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Credit-worthiness.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)

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| December 01, 2008 | Chernow, Gary | COPYRIGHT 2008 Consumers Union of the United States, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Your October 2008 article on credit cards was excellent ("The New Credit Card Jungle"). But there is a downside to not using a credit card. I have survived quite well with one debit and one credit card, and I occasionally use a ...

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