"Perfect 10? Never mind that - ask her for her credit score"

Well I hope no one does this to me.

My score is shit, due to no fault of my own. My own brother stole my identity within months of me turning 18. Took out a bunch of cards, ran them up, was late on them for years. Only 6 years later when I took out my first loan, for a used car, did I find out about it.

Why is my interest rate so high?

Well sir, you have a three credit cards out, all with low limits and they're all maxed out.

No I don't.

Bank of America? CapitalOne? Do these sound familiar?

Nope.

Then they start reading me addresses on the accounts and I put it all together. I was ready to send his ass to prison, but stopped at the pleading of my parents. That was about 2 years ago. I've gotten it back up to a Fair/Barely Good rating since then, but man does it suck sometimes.

 

She's a 6 hundred.

 

These trend stories make for some eye rolling on the back end. Here's another favorite:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/11/dining/a-vegetarians-struggle-for-sustenance-in-the-midwest.html?ref=agsulzberger&_r=0

 

sure have told Mom and Dad they were more than welcome to pay the debt off then.

 

Few things in journalism are sillier than sheltered, whitebread reporters doing trend stories such as this. It's about time for their annual "hip street slang" stories, too.

 

Also, why the hell did my avatar suddenly blink out?

 

It seems any avatars uploaded through the site are gone. Use an image host.

 

(credit score / age) + bust size3 - parents living within 25-mile radius
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loud girlfriends2

 

Bravo.

 

Well, I can forget having to worry about my low credit score now. If you factor in these other things, I am screwed.

Or rather, not getting screwed, depending on how you look at it.

 

That's sexist (and clever).

 

Yeah, I knew I should've left that parents part out.