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FMOOD 0199: Should You Keep a Credit Card for Travel Purposes?

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Should you keep a credit card for travel purposes? Some folks believe so, and I do agree with some of the valid points offered with doing so. First of all, the fraud protection and ease of disputing a charge is quite easy with a credit card. This is a big deal to me.   If you travel often for work and are reimbursed for expenses, using a credit card is an easy way to keep your expenses for work and for your home budget completely separated. Once you have been reimbursed for expenses, you can immediately pay the balance on the card. It will save you from having to enter a lot of otherwise unnecessary line items and details into your monthly budget for work-related expenses, and to me, that makes sense to keep the two completely separated.   Many hotels also require a credit card on file, even if you are paying with cash. From their perspective, they don't know who you are or if you are going to trash the room. They want to have recourse to recover charges or other damages, and they likely won't accept checks o