I was glad to see that gas prices were down, even in California. I was quite surprised that most the gas stations charged you $0.10 more per gallon if you used your credit card. If you paid with cash, it was cheaper. I didn't know if that meant you had to start handing them $20 bills or what.
In the financial course I took from Dave Ramsey, I learned that you should use your debit card as a credit card to protect you. Dave doesn't even know his PIN so I figured I could do the same. Our trip to CA was the first time that I wish I knew my PIN so I could pay less for gas (and maybe a few other times when I wanted cash back). I purchased gas the first time and after that Ryan used his debit card so we could get the cheaper rate.
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Did you know that if you use your debit card as a credit card and pay at the pump in my town (all the gas stations) they will put a "hold" on your account anywhere from $1 to $75. Until the bank clears the transaction. But if you go inside and use the debit card as a debit card it doesn't put the hold on. Yep, guess who is going inside to pay for her gas.
I thought it was illegal to charge more to use a credit card???
Yeah, isn't that a pain? Glad you were able to pay with a debit card afterall!
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