Comments on: Credit Cards: Pro, Con http://artlung.com/blog/2008/01/04/credit-cards-pro-con/ Blogging sporadically since February 2001. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:02:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Chris http://artlung.com/blog/2008/01/04/credit-cards-pro-con/#comment-278363 Chris Wed, 30 Jan 2008 12:52:02 +0000 http://artlung.com/blog/2008/01/04/credit-cards-pro-con/#comment-278363 I depend on them too. A necessary evil of modern life I like to think. Treat them like cash is a great view. It is so easy for it to get out of hand I depend on them too. A necessary evil of modern life I like to think.
Treat them like cash is a great view. It is so easy for it to get out of hand

]]> By: Chuck http://artlung.com/blog/2008/01/04/credit-cards-pro-con/#comment-262048 Chuck Mon, 07 Jan 2008 14:56:06 +0000 http://artlung.com/blog/2008/01/04/credit-cards-pro-con/#comment-262048 I agree with you on the 'pro' post. Some pretty flimsy arguments there by someone who doesn't seem to understand what debit cards can offer. I agree with you on the ‘pro’ post. Some pretty flimsy arguments there by someone who doesn’t seem to understand what debit cards can offer.

]]> By: Sassy http://artlung.com/blog/2008/01/04/credit-cards-pro-con/#comment-261298 Sassy Fri, 04 Jan 2008 22:03:51 +0000 http://artlung.com/blog/2008/01/04/credit-cards-pro-con/#comment-261298 Like Geoff, we treat them like cash. We put all our expenditures on them and pay them off entirely at the month. This gives us access to a huge amount of available credit if needed, keeps us from worrying about carrying cash around too. The best part is one bill, with itemized expenses, you know exactly where your money goes. Like Geoff, we treat them like cash. We put all our expenditures on them and pay them off entirely at the month. This gives us access to a huge amount of available credit if needed, keeps us from worrying about carrying cash around too. The best part is one bill, with itemized expenses, you know exactly where your money goes.

]]> By: My Dollar Plan http://artlung.com/blog/2008/01/04/credit-cards-pro-con/#comment-261286 My Dollar Plan Fri, 04 Jan 2008 20:57:00 +0000 http://artlung.com/blog/2008/01/04/credit-cards-pro-con/#comment-261286 Thanks for highlighting our debate! Thanks for highlighting our debate!

]]> By: Joe Crawford http://artlung.com/blog/2008/01/04/credit-cards-pro-con/#comment-261270 Joe Crawford Fri, 04 Jan 2008 19:22:02 +0000 http://artlung.com/blog/2008/01/04/credit-cards-pro-con/#comment-261270 One thing we do Geoff, is not have a lot of money. :-) Something I want to do is "refresh" and get all new numbers for our accounts periodically. I also want to set up a "paranoid" card -- for things like travel or little cheesy untrusted establishments. This gives us some fraud protection, and damage control. A debit card can be set up attached to only a single account, for example, I have a personal account not tied to Leah's and my joint account, or savings. I use this for smaller transactions or for sketchy places where I need to use a card. One thing we do Geoff, is not have a lot of money. :-)

Something I want to do is “refresh” and get all new numbers for our accounts periodically.

I also want to set up a “paranoid” card—for things like travel or little cheesy untrusted establishments. This gives us some fraud protection, and damage control. A debit card can be set up attached to only a single account, for example, I have a personal account not tied to Leah’s and my joint account, or savings. I use this for smaller transactions or for sketchy places where I need to use a card.

]]> By: Geoff Young http://artlung.com/blog/2008/01/04/credit-cards-pro-con/#comment-261268 Geoff Young Fri, 04 Jan 2008 19:10:29 +0000 http://artlung.com/blog/2008/01/04/credit-cards-pro-con/#comment-261268 I depend on credit cards, but I treat them like cash and don't carry a balance. Debit cards still kind of scare me because they're directly tied to my bank account. I know that shouldn't be a concern given my credit card philosophy, but at least with credit cards, I have a little time to figure out if someone screwed up. I depend on credit cards, but I treat them like cash and don’t carry a balance. Debit cards still kind of scare me because they’re directly tied to my bank account. I know that shouldn’t be a concern given my credit card philosophy, but at least with credit cards, I have a little time to figure out if someone screwed up.

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