This post is stereotypical, and the tone comes off as rude.
I also use cash when I received that as a gift as well. Some people just don’t want to use a credit card – what’s so wrong with that? Or how does using a certain credit card mean that you are getting out of debt, or have had bad credit in the past?
And I’ve never filed for bankruptcy and I don’t have piles of illegal cash to use up. I really like your blog, J$ – but this is one of the worst posts I’ve read in a long time.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but I think this makes me savvy AND secure–not that I need to advertise this to my date by flashing my card.
I’d prefer any potential romantic partners figure out how responsible I am over the course of months/years of, uh, responsible financial behavior.) Reply Gotta agree with these guys. I’ve commented before and have always had good things to say.
If he doesn’t own a business, then his employer is paying for your dinner, and is involuntarily defrauding the IRS.