I currently use a mix of cards for my day to day spending, but primarily a cashback credit card. However, I can sometimes go through phases of overspending and not thinking about the consequences.
I use YNAB, though I still struggle to stick to a budget. I’m thinking using a debit card would encourage me to make better spending choices and I think the reduction in impulse purchases is likely to outweigh the cashback I would get.
I was just wondering if anyone had made a similar decision to move away from credit cards altogether?
Chase offers 1% cashback for 12 months on opening, can also set a monthly budget so it’ll tell you when you’ve reached your peak (unsure if tells you on every transaction over your budget).
The majority of my spend is on my Chase debit card.
I have Halifax Clarity connected to McDonalds app so that that account does not become dormant between use abroad, pay a tenner into a Monzo pot each month, and pay the DD from that. Never spent more than a tenner a month at McDonalds as it’s mainly a 99p coffee.
Prior to Chase, most my spend was on my Monzo debit card. I just found knowing my live balance easier than faffing with credit cards for the cashback. That said, the £72 cashback accrued with Chase since September will not be sniffed at
Credit cards, for me, are for major purchases. For that I use Barclaycard.
I think the trouble with me is I can go through phases of being really disciplined and only spending what I’ve budgeted for, but other times I am not.
It’s those times where I don’t think about the consequences and just grab the credit card that I need to somehow control. I wonder if a starting point would be to reduce the amount of cards I have perhaps too.
I think with the CC for monthly spending there’s always going to be the odd £10 purchase that you make a little more flippantly/towards the end of the month - but perhaps that’s just me?
I only tried it for one month.
Also, the UI/Analytics on Credit Card apps aren’t as good as what’s out there for Debit.
I use cashback credit cards and have done for years now. I generally put the money aside as I’m going along and have a direct debit setup to pay them in full.
I probably wouldn’t do it if there wasn’t cash back