“....you’re still throwing your money away!”
Well, not really. While you may buy more food at MacDonald’s using a credit card, you still do get more food in exchange for the greater outlay.
alright Dave-fans, I’ve got a question for you:
My friend co-signed on an apartment lease for her friend. At the time, it was explained that it was a one-year lease and, when it expired, he’d have to get a new one. She stated very clearly to her friend, in front of the apartment manager, that she’d not be co-signing a second time. The apartment manager told them both that it wouldn’t be a problem because he’d not need a co-signer after a year of making rent payments on time.
So two years go by. The friend stopped paying his rent. Ended up getting evicted. He did eventually pay back the rent money owed, but it’s showing up as a ‘ding’ on my friend’s credit report.
Her first argument was that she didn’t sign the second year’s lease. The apt manager said that they ‘just roll over’ the original lease and that her name always stays on it.
Her second argument is that she was NEVER notified about the late bill. If they did still consider her to be a co-signer, she’d have the right to pay the bill and prevent it from going to collections.
Has anybody else dealt with something like this and won?