The Buckets by Greg Cravens for January 18, 2022

Whenever I got anything with a return envelope included, I would put one thing’s return form into another thing’s return envelope and vice versa so the junk mail could become pen pals or something.

Good times, good times.

Those credit card offers will begin to lose their charm once he starts getting 5 or 10 every week.

Different garbage cans. Done it.

Explain TANSTAAFL to Toby. He might be adult enough to get it.

Or explain it to Eddie who’s smart enough and let him explain it to his brother.

Once upon a time, Sears was everyone’s first credit card. Every time I applied for an increase in the credit limit, they issued another card. You can’t buy a $500 item with three cards, each with a $200 limit. 1970s.

“Computers” are funny, My son went to buy a car and financed it. The next day he received a message from his credit union saying he was pre-approved for an auto loan. # days later a letter came in the mail that said the car dealer had tried to finance from them and they turned him down. So much for pre-approval. Nothing is final until the T’s and I’s are done.

Some things a lot of people passed by….

I like that Greg. I wish I’d started destroying the applications sooner.

The rite of passage into manhood is being able to pay your credit card debt.