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Published - Wednesday, September 24, 2008
How many credit cards do you have?
Tribune reporters asked seven random people on the street about their credit card use.
Jeremy Mathison, 32, Coon Valley
How many credit cards do you have? Four or five.
When did you get your first credit card? About five years ago.
What do you use it for? Big stuff — car repairs, appliances.
What’s the smallest purchase you’ve ever made with a credit card? Probably a sandwich.
Dan Cannon, 22, La Crosse
How many credit cards do you have? None. I pay cash. I have a bank card — I rarely use that.
When did you get your first credit card? Never.
Sue Petrie, 66, La Crosse
How many credit cards do you have? One. Plus a bank (check) card.
When did you get your first credit card? Whenever they got me.
What do you use it for? It’s all I use. I pay it off right away.
What’s the smallest purchase you’ve ever made with a credit card? Probably 94 cents for three online photo prints.
Danny Foote, 60, Blair
How many credit cards do you have? One. I had it switched to a check card. A lot of places weren’t taking checks.
When did you get your first credit card? Probably 20 years ago.
What do you use it for? Usually emergencies.
What’s the smallest purchase you’ve ever made with a credit card? Gas, which isn’t small anymore.
Lea Kendhammer, 45, Onalaska
How many credit cards do you have? Probably three.
When did you get your first credit card? Probably when I was 18.
What do you use it for? Just to order stuff. I don’t keep a balance.
What’s the smallest purchase you’ve ever made with a credit card? Probably something on eBay for $10.
April Graewin, 31, La Crosse
How many credit cards do you have? I think four.
When did you get your first credit card? I think I was 20 or so.
What do you use it for? Shopping. Who doesn’t?
What’s the smallest purchase you’ve ever made with a credit card? Lunch.
Daniel Quast, 18, La Crosse
How many credit cards do you have? None. I stick with my debit card.
When did you get your first credit card? Never.
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