(Continued from the main Credit Card Addiction Stories page)

"We were used to a certain lifestyle, buying what we wanted, eating out when we wanted." 
Jessica and her husband, like others, used their credit cards to make up for the change in income.  They used their card to pay bills and to eat out, some months 
charging as much as $900 on food alone. To make matters worse they had a 23% interest rate.  The debt racked up.  "We were unable to give up the lifestyle we 
were used to and we are paying of it now.  My husband and I both had to get weekend and evening jobs to try to pay down our debt because we couldn't afford to pay more than the minimum payment.  We are slowing getting back on track, but it's been five years and we still have quite a way to go."