Comments on: Can You Break This Debit Card for a Dollar Please? http://www.mmhabits.com/can-you-break-this-debit-card-for-a-dollar-please/ To Achieve... To Succeeed... Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:49:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Meg http://www.mmhabits.com/can-you-break-this-debit-card-for-a-dollar-please/#comment-198 Meg Mon, 07 Jan 2008 07:10:56 +0000 http://www.i-endeavors.com/index.php/2007/12/26/can-you-break-this-debit-card-for-a-dollar-please/#comment-198 I like Bank of America's "Keep The Change" program. I'm avid user of my debit card, whether its for large things or small things. What it does is round your purchases up to the next dollar, and puts the change into a savings account. I'm more likely to lose cash or have it stolen (I have some shady people in my house before that have stolen cash) and for that reason, I keep my spare change jar in my bedroom, and my safety cash either in my car (no more than $10 for emergency gas or tolls) or in a lockbox. But if cash is in my pocket, I would spend it most definitely. I like Bank of America’s "Keep The Change" program. I’m avid user of my debit card, whether its for large things or small things. What it does is round your purchases up to the next dollar, and puts the change into a savings account. I’m more likely to lose cash or have it stolen (I have some shady people in my house before that have stolen cash) and for that reason, I keep my spare change jar in my bedroom, and my safety cash either in my car (no more than $10 for emergency gas or tolls) or in a lockbox.

But if cash is in my pocket, I would spend it most definitely.

]]> By: calgirlfinance http://www.mmhabits.com/can-you-break-this-debit-card-for-a-dollar-please/#comment-195 calgirlfinance Sun, 06 Jan 2008 17:53:04 +0000 http://www.i-endeavors.com/index.php/2007/12/26/can-you-break-this-debit-card-for-a-dollar-please/#comment-195 I don't use my debit card (credit cards have more protection if the number is stolen), but I will definitely use my credit card for small purchases! I don't mind at all. But I do agree that spending $1.10 feels very similar to spending $2. Last year my husband and I put almost all of our change in a jar in our bedroom. I counted it on Friday and it was over $100! I don’t use my debit card (credit cards have more protection if the number is stolen), but I will definitely use my credit card for small purchases! I don’t mind at all. But I do agree that spending $1.10 feels very similar to spending $2. Last year my husband and I put almost all of our change in a jar in our bedroom. I counted it on Friday and it was over $100!

]]> By: Patrick http://www.mmhabits.com/can-you-break-this-debit-card-for-a-dollar-please/#comment-194 Patrick Sun, 06 Jan 2008 15:55:58 +0000 http://www.i-endeavors.com/index.php/2007/12/26/can-you-break-this-debit-card-for-a-dollar-please/#comment-194 You know, I rarely go into a store where I would be tempted to spend less than $1. If I go to a gas station, I always pay at the pump, and I only go to gas stations to buy gas. On a *rare* occasion I will stop in for a drink, but I try to plan in advance and bring one from home. That said, I have no problem using a debit card for a small purchase. In fact, the last time I moved it took me awhile to get a local bank so I would go to Wal-Mart to buy a pack of gum with my debit card and get cash back. That way I wouldn't have to pay ATM fees. Gotta work the system! :) You know, I rarely go into a store where I would be tempted to spend less than $1. If I go to a gas station, I always pay at the pump, and I only go to gas stations to buy gas. On a *rare* occasion I will stop in for a drink, but I try to plan in advance and bring one from home. That said, I have no problem using a debit card for a small purchase. In fact, the last time I moved it took me awhile to get a local bank so I would go to Wal-Mart to buy a pack of gum with my debit card and get cash back. That way I wouldn’t have to pay ATM fees. Gotta work the system! :)

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