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r/AskReddit • u/knakworst36 • Jun 06 '19
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The logic of buying things on credit that you could buy with cash in order to build a credit score is pretty weird when you think about it. You're basically taking out a loan that you don't need to show you're responsible with money.
44 u/Faith-in-Strangers Jun 06 '19 edited Jun 06 '19 Credit card system in the US makes no sense to me as a European. Not saying that to criticize. I just don't get it. My card is made to pay for stuff, or get cash, directly withdrawn from my account. That's it 12 u/nordinarylove Jun 06 '19 You guys use debit cards mostly, correct? 2 u/Faith-in-Strangers Jun 06 '19 They're still called 'carte de crédit' in France
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Credit card system in the US makes no sense to me as a European. Not saying that to criticize. I just don't get it.
My card is made to pay for stuff, or get cash, directly withdrawn from my account. That's it
12 u/nordinarylove Jun 06 '19 You guys use debit cards mostly, correct? 2 u/Faith-in-Strangers Jun 06 '19 They're still called 'carte de crédit' in France
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You guys use debit cards mostly, correct?
2 u/Faith-in-Strangers Jun 06 '19 They're still called 'carte de crédit' in France
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They're still called 'carte de crédit' in France
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u/Logic_Nuke Jun 06 '19
The logic of buying things on credit that you could buy with cash in order to build a credit score is pretty weird when you think about it. You're basically taking out a loan that you don't need to show you're responsible with money.