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The perils of credit card abuse are given play in this amusing music video made by YouTube personality Remy. It’s set to the tune of “A boy named Sue” by Johnny Cash (we think, or at least it’s channeling it). A college student maxes out his credit cards and gets declined in a fancy restaurant.
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