AlternativeUlster said:Nah I didn't.
Ok, first off, I admit I am just a little off center and don't have my feet on the ground. I am also very much afraid of the power that the government has. Maybe it was too many David Icke books or too much Alex Jones, I don't know. But yeah, I was a bouncer for a couple of years that paid under the table and did some construction, writing for a spanking pornography magazine and campaign work too that were all under the table. For the most part when I move to a house, it is never with a big rental company if it is actually ever with the people that own the house in which most of the time it is not. My new place is just because my roommate's lease was going to be up in 4 days and I had to find a place quick. I have a college education but it is just an associates. I owe about $10,000 or something of that nature. Also, I know that I have bad credit but I think it is for my own benefit. I am awfully horrible with money and if I ever got a credit card with a 100,000 dollar limit like my sister, I would blow it on music equipment and records and then they would really be after me. I maxed out a 1,000 credit card and didn't pay it back but I was still able to get approved for credit cards for whatever reason. Also, I haven't paid my taxes in 5 years and don't ever plan on owning a house or a car really.
.Cheesemeister said:
Nah, this dude isn't stupid. He knows how to dodge and evade, which takes some intelligence. He went to school. He just sucks with money. It happens, but he should have gotten help before it came to this.mr jones said:HA!
I'm now sure that this is a joke. No one who can type that coherantly is this ignorant. Had me worried for a sec. ^_^
reggieandTFE said:A buddy of mine went to Northwestern U a couple years before I did and left school ONE class short of graduation! He ran from his loans for a couple years, but they found him and have been garnishing his wages every since. I, on the other hand, have been faithfully paying $531/month for the last three years and want to cry every time I see how much goes towards interest.
AlternativeUlster said:So my job sent me an email saying that some dude contacted them about paying back my student loans and I could pay him $54 a month so they wouldn't garnish them. The company is the National Student Loan Program. Can they do that?
DarkJediKnight said:Dude! Pay it back as soon as possible, or you can kiss ever buying a House in the future. Your credit will be shot to hell!
Kung Fu Jedi said:You really haven't read the rest of the thread, have you?
Cheesemeister said:Unless you're just barely making ends meet, there's no reason why you can't pay back your loans faster to avoid some interest. Just make bigger payments than the minimum amount due.
Onix said:Wow ... AlternativeUlster, you're a piece of shit :lol
reggieandTFE said:I can't even imagine trying to raise a family on minimum wage.
Downpour said:2) Start a new identity. This route probably suits your personality better. A couple of places that talk about this are:
http://www.totse.com/en/privacy/f-id.html
and...
http://www.about-the-web.com/shtml/reports/new_personal_identity.shtml
and...
http://www.ariza-research.com/new-id/
I wouldn't accept any offers from people advertising books or IDs on the web. Rather, just read for information, and make a plan that you can execute yourself. Frankly, I think you're best off by traveling to a foreign country and trying to become a citizen there. If you can make up a plausible story (which won't be easy, but again research is the key) and you're willing to be very persistent, you can probably get yourself nationalized with no other form of documentation than the insistence that you are John So-And-So.
So: Travel to a foreign country. If you can cross the border without going through customs, great. If that's not possible, use your real identity. Once there, abandon everything from your old self. Look for jobs that pay under the table. Live there for a while, and begin looking for a way to become a citizen. Having a job usually helps. They'll want to know where you lived before. If you have a story about coming from a suitably sketchy place, and a reason why your documents no longer exist in any system (you were born in Afganistan, for example), you may eventually be allowed in as a citizen of that country. Make sure your story of where you're from is a country you wouldn't mind being deported to.
Good luck!
Be sure to post about your progress on GAF. Only post from public computers in internet cafes, of course.
National City said:Use it for all kinds of education related expenses...
and pay it back after you graduate.
Or you can not be a dumbass, educate yourself, and not fuck up your life.Alfarif said:We're in a society where we're told from a young age that there is "free money" in the form of credit cards. That if you don't own a brand new 200X car or a house, you are worthless. If you don't have the latest electornics, a cellphone with all the latest features, and able to go out to expensive restaurants with your friends every weekend, then you are a loser. Unless you're the #1 man on the totem pole, accoridng to society, you are nothing and your life isn't worth shit.
Most of our parents didn't help alleviate this becuase they were bad with money and they played the same game.
