Steve Rhodes Quotations

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.

If they don't let you do it, that may be a warning sign and you may want to go somewhere else.

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.

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.

Our program takes into account past financial history, current history, and we develop a settlement plan which usually requires concessions from the lenders.

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

Just because somebody will approve you, that doesn't mean you can afford it.

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.

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.

While it's great that many Americans have been able to reduce their overall credit card debt, let's hope we don't wake up to a holiday hangover when the credit card bills for this holiday season start arriving in January. If consumers used credit for their holiday purchases this year, they might erase any progress they have made toward paying down their debt.

With our limited funds we can only do a limited campaign.

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.

You should expect that at some time you're going to have a credit card rejected.

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

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