[pct-l] Payment Options - Debit Cards

[Thomas Jamrog]

US Post Offices have also been useful for me in giving cash back with my debit card as well.
Uncle Tom 
  
Follow Uncle Tom on the PCT 2010.
2,656 miles from Mexico to Canada.
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On Apr 4, 2010, at 9:23 PM, David Thibault wrote:

> 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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