tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460131713224869765.post5026872751611396165..comments2024-03-18T05:10:27.463-06:00Comments on Pat Veretto's Frugal Living Blog: Another Rant About DebtPathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11122457524036298067noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460131713224869765.post-75892910204242181892007-03-29T09:39:00.000-06:002007-03-29T09:39:00.000-06:00I agree, it's not right to raise your interest if ...I agree, it's not right to raise your interest if you've been on time about paying them. I can just see the sharks they hire, too, to keep an eye on everyone's credit reports so they can raise interest rates. Predatory may be the word you're looking for? I'd vote for something like that, too. I hope the idea takes hold.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122457524036298067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460131713224869765.post-65990235153680626612007-03-29T09:22:00.000-06:002007-03-29T09:22:00.000-06:00There is one thing that makes my blood boil. Not s...There is one thing that makes my blood boil. Not sure what it's called, but it's when a credit card company can jack up your rates because you were late paying another bill (even a phone bill!) that has nothing whatsover to do with your credit cards. In other words, you can have a 100% on-time record with Loansharkcard, but you are two minutes late with a payment on Moneytrapcard and Loanshark Mom2furhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09919967314390699344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460131713224869765.post-4321697070636739352007-03-27T11:02:00.000-06:002007-03-27T11:02:00.000-06:00There's a lot of wisdom in the Bible that we tend ...There's a lot of wisdom in the Bible that we tend to ignore or think it doesn't really apply to us, but other great minds have come to some of the same conclusions, which should give us warning. <BR/><BR/>Usury, or charging interest, was seen as an unnatural accumulation of money, whereas labor and business transactions were natural. <BR/><BR/>Interest is "birth of money from money, is applied toPathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122457524036298067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460131713224869765.post-12819208214895761262007-03-27T10:22:00.000-06:002007-03-27T10:22:00.000-06:00Sort of a coincidence- I was just reading Leviticu...Sort of a coincidence- I was just reading Leviticus this morning and The Lord set out some very clear rules for fair lending. In essence that people were not to take unfair advantage of people they loaned money too. I'm not that old, but its funny how true the old adage is "Nothing new under the sun." Thanks for the great blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460131713224869765.post-13886401029946535542007-03-26T13:37:00.000-06:002007-03-26T13:37:00.000-06:00I think I read that, too. It doesn't paint a prett...I think I read that, too. It doesn't paint a pretty picture, does it?Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122457524036298067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460131713224869765.post-64181237911089816052007-03-26T13:14:00.000-06:002007-03-26T13:14:00.000-06:00I think I read that credit card companies call cus...I think I read that credit card companies call customers, who pay the balance of the card in full every month, deadbeats! Wow! I think that says it all!Gigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07204274558539499093noreply@blogger.com