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Old 02-27-2013, 1:12am   #11
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Originally Posted by Jay13 View Post
Unless you're spending undeclared income, why would anybody pay cash for anything? Credit cards are free use of money and give you the ability to download a report at the end of the year telling you exactly how you spent your money and remind you of expenses that might be deductible. Oh, and there are also these things called frequent flier/spender miles and your exposure to identity theft is lower than with debit cards.


Nailed it. The only places I use cash are where they don't take credit cards. Next year, the wife and I are taking another real, need-a-passport sort of vacation and we'll likely use our miles. My business travel doesn't hurt for piling up miles, either.

We have debit cards but they are only used when we travel internationally because it's an easy way to withdraw foreign currency without getting fee-raped.

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