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Running debit as credit? What’s the difference

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on July 20, 2026 | Featured

When you use a debit card for a transaction, you are sometimes asked “debit or credit?” What’s the difference, and does it matter? … Read More

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Why the Home Depot and Target breaches aren’t an argument for using credit cards

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on September 18, 2014 | Featured

Another month, another major retailer announces that their internal records have been hacked, and their customer credit/debit card accounts stolen. This time it was 60 million accounts, making it the biggest breach ever. I was at dinner the other … Read More … Read More

Tags: credit, credit cards, debit, debit cards, emergency fund, fraud, scam

debit

Running debit as credit? What’s the difference

Why the Home Depot and Target breaches aren’t an argument for using credit cards

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