kyounge1956
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I'm interested.
Not having a credit card would make travel quite difficult and renting a car nearly impossible.
Not so. A debit card with Visa or Master Card logo works just as well, and I get airline miles with mine as well. I got rid of my credit card between fifteen and twenty years ago, but I've had no difficulty with travel, including buying plane tickets online, booking airport shuttles, making hotel reservations, paying for food at restaurants and the like. I believe I've also rented a car with my debit card. I've never had anyplace tell me "we only take credit cards, not debit". I have occasionally asked whether it makes any difference that it's a debit card, and it never has.
I do remember that years ago, many places would not accept a non-logo bank ATM card in the same way as a credit card, but that's so long ago now, I don't know if the banks even offer non-logo ATM cards any more. Even earlier than that, lots of places wanted a driver's license and credit card number with a check, and I do remember it could be a bit of a pain in the neck not having a credit card at that time. But it's been many, many years since I've experienced any inconvenience I could even partly blame on being credit-card free.