Now middle-aged and with a family to support, government worker Gerardo Gonzalez has pursued a personal economic strategy familiar to countless Mexicans. Turning to credit cards to compensate for stagnating wages, Gonzalez has juggled multiple accounts, missed a couple payments, and even landed in the Credit Bureau. But the resident of the central Mexican city of Aguascalientes insisted he was not among frivolous people who use credit cards to party the night away or fly off to a beach resort on six-months, interest-free credit. The plastic money goes for expenses like cell phone bills, supplies for his cameras, computers for his children, and medical emergencies. "You never know when you need (credit cards)," Gonzalez observes.

Now middle-aged and with a family to support, government worker Gerardo Gonzalez has pursued a personal economic strategy familiar to countless Mexicans. Turning to credit cards to compensate for stagnating wages, Gonzalez has juggled multiple accounts, missed a couple payments, and even landed in the Credit Bureau. But the resident of the central Mexican city of Aguascalientes insisted he was not among frivolous people who use credit cards to party the night away or fly off to a beach resort on six-months, interest-free credit. The plastic money goes for expenses like cell phone bills, supplies for his cameras, computers for his children, and medical emergencies. "You never know when you need (credit cards)," Gonzalez observes.

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