Originally Posted by
ToomuchStuff
I disagree with you on the atm's. Don't use atm's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Plan ahead, go in person and have cash, from your bank, and don't get in the habit of atm's with their fee's and the risks of skimmers on them. JMHO
No mortgage or rent (paid off my house years ago now). Bills paid with a bill checking account.
Only opened the account with this debit card, originally because Paypal required a linked account for a purchase I made (used equipment for work, $2200 verses $6K+ typically). Worth it for that savings amount.
Credit cards and debit cards have some of the same pitfalls. Both can be ran through the credit system (which offers some of the same protections). Some of the same fraud is done on both (try a small charge an then try a large charge). Big difference is the time it takes to get your money back verses everybody paying extra or fraud expediency (in the end we all pay more for fraud). Both are inconvenient to have stolen (dealt with cc theft a few years back).