My boyfriend has always wanted a Ps3, so really wanted to get it for him. I felt bad for him playing the old school games on PS2 when all of our friends had the new high tech gadgets. I really felt bad though, he didn’t have the money to buy extras like that. He works really hard, he goes to school full time and works on most of his days off from school, so he really deserves it. I’m also a student, and I work too, but I get a little bit of extra help from my parents so I am in a little better position than he is.
So his birthday was coming up in a couple of days and I thought this would be the perfect gift to give him. I started shopping around and of course all the stores charged the same, but I chose to go to best buy cause I thought maybe they had a better warranty. Anyway, I got up to the counter to pay and to my complete horror my credit card was denied!!! I was horrified. I knew for sure that my other one was at it’s limit, because I had put a spa day on it the week before. I also had nothing in my debit card and wasn’t due to get my next pay check in a over a week. How could this happen, I called my dad to see if he could transfer money in my account, and he refused, saying he had sent me enough in the last month to feed a small country!!! And he basically said I had to find a way to get myself out of this predicament and to stop spending. I ran to my car in tears!! This was the first time I have ever experienced this kind of embarrassment and you know what I mean if it has happened to you. I was upset and didn’t want to think about the problem right then, truth is I knew that my dad would come around for me in time, but he was just trying to teach me a lesson (that I deserve). I know I spend too much, but it’s kind of their fault for giving me everything.
I was determined to do anything to get my boyfriend his PS3, so I went online and signed up for a check advance. I was so grateful at the time for having this option, I would be able to get the ps3 on time and then pay off the cash advance on my next pay check. Magnificent! Just in case you’re wondering about the cash advance, I must tell you, it’s the easiest thing ever. Just go on line find a cash advance website and fill out an online application and basically wait for them to send you an email to tell you if you are approved. The entire process took like 5 minutes and the money was in my account the very next day. So I got $400 and went straight to best buy and bought the ps3!! I was so happy that I was able to do this for him, I even had extra money to get him card and fancy wrapping paper. He LOVED IT!! In his eyes, this made me the best girlfriend ever. If only he really knew what I had gone through, but it will be our little secret.