https://x.com/cptdankkk/status/2092033186863714486
Charles Barkley says he thought credit cards were free money in college until
he reached the NBA and his agent explained that a $2,000 purchase could cost
$22,000
“You know in college they send you MasterCard and Visa. I remember me and
all my teammates, we’d go shopping every weekend, and we’d be high fiving
each other like, ‘We getting over on these white folks.’ They sending us
credit cards and we paid the minimum”
“Then when I get to the NBA, my agent says, ‘You got bills we need to take
care of.’ I said, ‘I got some bills.’ He’s like, ‘Hey, what are all
these bills you got?’ I said, ‘Man, we were getting over on those white
folks. We were buying all this shit’”
“He says, ‘Are you serious right now. Y’all been buying all this shit,
paying the minimum and keep buying shit. You know how credit cards work?’ I
said, ‘Yeah, you get them and you buy shit.’ He said, ‘Son, you’re only
paying the interest. You see this thing you bought for $2,000. At the rate
you going, you going be paying $22,000 for it by the time you’re done’”
“He says, ‘That’s how they get poor people. They give you a credit card,
you pay the minimum, and you don’t ever end up paying it off. But by the
time you pay it off, you paid like three times what it originally cost.’ I
said, ‘You need to go meet with all my college teammates. We’ve been doing
this shit the whole three years I’ve been in college’”
Charles Barkley 表示，他大學時以為信用卡就像「免費的錢」，直到進入 NBA 後，經
紀人才告訴他，一筆 2,000 美元的消費，最後可能得付到 22,000 美元。
「你知道，大學時他們會寄 MasterCard 和 Visa 給你。我記得我和所有隊友每個週末都
會去逛街，還會互相擊掌，說：『我們這下可佔到那些白人的便宜了。』他們把信用卡寄
給我們，而我們每個月只繳最低應繳金額。」
「後來我進了 NBA，我的經紀人跟我說：『你有一些帳單，我們得處理一下。』我說：『
我確實有一些帳單。』他就問：『等等，你到底有哪些帳單？』我說：『老兄，我們之前
都在佔那些白人的便宜。我們買了一堆東西。』」
「他說：『你現在是認真的嗎？你們一直買東西，只繳最低應繳金額，然後又繼續買。你
知道信用卡是怎麼運作的嗎？』我說：『知道啊，拿到信用卡，然後拿去買東西。』他說
：『孩子，你繳的其實只有利息。你看這件買了 2,000 美元的東西，照你現在這種繳法
，等你還完的時候，可能得付到 22,000 美元。』」
「他告訴我：『這就是他們讓窮人陷入困境的方式。他們給你一張信用卡，你每個月只繳
最低金額，結果永遠還不完。但等到你終於還清時，你付出去的錢可能已經是原本價格的
三倍。』我說：『你最好去跟我那些大學隊友談談。我們大學三年來一直都是這樣做的。
』」
https://x.com/cptdankkk/status/2092058934919975248
Charles Barkley says his pregame meal during his NBA prime was two McDonald’
s Filet-O-Fish sandwiches, a large fry and a Diet Coke
“At our age, I can’t work out enough to eat bad. When I was in my prime, my
pregame meal, I got two fish fillets, a large fry and a Diet Coke. It was
crazy the shit you could eat when you were 21 or 22. Anything”
“After practice you driving home, let me pick up two fish fillets, a large
fry, wash that thing down with that big Diet Coke, take my pregame nap, and I
’m good to go. Right now, you pass McDonald’s you gain weight”
Charles Barkley 表示，他在 NBA 生涯巔峰期的賽前餐，是兩份麥當勞麥香魚堡、一份
大薯條，再配一杯健怡可樂。
「以我們現在這個年紀，我沒辦法靠運動量來抵消吃得不好。當我還在巔峰期的時候，我
的賽前餐就是兩個魚堡、一份大薯條，再配一杯健怡可樂。你 21、22 歲的時候，真的什
麼都吃得下，太扯了。」
「練完球開車回家，心想：『來兩個魚堡、一份大薯條，再配一大杯健怡可樂。』吃完睡
個賽前午覺，醒來就準備上場了。現在可不一樣了，你只是開車經過麥當勞，都會變胖。
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心得：老巴談信用卡以及飲食