Reality Check

Who would have thought I would actually miss my spam someday. It used to frustrate me to no end when I would have to grub through all the credit card offers and car deals to get to my actual mail. Now thanks to how I have been spamming them back (See my earlier post about spam mail) I haven't gotten a single piece of spam in weeks. This is great, but now I actually need to get a credit card. Where I used to be able to just go to my mail box and pick from any of 5 cards or any model of new car that I MUST HAVE, now I just find real mail.

I never thought I would find myself needing a credit card either. I always do all my transactions by debit and always made sure to have the money in the bank before I spent it. I thought this was a great idea to avoid the slow siphon of interest. But I didn't realize how credit dependent this world is. With my credit score of exactly 0, I can't buy a car or house, and even renting my apartment almost didn't go through. Now I am going to get a credit card for the sole purpose of building my credit. I will go to the store and buy a pack of gum, pay the bill on time, and slowly but surely build up my credit score to a point where I can function in today's society.