Credit Card Addiction Stories

Below are stories about real people who feel trapped by credit card debt and what some of them are doing to break the cycle.  Names and identities have been changed to protect the writers anonymity.

George was excited when he got his first credit card. "It meant that I was an adult and that I had my own financial freedom. It meant that I could make decisions on what I WANTED without anyone knowing OR judging." ...More. 

Roxanne is only 25 years old but she can't make even the minimum monthly payments for her cards. ...More. 

Candace was a 50-year-old woman with no sense of security in her financial future...More. 

Fred was in college when he received his first credit card.  He bought rounds of drinks for his friends when they would go out.  He soon found out...More.

Kaylee loves to shop, and even better, she loves to get a good bargain.....More

"My husband took a pay cut to get a job closer to home.  It was a significant pay cut."  stated Jessica.   More

"The 'Welcome to college' packet I got the day of college orientation included a credit card application that said I was pre approved," Jon remembers More

Kevin was a recently divorced teacher with a serious child support payment.   More

Janis always had a credit card from the time she was 13.  Her parents gave her... More

Lori got engaged to her second husband and the next week, he gave her his credit card to use to plan the wedding.   More

Francis was 55 when she and her husband got their first credit card.  More

Doug plays the credit card game.  He has a number of credit cards and ...More
 
 

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