Churn credit cards = constantly open and close new credit cards for the sign up bonuses but in a careful way that doesn't crash your credit score

So I've met quite a few people in tech who do this and they're literally all hardcore neoliberals. They hate any type of welfare for new immigrants, refugees, and the unemployed. They despise unions and think it's for lazy people. They worship companies and have snitched on coworkers to HR for doing stuff like stealing office supplies and abusing employee benefits

I'm wondering if all credit card hobbyists are like this or just the ones in tech because theoretically, there's nothing about having good personal finance that inherently makes you have shitty politics. I guess I can see how people who do this think poor people are poor because they don't do all this neurotic credit card min maxing shit?

  • YearOfTheCommieDesktop [they/them]
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    11 months ago

    I just can't imagine it being worth my time and mental energy. I don't know anyone well IRL who actually does this but it definitely is perfect for a slightly obsessive neoliberal subject who thinks they can game the system (and usually have a safety net/won't be totally fucked if it doesn't work and they mess up their credit/go into debt). People who think they are smarter than everyone else do tend to be dicks...

    • GaveUp [she/her]
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      11 months ago

      People who think they are smarter than everyone else do tend to be dicks...

      The source of left wing in-fighting