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Apr 3, 2006    |       5 comments

Bad Money Decision Confession Time

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Bad Money Decision Confession #1

My husband was left with a $40,000 inheritance from his grandmother. His grandparents were very knowledgeable in the stock market and made a bit of money.

To this day, I wonder where it all went. I know $10,000 was given to his mother to pay off the loans that she took out to help my husband with college costs. We also used some to pay for summer school. We bought a 27″ TV and we bought a $3,500 computer because my husband is into videography and needed a good computer for it. I also remember that one credit card was paid off completely ($1600) and I think some more money went to another one.

But really – at least $10,000 of it I have NO IDEA where it went. That’s not good. But we were young (both were 21) and naive about money. I think probably most of it went to eating out and spending the money on frivolous items.

If I had known then what I have known now, that money would have been spent so much wiser.

But as they say…you live, and you learn.

Anyone else care to confess a bad money decision? 🙂

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Apr 3, 2006    |       6 comments

Why Pull a Credit Report on a Potential Employee?

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What is this I hear that some employers are now pulling credit reports on potential employees.

My reponse – UNBELIEVABLE!!

Because of my debt, I have less than a stellar credit report. Will a potential employer see my debt load and decide that they do not want to hire me? Maybe they will see me as a potential embezzler? I’ve stolen a total of three things in my life. Once I stole some nail polish from a garage sale when I was 5 (and hid it away because I felt so bad). And the other time was when I was a teenager I stole two $1.00 pins (and went back and sneakily returned them because I felt so bad). Even in my darkest financial hours the thought of obtaining money through dishonest means never crossed my mind.

And who cares if someone has some late payments? How is that going to relate to the ability of a person to do the job they have applied for? Credit reports do not give the story behind a late payment. Maybe a major event happened in someone’s life and they missed a bill? Gosh knows that when a loved one dies – other smaller things in life like mailing a bill payment just take a backseat.

Man, I guess this is just a sore spot with me…whew! 🙂

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