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    I will be credit-card-less by the end of the day...

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    Post  ydekm Thu May 27, 2010 9:23 am

    Woop woop!
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    Post  83T'na Thu May 27, 2010 9:38 am

    Yeee haaaahhhhhhhhh cheers

    Good for YOU!!!!!!! bounce

    I've got another, 10(?) months before mine is out of the way.
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    Post  ____ Thu May 27, 2010 9:39 am

    I've always been credit card-less.
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    Post  83T'na Thu May 27, 2010 9:43 am

    ____ wrote:I've always been credit card-less.

    Is that because no one would give you one?

    Nah - you're a smart guy. You never asked for one, right? Cool
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    Post  ydekm Thu May 27, 2010 9:51 am

    I had two - and now I have none.

    Just a debit card.
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    Post  83T'na Thu May 27, 2010 9:55 am

    ydekm wrote:I had two - and now I have none.

    Just a debit card.

    What's the harm in a debit card? scratch Or, was it overdrawn?
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    Post  ydekm Thu May 27, 2010 10:05 am

    No I have the debit card - I'm keeping it.
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    Post  83T'na Thu May 27, 2010 10:25 am

    Embarassed Duh, me.
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    Post  Psalter Thu May 27, 2010 11:22 am

    We just got rid of our credit card yesterday.
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    Post  Waireka Thu May 27, 2010 11:22 am

    We have one that we bought our fridge, washing machine and lounge/dining furniture on (interest free, figured we could spend our savings on other set up things we needed when moving here).

    About $3,500 to go on it and interest kicks in next January.

    I'm selling my WRX and buying a decent (but cheaper, wrxs cost a lot here because they are Jap imports) car, the leftover has been designated to the card and a new laptop.

    ydekm wrote:I had two - and now I have none.

    Just a debit card.

    Visa Debit?

    I love my Visa Debit and my PayPal account. My bank balance doesn't.
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    Post  ____ Thu May 27, 2010 11:34 am

    83T'na wrote:
    ____ wrote:I've always been credit card-less.

    Is that because no one would give you one?

    Nah - you're a smart guy. You never asked for one, right? Cool

    Never wanted one.
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    Post  Summoner Thu May 27, 2010 11:56 am

    I held off getting a credit card and ended up getting a debit. I love my debit and it's now my main account... Most of my wages go into it and I try to spend 20% of that each pay... So I'm saving quite well and living comfortably some what.


    So 'grats on killing the credit cards. Can you now tell Adam how to do it?


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    Post  Sassydot Thu May 27, 2010 12:17 pm

    Whoop!

    Don't have a credit/store card, just a fucking huge mortgage Evil or Very Mad
    The bank keeps trying to give me one, apparently I'm automagically approved for one with a ridiculously high limit because of having the mortgage. Bad bank. Very bad bank.
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    Post  ydekm Thu May 27, 2010 1:38 pm

    Waireka wrote:We have one that we bought our fridge, washing machine and lounge/dining furniture on (interest free, figured we could spend our savings on other set up things we needed when moving here).

    About $3,500 to go on it and interest kicks in next January.

    I'm selling my WRX and buying a decent (but cheaper, wrxs cost a lot here because they are Jap imports) car, the leftover has been designated to the card and a new laptop.

    ydekm wrote:I had two - and now I have none.

    Just a debit card.

    Visa Debit?

    I love my Visa Debit and my PayPal account. My bank balance doesn't.


    Yep Visa Debit. In the UK you could use your normal EFTPOS/Chip & Pin card online... so I was really used to the flexibility of using a debit card in lieu of a credit card.

    Just have to NOT make online impulse buys
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    Post  scuff Thu May 27, 2010 10:49 pm

    ive never had a credit dard
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    Post  Kissme Fri May 28, 2010 7:37 am

    One of the most awesome moments I have had was paying off a 4k credit card, taking it into the bank, and cutting it up.

