Ominous sign of things to come

[Horse with no Name]

My daughter has an 18-year old friend that comes from what it considered an "affluent" family in this area.
However...class lines aren't drawn by money in this town, they are drawn by credit limits.
This girl's family lives in a beautiful home and she, as well as her parents, all drive AT LEAST $30,000 automobiles.
She said that her friend can't eat in the lunch line anymore...that she has to eat in the snack line because the lunch line doesn't accept credit cards.:(

[susanna]

1. OK, I am clueless...

What does that mean?

Many wealthy people do not use cash...is that what is the issue? Or do you think they have no cash and the credit cards are the lifeline?

I just don't get this post I guess. (?)

[Horse with no Name]

2. I guess there is nothing at all wrong with the fact

That someone HAS to charge $3 on their credit card...

[jerry611]

3. Credit and Debit cards replaces cash for some people

People use their debit and credit cards for everything.

I admit I do this a lot too. Not only is it faster but when I do my online banking, I can figure out exactly where every penny is going that I spend. It just makes it easier to track.

[Horse with no Name]

4. This isn't the case

They have no money. ONLY credit.
It's a bad sign when their kids have to use CREDIT cards for their lunches.

[jerry611]

8. Isn't that always true though?

When you get a mortgage, you are in debt by $100,000 or more. When you get a car loan, you are in debt thousands of dollars.

The average person doesn't have $150,000 just lying around to buy a house and a car. Everyone has a house payment. Everyone has a car payment.

[Tsiyu]

9. Everyone?

Not I.

More than a few people are smart enough to forego cellphones, cable or satellite, new hairdos, expensive clothes, expensive vacations, plasma TVs, gigunda SUVs and high dollar home furnishings so that they can own their own homes and vehicles.

Everyone does not live beyond their means.

[dweller]

11. 'restless consumers'

i've heard about them.


dp

[susanna]

12. OK, now I understand.

Sorry if I didn't get it the first time around. That makes more sense...

[dweller]

5. poor kid, she/he ought to just buy the fixings

and pack a lunch.

dp

[Horse with no Name]

6. The "cool" kids don't take their lunch

:shrug:

[dweller]

7. my kids are still 'cool'

and packed them for all their school years. . . quite some goodies and healthy foods in those lunches. The envy of their friends.

and they were healthy younguns, to boot.

:hi:

no kidding, if your daughter started doing it, and tossed in an extra sandwich, it would take hold and help her friend through the difficult time she/he is facing. What, is it embarrassing to eat crap junk food, or a homemade sandwich made with love?

dp

[susanna]

13. Too true.

...I know it is true because that was the thing even back in my school days. I was a "cool" kid and bought my lunch, but back then they were relatively well-balanced and there were very few sweets/soda/chip machines around. (If it had been otherwise, Mom and Dad would have packed my lunch and told me to eat that or go hungry LOL.)

Strangely, as an adult I bring my lunch to work because 1) our "cafeteria" only offers sandwiches, soups, pizzas and convenience foods, which I do not like and 2) because I have saved a boatload of money doing it. How cool am I now? ;-)

[beyurslf]

10. Um. I never have cash and often charge small amounts of money.

And a lot of times I use a credit card, not a debit card. I can track it online and then pay from my bank account directly to my credit card.