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EpicEng on July 17, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: One-sixth of Americans don’t have enough food to e...

How is using a credit card "cheaper" exactly? Very, very few places charge a fee for using a debit card.

aianus on July 18, 2014 [–]

My credit card has 1% cash back, extended warranty protection, theft/breakage insurance, and gives me an interest-free loan for a month.

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