    The other half and I have one credit card account with mastercard and amex with a limit which is quite low. We pay everything using credit card and get the reward points. I pay the card off each month when I get paid.

    It's a brilliant system that works well for us.

    But I think if our budget wasn't done so many months in advance, it would not work so well.
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    Post  ydekm Fri May 28, 2010 7:50 am

    Kissme wrote:One of the most awesome moments I have had was paying off a 4k credit card, taking it into the bank, and cutting it up.

    The other half and I have one credit card account with mastercard and amex with a limit which is quite low. We pay everything using credit card and get the reward points. I pay the card off each month when I get paid.

    It's a brilliant system that works well for us.

    But I think if our budget wasn't done so many months in advance, it would not work so well.

    That's something I'd like to try in the future.
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    Post  83T'na Fri May 28, 2010 8:09 am

    Yes, wait until you have 'joint financial goals'. Doing it on one income is risky.
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    Post  ydekm Fri May 28, 2010 8:16 am

    We do have joint financial goals. But just have some debt to clear first. An interest free HP, and a personal loan mainly. But I think we can get it cleared pretty quickly now the higher risk items (ie my credit cards, because I am a shopaholic) are gone. Cash budget!
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    Post  Kissme Fri May 28, 2010 10:38 am

    Except for my student loan, I was lucky enough to become debt free a few months after uni. Paid off about 10k I had in debts. Pretty much giving us a fresh start for things plus a pretty well paying job helps even though I still quite don't earn the most. Thankfully this time next year I get about a 15k payrise which means bigger credit card limit! More reward points! Will likely put a fair chunk of it into payinf off my student loan in preparation for a buying a house in a couple of years.

    I don't see how doing it on one income is any riskier than doing it on two?

    I know a couple of people who all their pay goes into the mortgage and they withdraw x amount of cash a week and that's all they have to spend. Works for them quite well. Neither of them have ever had a credit card or loan so I think their mortgage is their first piece of debt.
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    Post  83T'na Fri May 28, 2010 11:47 am

    Kissme wrote:

    I don't see how doing it on one income is any riskier than doing it on two?

    I know a couple of people who all their pay goes into the mortgage and they withdraw x amount of cash a week and that's all they have to spend. Works for them quite well. Neither of them have ever had a credit card or loan so I think their mortgage is their first piece of debt.

    No back up if someone loses their job or gets sick. That is, unless you have a HUGE income protection policy.
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    Post  Kissme Fri May 28, 2010 12:19 pm

    Regardless though, you will still be left short unless the other persons income magically increases. I would say there would be more risk for a couple they have higher outgoings than a single person would.
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    Post  83T'na Fri May 28, 2010 12:29 pm

    Kissme wrote:Regardless though, you will still be left short unless the other persons income magically increases. I would say there would be more risk for a couple they have higher outgoings than a single person would.

    Really only in 'consumables' like food, electricity, petrol etc.

    Still - the best financial strategy for couples is a 'yours, mine, ours' set up.
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    Post  Waireka Fri May 28, 2010 12:31 pm

    83T'na wrote:
    Kissme wrote:Regardless though, you will still be left short unless the other persons income magically increases. I would say there would be more risk for a couple they have higher outgoings than a single person would.

    Really only in 'consumables' like food, electricity, petrol etc.

    Still - the best financial strategy for couples is a 'yours, mine, ours' set up.

    I disagree, I prefer a 'his = mine, mine = mine, ours = mine' set up.
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    Post  ydekm Fri May 28, 2010 12:35 pm

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    Kissme wrote:Regardless though, you will still be left short unless the other persons income magically increases. I would say there would be more risk for a couple they have higher outgoings than a single person would.

    Really only in 'consumables' like food, electricity, petrol etc.

    Still - the best financial strategy for couples is a 'yours, mine, ours' set up.

    I disagree, I prefer a 'his = mine, mine = mine, ours = mine' set up.

    For sheezy.

    I used to think couples should keep some finances seperate.. but now I dont really care.

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