<prompt> Human: A few details: I have a stable full-time job which would allow me to pay this money back in the aforementioned 5-6 months. My girlfriend believes I have no reason not to obtain a credit card would be my first and use the money for a ticket. Im frugal and have always been good at ridding myself of debt very quickly. However, I cant help but think this is a bad idea, as Ive heardread so many horror stories of small credit debt snowballing into much worse. Thoughts?  <response>: Thoughts?Youd be breaking the cardinal rule of CC usage: Pay your statement balance in full by the due date.How expensive is this plane ticket? How paycheck-to-paycheck do you live if itll take you 6 months to pay for a plane ticket? Are you sure that you need to visit, not just want to visit? 