Big Gulps and using your credit card for everything are two pillars of the American way of life. But a story in today’s New York Times reports that the companies that brought you the Big Gulp and promulgated no-fee (to the consumer) credit cards are at loggerheads. At issue: interchange fees. If you’re a regular [...]
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One of the great things about America is that you can use a credit card anywhere, for almost any purchase and merchants don’t charge you a fee. In fact, merchants are contractually prohibited from charging you either a fee to use your card or mandating a minimum purchase amount, though lots of treasonous types try [...]
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