10 Debit Card Dangers
Debit Cards vs. Credit Cards
The key difference between credit cards and debit cards is that each time a consumer uses a credit card, he or she is incurring debt to a credit card issuer.Debit cards, on the other hand, are a financial instrument whereby the consumer is using his or her own money that is being withdrawn from an existing banking account that has already been funded. This major difference means there are 10 disadvantages of debit card use.
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