Originally Posted by
veganmacrochick
true true.
I went off on citibank. Perhaps I should understand that there are so many scammers around and so much fraud. But, they are really protecting themselves not me as they are the ones that have to pay for fraudulent purchases. I just find it annoying that I have to have citibank be my parents, asking permission to use MY card, spending MY money when I leave town. Citibank aka babysitters of my cash?
The problem, of course, is that they can't tell the difference between
you spending
your money and
somebody else spending what ends up being
their money. And you aren't asking for permission, because they can't say no. You are giving them the information that they need in order to provide this service for you.
Not everything that happens in the world is always about oneself, so it is a mistake to take everything personally. The alternative is not to use credit cards overseas. Many of us remember doing a lot of traveling without them. Traveler's checks and cash work OK.