Re: [tlug] A Linux branded credit card

[Edward Middleton <emiddleton@example.com>]

Doug McLean wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 2:06 PM, Shawn Brown<javajunkie@example.com> wrote:
>> Look interesting but I'm sure my application would come back marked
>> "out of our billing area".
>>
>> http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=4577
> 
> Years ago in college, I actually did own the older version of this
> Linux Fund credit card when it was still issued by MBNA.  Being young
> and stupid, I ran up plenty of debt and took years to get it down.
> The interest rate wasn't very friendly either, so with affinity cards
> like this, you usually end up paying a lot more in the long-run, due
> to interest, than you would with a direct donation to the Fund.  Also,
> they never showed me how much I actually donated to the Fund, but I
> can't imagine it was really that much.

Credit cards can be a dangerous if you aren't good at paying them off at
the end of the month.  Unfortunately they are the one method that is
almost universally accepted for online purchases.

Edward