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Title: Debit, Credit, Check, or Cash
Post by: JaniceSW on March 05, 2019, 08:35:39 am
When you are shopping in a brick and mortar store, what form of payment do you use most often?  I use my debit card about 95% of the time.  When it is a fairly large purchase, say over $200, I use my credit card.  How about you?  What do you use most frequently?
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Post by: sdenimandlace1 on March 05, 2019, 10:27:37 am
I use my debit card the most.
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Post by: braggin on March 05, 2019, 10:38:34 am
I use my credit card the most for several reasons. One, it builds your credit to put things on a credit card and then to pay them off. Second, it gets you rewards if you have a rewards credit card. Third, it doesn't use up your hard-earned cash right away, allowing it to accrue interest before you have to pay up. Fourth, it offers you protection in case of a deal gone wrong - you can always appeal to the issuer of the card to help you straighten out problem purchases.
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Post by: brian8713 on March 05, 2019, 12:10:40 pm
I always use my credit card for the rewards. I hate the people that write out a check and hold up the line. Lol
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Post by: cadence4u on March 05, 2019, 12:14:13 pm
I use cash or checks. On an occasion will us pre-paid cards.

I don't like credit cards!
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Post by: gaylasue on March 05, 2019, 12:58:25 pm
I use credit cards mostly for rewards.  I pay off the charges as soon as they post to the account so I never pay any interest charges.
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Post by: LaTashaS28 on March 05, 2019, 04:16:30 pm
I use my debit card and cash the most
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Post by: countrygirl12 on March 05, 2019, 04:47:28 pm
Depends on the store. The amount of the purchase.
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Post by: countrygirl12 on March 05, 2019, 04:48:44 pm
I always use my credit card for the rewards. I hate the people that write out a check and hold up the line. Lol

You hate them?  That is a little harsh.  I mean it takes like maybe 2 minutes.  Are you really in that big of a hurry?  Go to the self check out.  :D
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Post by: DEBMZ6 on March 05, 2019, 05:00:40 pm
I use my credit card the most so I can get the rewards.
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Post by: cathy37 on March 05, 2019, 05:05:49 pm
I use my debit card most of the time.  Sometimes I use my credit card.  When I purchase gas I always use my credit card because it is a rewards card that lets me take cents off the gas.
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Post by: PGS28 on March 06, 2019, 09:04:02 am
I use my debit card- too much.
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Post by: PGS28 on March 06, 2019, 09:05:48 am
Just a heads up....I was listening to a commercial that offers 1% cash back on spendings up to $3K when used on a certain card.  Compare the fees to the rewards when signing up for reward cards.
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Post by: vickysue on March 06, 2019, 02:21:43 pm
I use cash for  most small purchases,  debit car sometimes,  checks the rest. the only time I use credit cards is when I order on online. I would rather it already be paid for.
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Post by: bremer51 on March 06, 2019, 07:57:45 pm
I use my debit card for smaller purchases and credit card for larger purchases to earn cash-back points. But pay the balance off each month.   I never seem to have cash in my billfold.
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Post by: lywb2168 on March 07, 2019, 04:10:59 am
Depending on the store, I use debit card, if purchase is too big then credit card, if I go to an store like maybe Costco I would write a check just to give me a few days before the $$ comes out of my bank.  I also hate people that writes check, but only the ones that wait until they tell you how much you are spending to start looking for the check book to write it.  If you are going to write a check then have it out and prepare it while they are running the items.   I had an experience at a grocery store a few years back, from a lady that had done groceries worth $250 and waited until they told her the amount to get her purse, look for the checkbook (she had several) and then write the check, that was totally frustrating.
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Post by: ngorecki on March 07, 2019, 08:42:41 am
I use my debit card the , and cash to get change
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Post by: alice44 on March 07, 2019, 01:32:32 pm
Never my debit unless absolutely necessary.   It is the least safe way to do the transaction.  And sinse I don't carry much cash, I use credit cards.
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Post by: debidoo on March 07, 2019, 01:37:22 pm
Pretty much the same - it depeds if I have money left in my account and it isn't a huge amount  I use my debit card otherwise it is credit and I never use cash.
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Post by: whoareu on March 07, 2019, 01:39:59 pm
I use my debit card for small purchases and my credit card for large purchases. I also use cash for small purchases.
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Post by: makeblessed on March 07, 2019, 03:58:35 pm
It depends on what I am purchasing and the cost; however I never use a check.
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Post by: s34g35j on March 08, 2019, 07:23:23 am
i prefer to use cash when i can i can save the change and i can just look in my wallet to see what i have left instead of having to make a phone call on load up the internet
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Post by: singletonb on March 08, 2019, 08:08:47 am
I use my credit card most for the reward but always pay in full to avoid the interest.
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Post by: aflyingmonkey on March 08, 2019, 08:27:21 am
I almost always use my debit card as I rarely carry cash.
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Post by: ghunter on March 08, 2019, 08:30:47 am
I like using cash, don't like to use my debt card much.
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Post by: darkxtsuna on March 18, 2019, 03:16:12 pm
Credit card for any large purchase since you still get cashback and stuff so about 90% of the time while the 10% is cash for stuff I just get on a regular day like food etc.
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Post by: tnshpalmer85 on March 18, 2019, 04:05:14 pm
I used cash and Debit most often. I never write checks. I think I may have written a check maybe once or twice in my whole life. It takes too long to write a check.
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Post by: lhz123 on March 20, 2019, 06:45:04 am
I used cash if just small amount but if over a 100$ used my credit card.
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Post by: potluck6 on March 20, 2019, 09:17:54 am
I use debit mostly. With credit it's easier to buy more. You don't have to pay for it right away. Do like  to get points discover is good for that.
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Post by: pectacon on March 20, 2019, 10:04:14 am
I prefer to use my credit card because I'll get at least a few pennies cash back that I would otherwise not get using cash or debit. I do see the benefit of using a debit card though if you have trouble behaving yourself with a credit card.
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Post by: rghvac69 on March 20, 2019, 10:33:11 am
I usually use cash, but sometimes I'll use my debit card.
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Post by: squirrelgirl44 on March 20, 2019, 11:20:59 am
I almost always use my credit card. I pay off weekly what I charged during the week so I never pay any interest, plus I get cash back.
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Post by: kvanwert on March 20, 2019, 05:33:17 pm
I try to use cash as much as possible but like most others, I rarely carry it these days. I also use my debit card the majority of the time.
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Post by: annadote on March 20, 2019, 10:21:06 pm
If it's a national chain or fairly large company, I typically use either my debit or credit card. When I am shopping at a local/small business, I try to pay in cash if possible (because they don't have to pay a processing fee that cards tend to charge the places you use them at). But it does kind of depend on what I have on me at the time.
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Post by: dsawan on March 20, 2019, 11:09:16 pm
debit aned credit
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Post by: lywb2168 on March 21, 2019, 05:01:04 am
it depends but mostly debit or credit card depending of where I go
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Post by: ghunter on March 21, 2019, 12:35:41 pm
I mostley deal in cash only. Don't like to use my debit or credit card
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Post by: surveygrabber on March 21, 2019, 05:10:31 pm
I never use credit card. I mainly use debit or cash and that's all I use.