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I hate your sig!
OT: Don't you guys have debit cards? Most places here dont even accept credit cards anymore because of the fees, with a debit card you can be sure people only spend money they actually have.
Debit cards make it harder to keep track of your bank balance IMO as you have to deal with receipts, although online banking does solve much of that.OT: Don't you guys have debit cards? Most places here dont even accept credit cards anymore because of the fees, with a debit card you can be sure people only spend money they actually have.
huh, please explain how your financal liberty is connected to your school points or something
Debit cards make it harder to keep track of your bank balance IMO as you have to deal with receipts, although online banking does solve much of that.
OT: Don't you guys have debit cards? Most places here dont even accept credit cards anymore because of the fees, with a debit card you can be sure people only spend money they actually have.
Credit cards are very common but not ubiquitous. When I worked at McDonald's we had people charging $1 burgers. It is the norm to buy a car and especially a house on credit, and often prices are advertised as monthly fees to seem more affordable. I once saw an add to buy an RV (not sure what you call it overseas... like a caravan, but with the vehicle built in) at $199 a month... for 40 years. You also see "financing options" on everything from appliances to electronics, often with quotes like "no interest/payments till January 2009," although this is less common nowadays.
Personally I have no use for a credit card for now, except maybe as a convenience at the pump (but a debit card would do for that). Luckily there's a station nearby that doesn't make you prepay, so I don't have to guess how much money will fill the tank. I go there even if it's a bit more expensive just for that.
Prepaying petrol stations? I've never heard of that. Do you have to say beforehand "I want $60 of petrol"?
Prepaying petrol stations? I've never heard of that. Do you have to say beforehand "I want $60 of petrol"?
That's really common in the UK, and you reminded me of something.
There're plenty kids who, once they turn 18, start collecting credit cards like they're pokemon cards, and who think that a TV that costs ?20 a month for 12 months is better value than the same one costing ?150 in one lump sum. An argument for basic financial knowledge to be taught in school, perhaps?
Prepaying petrol stations? I've never heard of that. Do you have to say beforehand "I want $60 of petrol"?