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joeybee12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 09:59 AM Original message |
I say we cancel all our credit cards! Maybe then they won't be able to buy |
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fertilizeonarbusto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 10:03 AM Response to Original message |
1. DO IT DO IT DO IT |
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htuttle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 10:12 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Whoa, flashback-inducing reference there! |
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Squatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 10:08 AM Response to Original message |
2. I have one credit card and plan on keeping it. |
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GardeningGal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 10:12 AM Response to Original message |
4. Even better, use your credit card all you want but pay it off every |
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Coventina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 10:14 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. The CC companies still make a profit |
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Zenlitened (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 10:32 AM Response to Reply #7 |
14. Good point. I use one CC to acquire miles... |
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iconoclastNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 11:13 AM Response to Reply #7 |
19. Get a credit card from a credit union or Working Assets |
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nedlogg (294 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 10:13 AM Response to Original message |
5. I use my credit card for everything |
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Smarmie Doofus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 10:19 AM Response to Reply #5 |
10. I pay it off every month also, but Bank of America socks me for... |
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joeybee12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 10:24 AM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Yeah...that sounds like a rip-off.... |
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MissB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 11:14 AM Response to Reply #10 |
22. Yes, you are being ripped off |
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iconoclastNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 11:14 AM Response to Reply #5 |
20. Plus you get earn interest on the money you |
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iconoclastNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 11:15 AM Response to Reply #20 |
23. I paid off my DISCOVER card yesterday |
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minerva50 (229 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 10:14 AM Response to Original message |
6. I pay my balances at the end of the month. |
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Coventina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 10:18 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Yes they still profit...see my post above. |
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joeybee12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 10:26 AM Response to Reply #8 |
12. Yes! You probably need one--but only use it for things you have to... |
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Atman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 10:18 AM Response to Original message |
9. I started paying off my entire bill... |
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SmokingJacket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 10:27 AM Response to Original message |
13. I just got rid of my MBNA one. |
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Norquist Nemesis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 10:33 AM Response to Original message |
15. They still make a percentage off each sale |
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DemoTex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 10:34 AM Response to Original message |
16. I canceled my Citibank Visa yesterday. |
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blue4barb (367 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 10:38 AM Response to Original message |
17. joeybee12, what have you heard about airline miles becoming |
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Trailrider1951 (933 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 11:10 AM Response to Original message |
18. Done! Three years ago |
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Avalux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 11:14 AM Response to Original message |
21. I don't have any |
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Silverhair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 11:39 AM Response to Original message |
24. Very difficult to do without one in modern society. |
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Avalux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 12:10 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Use a debit card instead - |
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aePrime (676 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 12:28 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. I use a debit card in "real life" |
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Avalux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 12:40 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Thanks for explaining that - |
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Silverhair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 02:13 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. I don't like debit cards. |
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