That's why.
AlternativeUlster said:So my job sent me an email saying that some dude contacted them about paying back my student loans and I could pay him $54 a month so they wouldn't garnish them. The company is the National Student Loan Program. Can they do that?
Ninja Scooter said:if your years of schooling didn't land you a job where you could afford a relatively measley $54 a month than they must have been a complete waste of time and money and I guess I can see why you wouldn't want to pay them back
reggieandTFE said:A buddy of mine went to Northwestern U a couple years before I did and left school ONE class short of graduation! He ran from his loans for a couple years, but they found him and have been garnishing his wages every since. I, on the other hand, have been faithfully paying $531/month for the last three years and want to cry every time I see how much goes towards interest.
Wellington said:Or you can not be a dumbass, educate yourself, and not fuck up your life.
Downpour said:So: Travel to a foreign country. If you can cross the border without going through customs, great. If that's not possible, use your real identity. Once there, abandon everything from your old self. Look for jobs that pay under the table. Live there for a while, and begin looking for a way to become a citizen. Having a job usually helps. They'll want to know where you lived before. If you have a story about coming from a suitably sketchy place, and a reason why your documents no longer exist in any system (you were born in Afganistan, for example), you may eventually be allowed in as a citizen of that country. Make sure your story of where you're from is a country you wouldn't mind being deported to.
Good luck!
Be sure to post about your progress on GAF. Only post from public computers in internet cafes, of course.
AlternativeUlster said:Nah I didn't.
Ok, first off, I admit I am just a little off center and don't have my feet on the ground. I am also very much afraid of the power that the government has. Maybe it was too many David Icke books or too much Alex Jones, I don't know. But yeah, I was a bouncer for a couple of years that paid under the table and did some construction, writing for a spanking pornography magazine and campaign work too that were all under the table. For the most part when I move to a house, it is never with a big rental company if it is actually ever with the people that own the house in which most of the time it is not. My new place is just because my roommate's lease was going to be up in 4 days and I had to find a place quick. I have a college education but it is just an associates. I owe about $10,000 or something of that nature. Also, I know that I have bad credit but I think it is for my own benefit. I am awfully horrible with money and if I ever got a credit card with a 100,000 dollar limit like my sister, I would blow it on music equipment and records and then they would really be after me. I maxed out a 1,000 credit card and didn't pay it back but I was still able to get approved for credit cards for whatever reason. Also, I haven't paid my taxes in 5 years and don't ever plan on owning a house or a car really.
Captain Glanton said:Well, that's the problem, isn't it? For many of the 20-somethings I know, you're a dumbass with a fucked-up life if you DON'T wear $300 jeans that you lined up at dawn to buy, have the latest phone, etc. etc. Over the last ten years or so, the very defintion of what's "necessary" for a satisfying life has been completely rewritten--with most of the writing being done by corporate advertising.
Quazar said::lol I pay $500+ a month...and work a shitty retail job. One thing I will do is keep my credit as best as I can. Business one day for me.
Many people are idiots. What's surprising ?Captain Glanton said:Well, that's the problem, isn't it? For many of the 20-somethings I know, you're a dumbass with a fucked-up life if you DON'T wear $300 jeans that you lined up at dawn to buy, have the latest phone, etc. etc. Over the last ten years or so, the very defintion of what's "necessary" for a satisfying life has been completely rewritten--with most of the writing being done by corporate advertising.
AlternativeUlster said:I am also very much afraid of the power that the government has.
Alfarif said:We're in a society where we're told from a young age that there is "free money" in the form of credit cards. That if you don't own a brand new 200X car or a house, you are worthless. If you don't have the latest electornics, a cellphone with all the latest features, and able to go out to expensive restaurants with your friends every weekend, then you are a loser. Unless you're the #1 man on the totem pole, accoridng to society, you are nothing and your life isn't worth shit.
Soka said:Tyler Durden, is that you?
Seriously, do you really believe that? I can't imagine how people get such unfortunate attitiudes towards the U.S., as I've never felt that just because my neighbor has a nicer car, or my fellow employee gets paid more, that I'm somehow a shittier person. Sure, seeing someone do better than myself can make me jealous, but jealousy is just a great tool to be used as motivation to make more money, become better at jobs/school, and enjoy it all along the way.