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Mar. 5th, 2010

02:31 pm - I feel like a dork.

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See, okay -- I've known for a while that it would greatly simplify my record-keeping if I had a dedicated credit card for business-related purchases. And what with these research trips to London, a decent number of those purchases are made overseas. And, well, the terms this card offers for such things are actually pretty good.

So I've just applied for a <snooty tone> Harvard Alumni credit card. </snooty tone>

I mocked kniedzw for getting one; now I'm eating my words. But I'm still going to feel like a giant dork the first hundred times I whip it out to pay for anything.


Edited for userpic change: Because really, if I'm going to do the snooty tone, I need the image to go with it.

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From:querldox
Date:March 6th, 2010 12:25 am (UTC)
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Did you check for what their foreign exchange surcharge is? Pretty much all major cards, other than those issued by Capital One, are charging 3% or more, while CO is still only charging the previously standard 1%.

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From:swan_tower
Date:March 6th, 2010 12:45 am (UTC)
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That's exactly why I went for it. They don't levy a surcharge on foreign transactions.
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From:unforth
Date:March 6th, 2010 12:28 am (UTC)
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I remember when my mom got her Cornell Alumni credit card, it had a picture of the main Student Union and everything. I remember thinking that it was all classy (I was maybe a high school freshman?). Somehow, the Binghamton University Alumni credit card they keep trying to shove at me just doesn't have the same effect. :)

It's good to have a credit card just for business, though - I have one - it makes it simple to sort out your finances. ;)
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From:(Anonymous)
Date:March 6th, 2010 01:44 pm (UTC)
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With all our foreign transactions, Dad would like to know if we can get one - after all, _we_ paid for that education that makes you an alum. But he also wants AA miles with it!
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