Callie
10+ Posts
I've been fretting about identity theft lately - we've been a part of a couple of those situations where masses of people were affected by some sort of breach or other - and I've been wondering what people do these days traveling abroad.
We've never had a problem using our debit cards, but I'm thinking about opening an account at a new bank, depositing enough money to take care of an emergency and our expenses and using only that account for travel. We use our American Express cards and another bank card (VISA) if necessary, but on our last couple of trips, we've tried to use only cash. Fortunately our bank doesn't charge when we use our debit cards at other banks. And when we get the bills after the trip, they don't cause palpitations.
How do you protect yourself without being ridiculous? The last thing I need is another bank account/debit/credit card.
Callie
We've never had a problem using our debit cards, but I'm thinking about opening an account at a new bank, depositing enough money to take care of an emergency and our expenses and using only that account for travel. We use our American Express cards and another bank card (VISA) if necessary, but on our last couple of trips, we've tried to use only cash. Fortunately our bank doesn't charge when we use our debit cards at other banks. And when we get the bills after the trip, they don't cause palpitations.
How do you protect yourself without being ridiculous? The last thing I need is another bank account/debit/credit card.
Callie