[pct-l] Payment Options - Debit Cards

[David Thibault]

I carried just an ATM card.  Used cash back when buying groceries.  I think
I may have had to use an ATM once to get cash.

I would just get enough cash back to restock my typical carrying cash.
Somewhere just over $100.  Most places took Debit cards and minimum
purchases were maybe $10 at most - for a hungry hiker that is not a problem
at any store.

Day-Late





> Last year I hiked on the PCT for nearly 6 months. I carried a  credit card,
> an ATM (debit) card, a Passport Card (for ID) and cash. I bought
> everything I could on the credit card, which was set up to be paid
>  automatically out
> of my bank accounts. I used the ATM (debit) card to buy  groceries when I
> needed cash back. Whenever I got cash I always got as  much as I could up
> to
> $200. That way I avoided most ATM fees. I checked my  accounts on line a
> couple of times a month. My bank account recieved monthly  deposits from my
> retirement payments.
>
> This worked very well for me
>
> The Old RidgeRunner
>
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