View Poll Results: Do you carry cash?
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Debit card, credit card or cash
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Generally cash for things under $10, and a credit card for everything else. I don't like debit cards. I prefer using my credit card to live off of the bank's money until the end of the month.
Yesterday I had the misfortune of being in line behind a woman who wanted to write a check for her groceries. Talk about old school! I hadn't experienced that for a long time.
Yesterday I had the misfortune of being in line behind a woman who wanted to write a check for her groceries. Talk about old school! I hadn't experienced that for a long time.
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plastic almost always unless I'm on a trip or going to a place that might not take cards.
I only see cash on birthdays or holidays.
The electronic trail makes it incredibly easy to see where my money goes and my card is always in my wallet.
I have a bad habit of leaving cash in a pocket or on the counter, I've washed more money than I've probably spent.
I only see cash on birthdays or holidays.
The electronic trail makes it incredibly easy to see where my money goes and my card is always in my wallet.
I have a bad habit of leaving cash in a pocket or on the counter, I've washed more money than I've probably spent.
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Originally Posted by Traveler,Sep 19 2007, 04:32 PM
Generally cash for things under $10, and a credit card for everything else. I don't like debit cards. I prefer using my credit card to live off of the bank's money until the end of the month.
Yesterday I had the misfortune of being in line behind a woman who wanted to write a check for her groceries. Talk about old school! I hadn't experienced that for a long time.
Yesterday I had the misfortune of being in line behind a woman who wanted to write a check for her groceries. Talk about old school! I hadn't experienced that for a long time.
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Originally Posted by paS2K,Sep 18 2007, 11:41 PM
Btw, here's REAL DEAL that only works here in SE Peeay and some parts of Zippyland (south NJ):
Don't forget, we here in LSD (Lower Slower Delaware) also have Wawa's.
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Pretty much < $10 = cash.
I feel kinda silly using my credit card for a $1 item..
What I don't get is checks... What purpose do they serve
at stores these days?
Edit: aha! I see some others already posted about this! Fill your check out before you get to the register!
I feel kinda silly using my credit card for a $1 item..
What I don't get is checks... What purpose do they serve
at stores these days?
Edit: aha! I see some others already posted about this! Fill your check out before you get to the register!
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Interesting you bring this up. My wife and I were just talking about this same topic. When I first started working you went to the finance office and picked up a sizeable cash advance. Upon return you submitted an expense report (with receipts) and unused cash or check.
Up until recently I did a lot of travel for business. Today I can leave on a 5 day cross country trip with less than $40 in my pocket. Everything is on plastic or if I need some cash it is as close as the nearest ATM.
Up until recently I did a lot of travel for business. Today I can leave on a 5 day cross country trip with less than $40 in my pocket. Everything is on plastic or if I need some cash it is as close as the nearest ATM.
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Originally Posted by MsPerky,Sep 19 2007, 02:57 AM
^ Yes, it's kind of ironic that the better you are about paying things off, the lower your credit rating is. Mine is in the upper 700s, also.
#49
Originally Posted by Starbrd,Oct 6 2007, 12:50 PM
That's not true. I always pay off my Amex and CapitalOne cards each month and my credit rating is about as high as it can get, within twenty points of the max. A day does not go by where I don't get an offer to open a credit card account from some bank.
I think it's actually having credit and using it that matters, not that you ever actually pay interest.
JonasM
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^ That makes sense...perhaps my credit union guy expressed it wrong. Anywho, I'm satisfied with my score. I got a line of credit for the kitchen renovation and just paid that off. Yay!