What wisdom can any of the Great Books (classics of literature, religion, philosophy, etc.) provide us with when it comes to decision-making re finances, including re use of credit cards? Sometimes financial decisions can be made on the spur of the moment, based on immediate financial needs or desires, and I'm curious what opinions others may have on what insights might be gleaned from old books when it comes to dealing with society's relatively new problems with credit cards. Opinions, anyone?
Interesting question. I think this falls into the category of possible insight from classic literature. I once, in the early 80's heard a Southern Baptist sunday-school teacher refer to passages in the books of Revelations and Peter in the New Testiment of the St. James Bible (sorry, I don't remember the exact verses) to raise questions about linking Credit Cards and any finances that hinge on one's SS # to the mark of the beast. She she asked if one could described them as the harbinger to the mark of the beast. In short, she read that for half of the period during the seven years following the second coming of Christ, no one will be able to buy, sell or trade without the mark (666) stamped on your forehead, or right hand. She then asked if that could be tied in with the declining use of cash for transactions and the increase in the use of SS # and CC #s to identify yourself. It is a BIG leap from nine digit SS and CC #s down to three similar digits for everyone. But it's an interesting question and I think it falls into the category of possible insight from classic literature.
