Originally Posted by
wittdooley
Or.... you could simply practice unenforced self-restraint. There's no difference in using a debit card and cash; I very rarely have cash with me and, quite frankly, find it a burden when I have to carry it. I simply balance my checkbook online and make sure I'm aware how much I have in my accounts. While I understand your logic behing getting only pre-paid cards, there are plenty of folks that don't need them to create an artificial enforcement of self-restraint on their spending. If only there were more US citizens that thought that way we wouldn't be where we are today.