Credit cards-how many do you have?
"James Silverton" > wrote in message
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> blake wrote on Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:53:46 -0400:
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>>> "Kswck" > wrote in
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>>>> When I first heard about debit cards, I thought they were
>>>> stupid. Why would anyone use one when you can get a 20 day
>>>> grace period before paying with a credit card?
>>>>
>>>> Then I learned that a debit card is great for those who have
>>>> credit card problems and want to limit spending to only that
>>>> which they can afford at the time-and they don't figure,
>>>> 'well I can always pay it later' only to find that they
>>>> cannot.
>>>
>>> I have two debit cards and two credit cards, and I use debit
>>> whenever I can. I also have two lines of credit, connected
>>> to both debit cards, which I clear off every month, unless
>>> I'm carrying a large amount, like this month's car repair
>>> which I put on a credit card and will transfer to my line of
>>> credit. It will take a while to pay off.
>>>
>>> A debit card is cash. And you rarely need to carry much cash
>>> with a debit card.
>
>> i still like to have some cash in my pocket. there are no
>> 'acceptability' issues with cash.
>
>> also, on the rare occasions i pay a restaurant tab with a
>> card, i will leave the tip in cash. i think servers prefer
>> this.
>
> Probably because a tip written on a card slip has to be shared with other
> staff.
>
Nope.
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