as a result of F9'11...I got a new Credit card and sold out my

[greenbriar]

citibank card


any other cards we should be aware of???

[info being]

1. All of them

Credit Cards enslave you to corporate power. Do everything you can not to use them.

[greenbriar]

3. that aside,

which cards support bush/saudis

[taxidriver]

4. i avoid using my credit and debit cards unless its an emergency

i like cash.

[greenbriar]

5. I do to

but there are times when a card is necessary.

I just want the right one

[alpizzy]

6. Try

http://www.workingassets.com/

[ronnykmarshall]

2. Glad I quite banking with them.

They bought Cal Fed Bank (who I LOVED) and it was never the same.

[Gman]

7. I will never get into that hole again

Its been about 8 years since I got out of credit card debt and I will never go there again. If I can't cover it with my Visa check card or Amex (pay it all at the end of the month), I don't do it.

[el_gato]

8. You can get a CC through Working Assets

and they help progressive causes

[GOPisEvil]

12. Yeah, but it's issued by MBNA.

So, the good is tempered by the bad.

[el_gato]

16. ouch! thanks for telling me

[Bandit]

9. MBNA is largest GOP contributor

If you have any MBNA Credit Cards or Loans pay them off and replace them. They pile interest on top of interest.

[physioex]

10. Credit cards should only be used to spend money that you have...

I can't stand the way these companies prey on the poorest people in our society holding a vast portion of unsecured debt while charging exorbitant interest rates.

[gratuitous]

11. Go through your credit union

Non-profit, locally owned, managed and run. You're not just an account holder, you're a member of a credit union.

[greenbriar]

14. good idea

I hadn't even thought about that...thanks

[DU9598]

15. MBNA = Fraud

I spent over two hours on the phone with those SOB's last night. I have great credit. I got a reward bonus. It says it is an $80.00 coupon. Says you can get 8 videos at $9.97 each and pay $3.95 for all 8 videos. So, I send it in and two bills later (after the 30 days to send back the videos) I get charged $80.00. So I call and MBNA says there is nothing they can do about it. They told me I could dispute it, but their coupon and the reward company was not affiliated with them. Long story short, last night I finally got so frustrated I cancelled my two credit cards with them. I had to wait on hold over 20 minutes to get someone on the line who would let me cancel my card. So, today, I try to call them back to get more information on disputing the $80.00 bill and now they tell me they will not talk to me because I cancelled my card.

I am just going to contact the Iowa Attorney General's office and ask them for help.

MBNA = BAD

[West Coast Democrat]

17. Maybe the Better Business Bureau can help

You could try filing a complaint at least.

[West Coast Democrat]

13. I use CitiBank too....

but I don't feel that bad because I've never paid them a cent in interest, and they've given me hundreds of dollars in "cash back" bonuses.