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by crikli 4135 days ago
Debt is for suckers. Pay cash.
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I've always lived this way and vastly prefer it, but it was a big problem this year when I applied to rent a new apartment.

No credit history? denied. Apparently the cars I've purchased have expired from my credit report, I didnt know that happens after 10 years, but it does. Shameful, to push people to credit... any ideas how to solve this issue?

Cash and credit have nothing to do with debt. Buying shit you can't afford has everything to do with debt.
Could you expand on that?

I like to pay with credit card, get air miles.

I also try to pay in plastic as often as possible for travel and cashback rewards. Assuming you pay your card on-time, we’re the minority. For most a credit card is just a debt machine and if those same people had to pay with tangible cash they’d probably think twice about spending more than they earn (which I assume is the sentiment of the OP).