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> Every time I go to the grocery store to buy something and don’t have to worry about my card being declined, it feels like magic. Even years later. So this is
by piker 2y ago
> Every time I go to the grocery store to buy something and don’t have to worry about my card being declined, it feels like magic. Even years later.
So this is universal!
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- tptacek 2y agoI'm almost 30 years from anything resembling precarity and I still subtly cross myself almost every time I swipe a card at the grocery store.
- barrenko 2y agoJust did this a minute ago!
- fragmede 2y agothe real question is how many backups do your carry in case the first one doesn't work, and I'm not asking about credit card point games
- labster 2y agoI doubt God carries much sway with the credit card companies. Maybe try the other guy.
- pfannkuchen 2y agoHe didn’t specify a directionality.
- thom 2y agoRemoving this anxiety was one of the most unexpectedly powerful changes in my life. And then in a moment of hubris I signed up for an American Express card and now have to relive it every time because a good portion of vendors in the UK don’t take it.
- vundercind 2y agoNot having to keep a running tally of items going in the cart to make sure you don’t overdraft is amazing. Knowing that whatever you put in, you’ve definitely got enough for it, is such a relief (once you break the habit). Maybe favor things on sale, sure, but no going “oh I can’t get a second package of chicken”.