SOCIAL: credit card

[Kunal Ghevaria]

My WaMu debit card charges me just 1% foreign transaction fee.  
Probably cheaper for me than converting money any other way.
Yes, I know it's not a credit card, but you might want to look into  
using a debit card overseas if that helps you reduce fees.
- Kunal.





On Mar 26, 2008, at 7:57 AM, Peter Khoury wrote:

>
> I thought I'd throw another question into the mix to see if we can  
> keep the volume of email on social up at record highs.
>
> My pet peeve is that all my credit cards (and debit cards) have  
> started charging me foreign transaction fees a 2% or 3% fee added  
> every time I use this card overseas.  They never used to do this and  
> it's really just another way for the banks to make money with  
> spurious fees.  It doesn't really cost them that much to do the  
> transaction or exchange the money.
>
> Does anybody out there know of a widely accepted card (Visa or MC)  
> that doesn't charge this foreign transaction fee (FTF).
>
> peat
>
>
> On Mar 25, 2008, at 11:26 AM, palak joshi wrote:
>> Dear Social,
>>
>> I am looking to get a unsecured credit card now that I can. I am  
>> not a big fan of credit cards but i need to have atleast one. I was  
>> thinking due to my ok score i can get a good one. Have been going  
>> back and forth between rewards and miles and cash back and this and  
>> that. I am feeling very small to venture out in this world of  
>> credit cards all by myself so i am looking to get some advice from  
>> you folks. I am very disciplined to paying back and stuff just dont  
>> know which ones to get its a big cc world out there!
>>
>> Do you have credit cards that you recommend and more importantly do  
>> not recommend? if you want to send me direct emails at palak.joshi at gmail.com 
>>  it would be fine or to the group, whatever you feel comfortable  
>> doing.
>>
>> thanks and have a good day.
>> palak.
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