one of my wife's accounts so I could get a CC. Then I was offered more and more. I have 2-3.

The trick is to buy something small and pay it off each week. The computer systems look at how often you are paying off your CC and how much you pay back. So if you clear it each week, you'll be looking good.

To keep my CCs in the UK active and in good shape, I subscribe to things like FT.com, I am charged weekly on the CC, but have it set up that my UK debit account pays off the CC each week. Everyone is a happy chap.

Don't be afraid of using your debit card, Jake.

Yup. If his parents have an Amex i would ask them to put the preorder on that card instead. Easy to get credit back if something goes wrong. A pain in the A** if something goes wrong on your debit account.

Harm wrote in post #13999146
Right...moving from the UK, the ****ing banks can't be arsed to do any legwork and use UK credit scores. so my score in the US was 0, as if I were a newborn

refused every possible card (couldn't hurt my credit score at that time). Eventually one small tiny credit union allowed me to tag on to one of my wife's accounts so I could get a CC. Then I was offered more and more. I have 2-3.

The trick is to buy something small and pay it off each week. The computer systems look at how often you are paying off your CC and how much you pay back. So if you clear it each week, you'll be looking good.

To keep my CCs in the UK active and in good shape, I subscribe to things like FT.com, I am charged weekly on the CC, but have it set up that my UK debit account pays off the CC each week. Everyone is a happy chap.

Don't be afraid of using your debit card, Jake.

lol, I wondered how it would work for someone who immigrated here. Now I know.

Fricks wrote in post #13999158
Hmm I show those ones to my mom.

No problem

DTBaan wrote in post #13999163
hmm.... will see how that looks :P

Post it here when your done.

MOkoFOko wrote in post #13999160
True, but it's just something you have to do in this day/age. It's difficult to get around if you ever need to take out loans, make large purchases... even employers check your credit information.

Guess I'm screwed if I go back to work?

MOkoFOko wrote in post #13999160
True, but it's just something you have to do in this day/age. It's difficult to get around if you ever need to take out loans, make large purchases... even employers check your credit information.

Yeah, I need to start building mine a bit more. I have a car loan that I've never missed a payment on, and am way ahead in paying off so that is helping me some. I really should probably pick up a cc here soon, but I just don't really want to have to deal with it... :/

vipergts831 wrote in post #13999078
WHAT! Is this the same guy trying to avoid buying Lee filters that you speak of!? I dont believe he said that to you!

he needs to use his own advise

SUB1IM388 wrote in post #13999138
man oh man are these dropping like flies

https://photography-on-the.net …/showthread.php​?t=1155402

Still too high. Wake me up at $1400

MOkoFOko wrote in post #13999170
lol, I wondered how it would work for someone who immigrated here. Now I know.

Now the reverse situation. Immigrant came to work here for 15 years. Built up credit to the point that he had about 75k in total CC lines. He withdrew in cash about half of it and fled the country back to his homeland with all the savings he had as well.

*sigh* wrote in post #13999180
Yeah, I need to start building mine a bit more. I have a car loan that I've never missed a payment on, and am way ahead in paying off so that is helping me some. I really should probably pick up a cc here soon, but I just don't really want to have to deal with it... :/

You should have done it when we spoke about this months ago!

wuzzittoya wrote in post #13999179
Guess I'm screwed if I go back to work?

They'll just think you're a ghost/spook (ie secret agent) Agent Wuzzi.