{"id":607,"date":"2007-03-12T14:44:03","date_gmt":"2007-03-12T19:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/oddplanet\/2007\/03\/12\/too-many-credit-card-offers\/"},"modified":"2011-10-01T00:42:56","modified_gmt":"2011-10-01T04:42:56","slug":"too-many-credit-card-offers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/oddplanet\/2007\/03\/12\/too-many-credit-card-offers\/","title":{"rendered":"Too many credit card offers"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--CusAds--><p>Doesn&#8217;t it seem that just about every day you get an email, or perhaps a regular mail offer for new credit cards?  While I agree that in this day and age credit cards seem to be a necessary evil as you often need them for major purchases and certainly for most online purchases, I&#8217;m tired of being slammed with offers day in and day out. <\/p>\n<div class=\"b1291d92551e5c93995fce7897ccfc30\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: right; margin:10px 0 10px 10px;\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-3375789278566919\";\r\n\/* OddPlanet_300x250_inpost *\/\r\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"3290981241\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>At least once a week there&#8217;s a new offering in my mail stating that I&#8217;ve qualified for new  0% credit cards. How many credit cards can one person possibly have?  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