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Confection

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  1. I, too, have had something similar happen when I wanted to rent a house and got a copy of my credit report. Apparently someone stole my SSN when I was 16 and ordered about $300 worth of stuff to an address in Texas. All it took was a certified letter and it never showed up on my credit report.


  2. When I applied to grad school, a professor at my college gave me some great advice: do research, see what your odds are for getting into a program and then divide the schools into three tiers. Apply to nine universities in total, three in each tier. The top can be the Harvards and Columbias and difficult schools, the second are pretty good odds and the lowest tier are the worst case scenario. This advice totally saved my ass and guaranteed that I got into a program!


  3. I merged my bank accounts after getting married and recently got severely chastized by a friend who pointed out that 1) you never know when things might go south so it is good to keep your own account and best when it has been set up before you are married (e.g. husband starts gambling) 2) establishing credit in your name which you can lose if you don't keep accounts in your name 3) if you have a family crisis you might need your own money.

     

    So I am going to get my own account this week!

     

    Moreover, it is 2006! To suggest that women need to merge their finances with their husband is anti-feminist!


  4. Wow, Valentina, I totally empathize with you. I have experienced the same type of situation; being a rock for everyone. It's difficult, but don't feel like it is something that you should change. I had an experience today where I helped someone get a promotion, so although sometimes there are shitty experiences, there are also times to help someone out.

     

    And the woman with prism-vision really appreciates you I am sure. I have known people with cronic health problems that have been completely shut out from the world and just a phone call or a visit makes their day.

     

    This is a really corny/pollyanna comment; so who is little miss sunshine now? :twisted:

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