tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19111384.post1967797248046693084..comments2024-03-24T17:06:47.135-04:00Comments on Story Bones: Really, DiscoverSteve Buchheithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12999709767641212586noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19111384.post-19545315060978444002011-08-11T10:40:57.384-04:002011-08-11T10:40:57.384-04:00Wait, each month?! I mean, I could see putting th...Wait, each month?! I mean, I could see putting that much on a credit card during a vacation; e.g. I used a credit card for hotel and expenses when I went to SXSW and then paid off the trip expenses when I got back. So I can imagine putting three grand on a card during a really nice, once-this-year vacation if you're staying in a swank hotel, not flying cattle class, etc. <i>But splitting that over a three-month period?!</i> Um. No. That's messed up.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18275812152895151542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19111384.post-63943663092982864642011-06-16T08:41:28.026-04:002011-06-16T08:41:28.026-04:00Michelle, if I put all my regular bills on a card,...Michelle, if I put all my regular bills on a card, yeah, I could be over $1000 without a problem. If I had a real reason to do that (checking account with lots of fees, a decent milage offer on the card, etc) I could see doing that. At the moment, it would feel too much like paying the same bill twice. Our checking isn't really expensive, and I still have an aversion to using a credit card (or at the very least going to things like "automatic billing" where they just bill my card, no, I want to see your bill first).<br /><br />Vince, I don't think I've ever signed up for a special offer either. And Discover is the only card that has tried to hard sell me on them, which is another reason the Discover rarely gets taken out.Steve Buchheithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12999709767641212586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19111384.post-75083559694689148632011-06-15T23:49:31.745-04:002011-06-15T23:49:31.745-04:00Not sure what "normal" is, but I don'...Not sure what "normal" is, but I don't have it.<br /><br />I have two credit cards. I use one credit card almost exclusively for business stuff, and the other one almost exclusively for non-business stuff. And It's rare that I put more than $500 on them combined.<br /><br />I don't like credit cards, and use them only because I have to for some things. And like Michelle, they get paid off in full every month.<br /><br />Oh, and I <em>never</em> take advantage of <em>any</em> "special offers." Ever.vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16955307244053931069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19111384.post-46298376789390512902011-06-15T21:37:48.342-04:002011-06-15T21:37:48.342-04:00Now I'm all embarrassed and shit, because we a...Now I'm all embarrassed and shit, because we always put $1000 a month on our card. Mind you, we always pay the bill in full every month, but still.<br /><br />Of course, about the only things that don't go on the card are groceries, my massage therapist, and the farmer's market. And a few bills that I transfer money directly from checking to the company. Everything else goes on the card, including several of my bills.<br /><br />On the other hand, I'm still not sure what our new "normal" is, since we're no longer driving to VA one weekend a month.Random Michelle Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13817444379694818074noreply@blogger.com