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Skriven 2015-05-21 20:49:00 av NANCY BACKUS (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av DAVE DRUM
Ärende: Re: Credit Cards
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-=> Quoting Dave Drum to Nancy Backus on 05-21-15  06:50 <=-

 DD>> I have my debit cards (which get most of the exercise), a direct debit
 NB>> Likewise, except that only one gets the use, generally.  Saves me
 NB>> having to write checks to keep a record...

 DD> TBH - I have a "main" debit card that gets most of the use. Mine isn't
 DD> so much to avoid writing cheques - although that is a wonderful, labour
 DD> saving side benefit. It's to avoid carrying more cash than waitress tip
 DD> money. 

I don't mind carrying a little cash, and I have a few things that only
take cash or check, and I'd rather carry cash than a checkbook...
Generally I pay for groceries with cash, unless there's some super
rebate on running them through a card... 

 DD>> card for Moto-Mart which gets me 6c/gal discount on gazoline plus a
 DD>> free car wash when I buy 8 gallons of petrol on a Tuesday or Wednesday.
 NB>> Haven't got anything like that... I don't know as that's available here
 NB>> anyway... and I usually get my gas at BJ's...

 DD> I'd be willing to bet that if you check around you'll find that there
 DD> are one or more chains in your area that offer money off by using their
 DD> company-branded direct debit card. The idea is spreading around this
 DD> area since Moto-Mart came to town. This is in addition to grocery store
 DD> linked discounts like Kroger/Shell and Hy-Vee/Casey's/Hy-Vee's own gas
 DD> station. 

We do have Tops grocery having their own gas station, and discounts
linked there, but, as I don't shop Tops much, wouldn't do me much good.

 DD> I don't know if you have any FasTrack C-Stores near you but, "Fastrac,
 DD> which has 44 locations, has had the discount card in place for some
 DD> time now. Typical discounts per gallon for cardholders are 7 cents
 DD> Monday through Saturday and 10 cents Sundays."

Now, we do have a few of those around here... but I've never checked out
the quality of their gas... Our cars can be a little picky... 

 DD> My first Visa, issued very tentatively by one of my banks had a $250
 DD> limit. I used it mainly to flash when renting a car - then paid with a
 DD> debit card since the totalwas generally more than the limit on the
 DD> card. When it was about to expire last time the bank (and their service
 DD> company that manages the bank-branded Visa) offered me a Platinum (big
 DD> whoop) Visa with a $10K limit.  Bv)=

I have way too much credit...  more than enough to totally hang me,
should I be foolish enough to actually use it all... But it does give
lots of head space since I have no intention of using it all... ;)
 
 NB>> Between the Miracle Whip and the Parkay... twould be a miracle if it
 NB>> tasted good... although the garlic might help a little... ;)

 DD> It's a thoroughly gross recipe (from Kraft, naturally) and the first
 DD> killer is the Miracle Wimp. I can tolerate Parkay much better than
 DD> Miracle Wimp. I also had intended to include a "Don't look, Michael"
 DD> caution with the recipe .... but, I forgot.   Bv)=

Some things just aren't really meant to be eaten...  (G)   At least not
by me... ;)

ttyl       neb

... He enjoys a reputation as a master pig cooker. (He's a pig whisperer!)

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