Aren't the mountains beautiful? I'm glad you got to enjoy a couple weeks and not stress about prices too much.
That APR is ridiculous, once you put any debt on there it's almost impossible to get out. Never use a credit card unless you know for certain you can pay it off. When I was younger I made that mistake, never again!
Splinterlands seems to be trying to slit their own throats... They need to make it attractive to play to recruit new players, I'm afraid they might end up killing the game....
Sorry to hear about your friend there, a reminder to us all that the grim reaper is only so far away... Enjoy life while you can!
I made that mistake too. My wife and I started our lives together with a good amount of debt. We made smart moves and were able to get out in a reasonable amount of time.