One week into the Credit Card Cut Up Contest there are a decent amount of entries, though only a handful of pictured entries. However Id like to share a few clips Ive gotten because it really makes me feel good to know that people are taking this to heart. There are entries that range from touching to bitter to funny. Here are a few of my favorites from different people:

The Grateful:

“Dear Jesse,
This is a wonderful thing that you are doing! You are really changing lives, mine included. Attached is my last credit card, now all are in peices. I am an enteprenuer and I have racked up over $20,000 in credit card debt over the past four years! My fiance and I started a decorative painting business in 2004. There have been many time where the money that we make does not cover things like food, the phone bill, etc.. So me, who started out with zero credit card debt, applied for 0% interest cards not seeing the inherent danger. Well, over the course of four years, now I am at my limits on all seven cards and a mountain of debt to pay back!
The best thing that I can do is to remain positive and be joyous to reducing my debt. My fiance has two teenagers and I can only hope that they do not make the same mistakes that I have. I will be sure to show them my statements and educate them on the stranglehold that credit card companies can apply to people if they allow it. ”

The Angry:

“Hello, I would like to enter your contest. I <edit>ing hate the <edit>ing credit card companies. I really do. I was young and did not realize how many problems they would cause me. Thats really all I have to say, except that I hope the surprise is that we get to strangle someone from visa.”

The Happy:

“I have just cut up my gas card and my Kohls card. I guess it you offering an incentive for me to finally do it. It feels good and I’ll have them paid off by September.
Thanks so much for the incentive and the prizes. I hope I win. I need all the info
I can get!”

The Funny:

“The only thing I discovered with my Discover card is how easy it is to get in over my head in debt. I like this contest and it gives me a great opportunity to share my victory photo!!”

So far there are 10 entries with pictures, that means 20 more people need to enter for the iPods to go, so get those entries in, theres one week left!

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