About a year ago, a lady at my bank tried to talk me into getting a credit card. Having gotten myself into trouble with credit cards in the past -- and having paid them all off -- I had no intention of getting a new one. She cautioned me that I wouldn't be able to rent a car without one; I've never had a problem with that and my general feeling about spending is that if I can't afford it now, I either don't need it or I can save for it. Yesterday I discovered that bank lady was right. With an out-of-state driver's license, I can't rent a car without a credit card. The reason I've been able to do it before was that I rented in state or at an airport, where the rules are different. Some rental companies will allow it if I pass a credit check. I'm pretty sure I would, but I don't know how stringent it would be. I don't want to get fifty miles away (there's nothing close to my son's house) and find out I can't get the car.
This weekend it won't matter as much because my son is off work. I've been here since late Tuesday night and haven't been up to my mom's house yet. It's ridiculous. I guess I'll have to stay there next week if I can't find a car; I can't expect to use my son's car all week. I could drive him to work and pick him up, but if he needed to leave during the day for any reason he wouldn't be able to. And the traffic is a nightmare! I need to find a way to maximize my time, and I really don't want to stay at my mom's house anymore. It's depressing.
My hope is to get all junk out -- and I'm fine with paying someone to do it -- and get it on the market. I don't care about doing any repairs or opening the pool or power-washing the siding. I just want to be done with it. And when I get home, I'll get a credit card. I hate being stranded.
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