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smotherlove @sh.itjust.works "...we base our entire lives on"
The vast majority of people barely think about their credit score
56 14 Replyericbomb @lemmy.world I mean where you are allowed to live is impacted by credit score a lot.
As long as you're in the middle you're okayish. But how you live is impacted by it in the US.
48 4 ReplySkyNTP @lemmy.ml Well yes, but also no. Buying a house or getting a mobile phone (a car too, but less so) are pretty essential parts of functioning in society.
22 7 ReplyBlanketsWithSmallpox @lemmy.world Who the fuck needs credit to get a mobile phone? lmfao
That Android better be gold plated, able to use every network possible in the world with satellite without roaming, and shit out by Taylor Swift herself.
22 3 ReplyBrekky @lemmy.world As a brit who moved to America with a company sponsored visa and half decent full time job I could only get a 250 dollar credit card and a pay as you go phone.
7 0 Replyuis @lemm.ee
and a pay as you go phone.
Murica
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WhiskyTangoFoxtrot @lemmy.world I'd settle for an android that's fully functional and programmed in multiple techniques.
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TheFriar @lemm.ee It’s even being involved in job interviews and renting a house. I’m sure a bunch of others as well.
9 1 ReplyQueen HawlSera @lemm.ee Oh God, I forgot checking credit scores for applicants was legal
5 0 ReplyCorngood @lemmy.ml Sorry, we can't just hire someone who's in debt. Maybe come back in a few weeks when you're in better shape financially.
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soggy_kitty @sopuli.xyz My wife and I both have shit credit score, we still got a mortgage at a preferable rate based on our income and job stability alone.
Sorry to say, credit score is a meme
4 2 Replyvoxel @sopuli.xyz
why do you need to take out a loan for a phone?
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soggy_kitty @sopuli.xyz Yeah you only care about credit score when you're young. I dont base shit off my credit score
2 0 Replyuis @lemm.ee
Or when you're american.
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