241

Europeans, what is something that Americans have/do that makes no sense to you? (programming.dev)

submitted 1 year ago by likeaduck@programming.dev to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

585 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[-] teegus@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago

I (european) pay everything with a credit card (where possible, which is every store except some small independent ones). Then, I pay everything back by the due date. Why? In addition to a free loan while my assets are invested, I get 1-2% cashback. Yay, free money.

What we have of credit scores doesn't depend on our credit history as in the US though. Unless you currently have unpaid debt there should be nothing negative in your credit report. As it should be.

[-] szczuroarturo@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago

At least in Poland credit cards dont seem to have the cashback option,which makes them even more pointless compared to debit cards.

this post was submitted on 15 Sep 2023

241 points (90.8% liked)

Ask Lemmy

27036 readers

743 users here now

A Fediverse community for open-ended, thought provoking questions

Please don't post about US Politics. If you need to do this, try !politicaldiscussion@lemmy.world

Rules: (interactive)

1) Be nice and; have fun

Doxxing, trolling, sealioning, racism, and toxicity are not welcomed in AskLemmy. Remember what your mother said: if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all. In addition, the site-wide Lemmy.world terms of service also apply here. Please familiarize yourself with them

2) All posts must end with a '?'

This is sort of like Jeopardy. Please phrase all post titles in the form of a proper question ending with ?

3) No spam

Please do not flood the community with nonsense. Actual suspected spammers will be banned on site. No astroturfing.

4) NSFW is okay, within reason

Just remember to tag posts with either a content warning or a [NSFW] tag. Overtly sexual posts are not allowed, please direct them to either !asklemmyafterdark@lemmy.world or !asklemmynsfw@lemmynsfw.com. NSFW comments should be restricted to posts tagged [NSFW].

5) This is not a support community.

It is not a place for 'how do I?', type questions. If you have any questions regarding the site itself or would like to report a community, please direct them to Lemmy.world Support or email info@lemmy.world. For other questions check our partnered communities list, or use the search function.

Reminder: The terms of service apply here too.