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  • So, anecdotally, I had to go vehicle shopping for work, I was talking to a guy who doesn’t have good credit. I go, “how was buying a car for you? I’m nervous cause I don’t really have credit.”

    Dude goes “yeah, honestly, I was told they stopped doing credit checks, I put down my companies gross income as my gross income and they just ran with it.”

    “That sounds like the car version of 2008?”

    “Hahaha yeah, I guess it is.”

    Now, when I had to buy a truck, they did run a credit check, and I ended up needing a co-signer, but, none the less, interesting to hear that, then see this article.

    Edit: I should also note, I needed a co-signer for a not insane interest rate. The bank would still loan to me personally, just at 17.5%. So, I mean, he’s probably right. I’m not sure you get actually turned down. Dude has 2 judgements against him.



  • Hathaway@lemmy.ziptoFunny@sh.itjust.worksScam Alert!
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    13 days ago

    I run a startup company and I decided my first hires will have profit sharing. If not all hires. However, I don’t plan on ever being very big. It’s a garage door company, I’d like to have 2-3 trucks running around, but I don’t think I need more than that. That feels comfortable. Everyone should be happy, my future employees, my customers, and of course, myself.














  • Hathaway@lemmy.ziptoLemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldwillpower
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    2 months ago

    I’m in my upper 20’s, I have a lot of friends I would honestly describe as having a gambling “issue”, it’s a spectrum, some are worse than others. However, I do find it interesting that my peers are so disenfranchised, they’d rather spend time and whatever limited money they have, trying to hit a lottery, rather than work and attempt to move through the social ladder or whatever.

    Now, I say all of that, to say, how are we, as a society, okay with this? How is it that I would put my life trajectory in the hands of a digital slot machine? Well, the simple answer is capitalism.

    The Roman’s thought it had to be “bread and circus” imagine how stupid they must feel, all you need is a circus to keep your population from coming together.

    Anyway, rant over. This image makes me sad.

    Edit: I do know this is a shitpost lol sorry for taking the piss. But, it’s been topical for me recently.