I mentioned yesterday that I do not use a credit card for all of my purchases. We actually operate our “allowances” on a cash basis. We take out money on the 1st and 15th of each month to cover lunch, dinners out, haircuts, and any other miscellaneous purchases. I don’t use a credit card for these purchases [...]

Posted January 7, 2008 in Credit cards, Debt | 2 Comments »

We’re headed to the airport today to head back home after our 2 week vacation. I’m going to postpone my normal weekend roundup (look for it on Tuesday). I just couldn’t resist another credit card article before Debt Free Revolution and I call a truce in our debate about credit cards.
A comment in an email from a reader, jejily, really caught [...]

Posted January 6, 2008 in Credit cards, Debt | 5 Comments »

Ana at Debt Free Revolution and I are debating about using credit cards in 25 Reasons to Love Credit Cards and Ways Credit Card Companies Separate You From Your Money.
So far it seems as though the majority of the debate is what can a credit card do that a debit card can’t do? And it seems as though the fraud protection component [...]

Posted January 5, 2008 in Credit cards, Debt | 8 Comments »

The Great Credit Card Debate was launched when I challenged Ana at Debt Free Revolution to a credit card match. I love credit cards, so much so, that I have 89 accounts.  Ana hates them! Others have even noticed our opposing views, most recently highlighted by Father Sez.
Ana’s official stance is on Ways Credit Card Companies Separate You From Your [...]

Posted January 4, 2008 in Credit cards, Debt, Intermediate | 22 Comments »

We only have one more day until the big credit card debate…. however, Ana at Debt Free Revolution tried to slip in an early post: Dirty Credit Card Company Tricks. It seems she’s trying to convince Lynnae at Being Frugal to get rid of credit cards after being hit with a fee.
Since I busted Ana, I [...]

Posted January 3, 2008 in Credit cards, Debt | 7 Comments »