Recalling my last article: My College Sold Me Out, I couldn’t help chuckling at an article that I found in the Austin Business Journal.
Is it just me, or are credit companies a little dumb?
TrueCredit.com (by TransUnion, one of the Big Three credit bureau’s) and Zogby International did an online survey to see if college students were coming out of college with credit card debt. They also asked the students if they signed up for credit cards because they were offered a “free” gift or a special offer.
And wouldn’t ya know it? Survey says: College students do have credit card debt. Some even admitted to signing up because of the free stuff.
What did they think they were going to find out? That college students don’t use the credit cards that are pushed on them? Here’s your sign…
~K
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