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<p>[QUOTE="Sholom, post: 798404, member: 17753"]In my case, it's just one extra bill -- with a rebate attached (well, credited) to it.</p><p><br /></p><p>My family and I just got back from a week long vacation. We didn't pay for cash for a single thing. Nothing. My "vacation wallet" had three things in it: a drivers license, a charge card, and a $20 bill. And that's what I had when we came back. Charged the whole thing - gas, tolls, food, lodging, ski rentals, lift tickets, etc. It was not a trivial amount of money. Getting a 1% discount isn't a whole lot, but it's still a 1% discount. It adds up by the end of the year -- easily a couple of hundred bucks.</p><p><br /></p><p>(Of course, this only works if you pay your bill in full each month. But that's the same limitation as paying cash -- you have to have the $ in your account before you purchase -- although, actually, with credit, it's easier, because if your bill is due after payday, you can charge it before payday, but pay for it after.).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Sholom, post: 798404, member: 17753"]In my case, it's just one extra bill -- with a rebate attached (well, credited) to it. My family and I just got back from a week long vacation. We didn't pay for cash for a single thing. Nothing. My "vacation wallet" had three things in it: a drivers license, a charge card, and a $20 bill. And that's what I had when we came back. Charged the whole thing - gas, tolls, food, lodging, ski rentals, lift tickets, etc. It was not a trivial amount of money. Getting a 1% discount isn't a whole lot, but it's still a 1% discount. It adds up by the end of the year -- easily a couple of hundred bucks. (Of course, this only works if you pay your bill in full each month. But that's the same limitation as paying cash -- you have to have the $ in your account before you purchase -- although, actually, with credit, it's easier, because if your bill is due after payday, you can charge it before payday, but pay for it after.).[/QUOTE]
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