On Thu, 2008-08-07 at 12:35 -0700, Bob Blick wrote: > Agreed. The only thing I would add is to always have two different > credit cards. Because if someone does something bad with your account, > it can take a week to get a replacement card. Or if you're traveling, no > card until you get back home. > > Keep the alternate card in a different pocket :) That's very good advice, especially when traveling. It's also generally a good idea that your second card has no relation to your first, i.e. get a Mastercard from a different bank if your primary is VISA. I don't know about all of Europe, but in some places (Austria) Mastercard seems to be more accepted then Visa. TTYL -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist