(Continued from the main Credit Card Addiction Stories page)

"It was so easy to spend more than I would have if I had paid with cash or a check.  I thought we'd have a small wedding at first, but as I began booking things, I realized I wanted another big wedding.  I rented a larger, more expensive hall for the reception.  I bought a $1200 dress instead of a $400 one like I had budgeted for.  I even decided to hire a catering service instead of letting my cousin and her husband do it like I first wanted.  By the time our wedding rolled around, I had maxed out his credit card and two of my own.  We both work, so I figured we'd be able to pay it off pretty fast, but then I got pregnant on our honeymoon, and we needed to buy a crib and clothes and toys and the list hasn't ended yet.  We opened more cards to pay for more expenses.  That was seven years ago and we still have a sizable debt.