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Here are two of the things a former Citibank credit card pusher told college students to get them to sign up:
"Even if you apply, you can always cut up the card," and "It's easy to pay off your balance once you graduate and get a great job."The ex-app jockey even fell pray to his own patter. One signup shy of a cash bonus, he filled out one for himself. Five years later, he's $13,000 in credit card debt. We encourage college kids who spot these hucksters, make like Jesus and overturn their tables.
Here are two of the things a former Citibank credit card pusher told college students to get them to sign up:
“Even if you apply, you can always cut up the card,” and “It’s easy to pay off your balance once you graduate and get a great job.”
The ex-app jockey even fell pray to his own patter. One signup shy of a cash bonus, he filled out one for himself. Five years later, he’s $13,000 in credit card debt. We encourage college kids who spot these hucksters, make like Jesus and overturn their tables.
Confessions of a credit card pusher [Businessweek]
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