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kohodog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-05 07:45 PM Original message |
Woo Woo! I just cut up my credit cards! |
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Walt Starr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-05 07:46 PM Response to Original message |
1. Cut them onto eighteen pieces each |
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wicket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-05 07:47 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. I like this idea! |
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kohodog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-05 07:57 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. They're in tiny bits. |
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flygal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-05 09:29 AM Response to Reply #1 |
47. Excellent! |
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sarcasmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-05 09:39 AM Response to Reply #1 |
51. The wife & got a loan from the Credit Union to cut up the credit cards |
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Up2Late (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-05 07:52 PM Response to Original message |
3. But you know what's going to happen now? |
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yankeedem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-05 07:54 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Here's how you handle that |
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Walt Starr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-05 07:58 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. I LOVE that idea |
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kohodog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-05 08:07 PM Response to Reply #8 |
14. I Called the Post office today to see if "return to sender" would work |
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DebJ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-05 08:01 PM Response to Reply #5 |
10. oh that is just wonderful! Let's all send it to MBNA!!! Now! Offer or |
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Andy_Stephenson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-05 08:08 PM Response to Reply #5 |
15. What I do...is to stuff |
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Up2Late (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-05 08:33 PM Response to Reply #5 |
21. I have got to start doing that! |
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kliljedahl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-05 08:45 PM Response to Reply #5 |
23. Better yet |
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smiley (602 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-05 11:07 PM Response to Reply #5 |
28. every week I send back at least a half dozen pre approved |
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demigoddess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-05 06:36 PM Response to Reply #28 |
60. i do this with all the junk mail i can |
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Suziq (953 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-05 08:46 AM Response to Reply #5 |
44. Great Idea! |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-05 09:00 AM Response to Reply #5 |
46. why kill your printer or your copier |
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freestyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-05 09:34 AM Response to Reply #5 |
49. It takes a little work, but you can almost eliminate the offers |
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tubbacheez (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-05 07:53 PM Response to Original message |
4. Yay! Good on ya :) |
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Anakin Skywalker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-05 07:56 PM Response to Original message |
6. All Right! One More for the Good Guys. |
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Pepperbelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-05 07:59 PM Response to Original message |
9. I don't want one ... |
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tubbacheez (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-05 08:02 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Money is power. |
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DebJ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-05 08:02 PM Response to Original message |
11. We aren't on the Do Not Call list...so we can now answer them |
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Up2Late (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-05 08:30 PM Response to Reply #11 |
18. Maybe we should get a custom "Self inking" Stamper made... |
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Spock_is_Skeptical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-05 11:55 PM Response to Reply #18 |
38. Good idea! |
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aint_no_life_nowhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-05 08:05 PM Response to Original message |
13. Too bad there isn't a movement to turn this into a national day |
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kohodog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-05 08:11 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. We don't dare burn them. |
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notadmblnd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-05 08:57 AM Response to Reply #16 |
45. The do go through the shredder nicely |
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n2mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-05 08:11 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. I intend to send every piece of garbage they send me |
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HockeyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-05 11:11 PM Response to Reply #13 |
31. Apparently worked |
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Infomaniac (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-05 06:16 PM Response to Reply #13 |
58. I like this idea. |
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Red State Rebel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-05 08:31 PM Response to Original message |
19. Congrats!! Excellent decision!!! |
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wadestock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-05 08:33 PM Response to Original message |
20. Another loan lost to DEATH TECH.... |
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Wheaty (256 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-05 08:39 PM Response to Original message |
22. Yay !!!!! Good for You! |
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The Gunslinger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-05 10:47 PM Response to Original message |
24. I predict a "nostorm" |
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newyawker99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-05 06:28 PM Response to Reply #24 |
59. Hi The Gunslinger!! |
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samplegirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-05 10:52 PM Response to Original message |
25. Good for you |
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knight_of_the_star (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-05 10:57 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Or a bank check card |
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demigoddess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-05 06:46 PM Response to Reply #26 |
62. credit unions offer credit cards now but most of them go through |
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tgnyc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-05 11:05 PM Response to Original message |
27. Send some of your "no thanks" replies to future credit card solicitations |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-05 11:08 PM Response to Original message |
29. There should be some organized anti-credit card movement. |
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aint_no_life_nowhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-05 11:28 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. And there's even more going on than we realize |
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Viva_La_Revolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-05 09:34 AM Response to Reply #32 |
48. Can't find it! |
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aint_no_life_nowhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-05 06:40 PM Response to Reply #48 |
61. Here, please |
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Viva_La_Revolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-05 10:47 AM Response to Reply #61 |
67. Thnx! |
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jdj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-05 11:47 PM Response to Reply #29 |
37. Suze Orman is running a one-woman anti-credit card movement. |
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kohodog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-05 09:29 PM Response to Reply #29 |
66. How can we best get the word out? |
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UdoKier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-05 11:09 PM Response to Original message |
30. I did it a few days ago, too. |
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Media_Lies_Daily (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-05 11:31 PM Response to Original message |
33. I'm going to cut mine up as soon as we declare Chap 7 bankruptcy.... |
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doc03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-05 11:34 PM Response to Original message |
34. Here's how I get even with them |
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renoray (194 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-05 02:39 PM Response to Reply #34 |
57. I'm a deadbeat |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-05 11:35 PM Response to Original message |
35. We (I) did this 5-6 years ago when I |
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jdj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-05 11:42 PM Response to Original message |
36. the sad truth for me is that if I didn't have these card payments |
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SnowBack (335 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-05 12:00 AM Response to Original message |
39. Cut mine up last year.... |
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Maraya1969 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-05 05:05 AM Response to Original message |
40. OK don't understand |
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kohodog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-05 08:33 AM Response to Reply #40 |
41. My primary aim is to stop feeding the beast. |
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GiovanniC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-05 10:26 AM Response to Reply #41 |
54. Link: |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-05 08:42 AM Response to Original message |
42. BEEN COLD TURKEY SINCE 11/2/04 THE CHEAT DAY! |
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trogdor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-05 07:04 PM Response to Reply #42 |
63. Actually, The Cheat's Cheatday is 4/18. |
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qanda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-05 08:43 AM Response to Original message |
43. This bill goes into effect 180 days after it's signed, right? |
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AnnInLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-05 09:39 AM Response to Reply #43 |
50. I just sent your "Cut Up Your Credit Cards Day" idea |
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qanda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-05 10:11 AM Response to Reply #50 |
52. Thanks |
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AnnInLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-05 10:47 AM Response to Reply #52 |
56. Can you please start a new thread and see if it gets any traction? |
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humanriteswritlarge (52 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-05 10:16 AM Response to Reply #50 |
53. This is Citibank's new wrinkle |
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AnnInLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-05 10:45 AM Response to Reply #53 |
55. Traveling is the major reason I will keep one |
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trogdor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-05 07:08 PM Response to Reply #53 |
64. I don't use citibank. |
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palme (77 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-05 07:09 PM Response to Original message |
65. Good on you. They are pirates.. You are like Jefferson!! |
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