If life takes Visa, and Mastercard covers everything except those priceless moments money can’t buy, then all I need to enjoy my trip overseas is my credit card, right?
Not necessarily, as some Americans have found during trips abroad over the past few years by getting stuck in train stations or embarrassed in restaurants and shops when their credit cards are declined. This can happen even when travelers take the recommended precautions, like making sure their accounts are in good standing and contacting their card issuer before the trip to make sure fraud detection safeguards aren’t activated by the first overseas purchase.
The main reason for these unfortunate mixups has to do with differences in the card manufacturing technology used in the United States versus parts of Europe. You might remember a lot of buzz about “smart card technology” some years back. Smart c
It’s almost uncanny how this all works. The violence and debauchery of the misguided and self-indulgent Occupy movement has peaked just in time to draw all of the media attention away from the biggest problem both the 99% and the 1% face in the immediate future. Headlines of OWS miscreants terrorizing school children and throwing acid at police officers managed to push the headlines of the shameful and dangerous debt milestone – U.S. DEBT PASSES $15 TRILLION – to the inside pages. Just a
If you are looking for a low interest credit card, then you don’t need to look any further than your local credit union. Credit Unions are an excellent source for credit and loans everywhere in the country. If you are a member of the Arapahoe Credit Union in Centennial, CO, then you can choose the Visa Platinum Card for your low interest card choice.
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