[jmacusa]

“A borrower nor a lender be''.- Ben Franklin.

[fatnotlazy]

Old Ben had the right idea. I come from a family that didn’t believe in borrowing. My Dad allowed Mom to have a few department store charges (in those days only the husband could open a charge account) only when Mom solemnly promised to pay the bills the day they arrived (and she did).

I’ve allowed myself some credit, but when I could no longer work, I ditched almost all of my credit cards and I don’t borrow for anything.

[a6intruder]

Actually, it's Shakespeare's advice to Laertes from Polonius in Hamlet. "Neither a borrower nor a lender be, for loan oft loses both itself and friend." If Ben Franklin said it, he stole it.