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- Paid $800 Interest On $2,000 Purchase And Ruined Friend’s Credit Score
- Loaned $5,000 To Friends To Make Music Demo; They Spent It On Guitars.
- Didn’t Buy House for $18,000. Now It’s Worth $160,000.
- Lost $1200 In A Card Game
- After Paying $39,000 To Debt Consolidation Company, She’s Left With $45,000 Debt.
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Paid $800 Interest On $2,000 Purchase And Ruined Friend’s Credit Score
Pamela Labranche 26 Q: What was your worst financial decision? A: When I was 18, my friend and I applied for a Chase Visa credit card and we got accepted. At the time, I began attending The New York City … Continue reading
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Loaned $5,000 To Friends To Make Music Demo; They Spent It On Guitars.
Daniel Brush 38 Q: What was your worst financial decision? A: In the mid 90s, a couple of friends in LA formed a rock band called Galaxy. One year later, after having some local success, they asked me to lend … Continue reading
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Didn’t Buy House for $18,000. Now It’s Worth $160,000.
Leo Castagna 57 Q: What was your worst financial decision? A: Twenty years ago I was looking at a house for sale back in Uruguay, in La Union, the neighborhood where I grew up. I found a really good place … Continue reading
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Lost $1200 In A Card Game
Max Cabrera 24 Q: What was your worst financial decision? A: One night I was drinking with buddies at my friend Mike’s apartment, hanging back and enjoying the night. We decided to play cards. At first, everything was good, everyone … Continue reading
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After Paying $39,000 To Debt Consolidation Company, She’s Left With $45,000 Debt.
Eda Clarke 53 Q: What was your worst financial decision? A: Getting involved with a debt consolidation company called Debt Resolver USA Incorporated. I had accrued about $45,000 worth of debt to Visa, Mastercard, Capital One, and American Express through … Continue reading
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Spent $200 On Souvenirs For Family. All Lost Or Broke Within A Month.
Marien Morales 14 Q: What was your worst Financial Decision? A: When I was 12, my dad and I went to the Dominican Republic. My dad gave me $200 to shop with, and I ended up spending it all on … Continue reading
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Booked Motel For Senior Class: They Stuck Her With $500 Tax Bill.
Bianca Rodriguez 18 Q: What was your worst financial decision? A: Last year for my senior prom at St. Peters Girls High School in Staten Island, we booked a weekend at The Hershey Motel in Seaside, New Jersey. The event had … Continue reading
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Spent $2,000 On Xbox Games He Played Only Twice
Derrick Ramon, 22. Q: What was your worst financial decision? A: Spending money on video games ever since the Xbox gaming system came out. I really wanted to get it in 2001 because it carried the popular Halo game. Ever since, I … Continue reading
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Paid $600 To Best Buy For A TV That Didn’t Work
Kirk Herold 56 Q: What was your worst financial decision? A: Four years ago, I bought an Olevia 42 inch HDTV at a Staten Island Best Buy for $599.99, a good price. The brand wasn’t top notch, and that is why … Continue reading
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Paid $500 For a GPS; Never Used It
Graig Straus 30 Q: What was your worst financial decision? A: About six months ago I purchased a hand-held GPS device from www.delorme.com. The device would allow me to map out hiking trails, biking trails and ski slopes and to … Continue reading
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