[spikeytx86]

I pay for everything with my credit card. I do not like to carry cash. I live in Houston and especially since the spike in crime after the flood of people from Katrina came in I never carry cash. If I get mugged I use no money because I have zero liability. If I carry cash I lose all of it.

And people pay for gas with credit or debit cards because they don't want to go inside.

[spikeytx86]

*lose.

My bad.

[dogcaller]

Also credit cards are a great cash and time management tool...they hope you will run a continuing balance so they earn the interest. Many consumers choose to use the float and pay off each billing cycle. A good strategy if you get a card with no annual fee and do in fact pay off each month. I personally can't see stopping at an ATM to carry gas money around...the exception to this would be a station offering a worthwhile cash discount.