Re:Great work Visa, now I hate you
by FreakLegion on Tuesday August 07, 2012 @12:50AM
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Why get rid of your credit cards? As long as you pay the balances in full every month, a modest selection of credit cards can easily lower your expenses by 3%, if not more. You can also accumulate a fair bit of free spending by trading out old cards for new ones with signing bonuses. Think of it like a free, untaxed $3-4,000 bump in salary.
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Why get rid of your credit cards? As long as you pay the balances in full every month, a modest selection of credit cards can easily lower your expenses by 3%, if not more.
Why did I?
Because it was too easy to use credit, not pay the balance in full. The debt built up. Things got out of hand.
And because I really did not like dealing with the credit card folk, even when I was in their good graces. Too much complexity.
untaxed? really? I thought you were supposed to report and pay taxes on all income.
Discounts are not income.
hm. Interesting argument against the 'cash back' cards.
The context I've heard of people getting in trouble with this is when they used the card for business purchases and then used the discounts for personal purchases.