Steve Rhodes Quotations

They do fill a need. They are in areas where there are no banks, where the banks have pulled out of.

Who wants to be out with your friends or business clients and have that happen -- 'Do you have another card, sir? ' You feel like a loser -- when it can be completely beyond your control.

When it comes to credit, one lesson people have never learned worldwide is simply because somebody extends credit to you has nothing to do with your ability to afford it.

We're pleased for Nathan that he has had such a successful six months since we signed him but we really want stability with our overseas players this year.

If you're opening a card and then paying it off and closing it, that's not really building a credit history for you.

People run up credit cards to live a certain lifestyle and when the cards run out, so does the lifestyle. If you live a life on borrowed money, it's going to catch up with you.

So many people that wait until the last minute buy all these things with money they don't have.

Money can be as addictive as lots of other things -- drugs, sex, alcohol. There are truly money disorders.

People who use it are just blown away. This is not something that just the lunatic fringe does.

I wouldn't panic just because interest rates go up a quarter point, You should review your finances and see if there are areas I can cut back, areas I don't use.