They Say, Hearsay

"Credit card companies tempted me with those enticing introductory offers, and I kept taking them up on it, charging more and more. Now, six years later, my credit stinks. I know I made some lousy choices that damaged my credit, but why does that affect my insurance rates? I just don't think my credit score is any measure of what kind of driver I am. Knowing insurance companies look at my credit to set my insurance rate makes no sense at all! I'm a great driver."

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