Day after day, they looked hopefully out to sea in the hope of spotting a passing vessel but none came. As boredom set in, they started to think about their home back in Arizona.
The salesman's wife asked, "Did you remember to pay the final installment on the Chevrolet before we left?"
"No, honey, I completely forgot. Sorry."
"Did you remember to pay the electric bill?"
"No, honey, I completely forgot. Sorry."
"Did you remember to pay the gas bill?"
"No, honey, I completely forgot. Sorry."
"Did you remember to pay the six-month property tax bill?"
"No, honey, I completely forgot. Sorry."
"Well at least there's one good thing," sighed the exasperated salesman's wife.
"What's that?" asked the salesman.
"They'll find us for sure now," replied his wife.
Moral of the story. True sales professionals know that it's in their best interest to carefully look after their personal credit history. A healthy credit score is a sign of a strong contributor to society. If you have a lax attitude towards your credit score, it's an indicator of a lazy or dismissive attitude towards responsibility in general. And that's a red flag that potential employers will want to avoid. New Years is a great time to do a financial "housecleaning" to start the year off right. Or if you'd rather just cruise through life and drown in debt figuring at some point someone will come along and rescue you. Good luck!
"Old and young, we are all on our last cruise." - Robert Louis Stevenson
