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Buckeyeblue

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9. Don't use a debit card

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Thu Nov 21, 2024, 06:39 PM

Nov 21

Get a low limit credit card and pay it off each month. You'll do two things for yourself:

1. Protect your actual money
2. Help your credit score by paying off your credit card each month

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Debit card update. [View all] Archae Nov 21 OP

My debit card got stolen Bettie Nov 21 #1

Understandable, but take comfort in the fact the bank did what they were supposed to do. surfered Nov 21 #2

I don't blame the bank. Archae Nov 21 #3

Today I got a debit/credit card. multigraincracker Nov 21 #4

I've always only used my debit card at the bank Joinfortmill Nov 21 #5

Same here, only used at the bank and I still got hacked. Someone made a withdrawal in another state. surfered Nov 21 #6

Wow Joinfortmill Nov 21 #8

Glad to hear that 😀 Meowmee Nov 21 #7

Don't use a debit card Buckeyeblue Nov 21 #9

My card in the States gets hacked regularly DFW Nov 21 #10

My card in the States gets hacked regularly DFW Nov 21 #11

That happened to me last year with a Nordstrom credit card I had for years. kimbutgar Nov 21 #12

Quit using DownriverDem Nov 21 #13

Hewlett Packard customer support KT2000 Nov 21 #14

I never used debit cards because of this. Its terrible. Callie1979 Nov 21 #15

We don't use our debit cards unless we're standing at the bank's own ATM machine Bluejeans Nov 21 #16