You need to explicitly stop using Visa and MasterCard.
Yes, I know that's hard, but you can transition to Discover and American Express for most things. Do not fund your enemies.
Ben & Jerry's is not an ice cream company. They are a hyper-partisan political organization's front group that sells ice cream to send profits up the political chain. So is Mastercard. So is JP Morgan Chase. So is Amazon Web Services.
"But it's hard to change my banks and credit card companies"
I don't care. Convenience is what got you here in the first place. Fight.
Yes, I know that's hard, but you can transition to Discover and American Express for most things. Do not fund your enemies.
At least you americans have other options. For me the only other option is to just use cash because no bank in my country issues anything other than Visa or MasterCard.
I don't blame you, but perchance it's time to start thinking of being your own bank, and using different options to at least store money, and only keep small liquid amounts in your regular currency.
Unless you never go anywhere on vacation and only have hobbies that allow you to buy stuff locally, in person, this is more of a problem for Europeans than just sacrificing a bit of convenience.
Barely any online shop allows you to use your bank account for transactions (I personally only know Amazon; never mind that all the banks I know are in a partnership with Mastercard anyways), most require Visa, Mastercard or Paypal (which is even more pozzed).
Most hotels require you to register a credit card, when booking, even if you are paying in cash. And pretty much all European airlines only let you pay with credit card as well. (The holiday issue is the only reason I got a credit card in the first place, so that at least one person in the family can book something.)
And this is me, writing my experiences in a still very cash friendly country.
Couple months ago, I went on a trip to Britain and it was a nightmare. Pretty much everywhere you had to pay with card. They wouldn't fucking take cash. And from what I heard, the Netherlands are even worse.
Yes, that seems to be the aggression of the Credit Card companies with the Globalists. I wonder if there's any place that has any sort of Crypto bank that uses a credit card.
Bitcoin as a long-term asset, yes. But it's a hard proposition to ask people to watch the purchasing power of their savings account decrease by 30% every year or so.
Additionally, not many places still use Bitcoin for purchases. Look, I like gold and silver too, but I don't know anywhere I can give that out to buy a sandwich.
Mastercard is the Final Boss.
You need to explicitly stop using Visa and MasterCard.
Yes, I know that's hard, but you can transition to Discover and American Express for most things. Do not fund your enemies.
Ben & Jerry's is not an ice cream company. They are a hyper-partisan political organization's front group that sells ice cream to send profits up the political chain. So is Mastercard. So is JP Morgan Chase. So is Amazon Web Services.
"But it's hard to change my banks and credit card companies"
I don't care. Convenience is what got you here in the first place. Fight.
At least you americans have other options. For me the only other option is to just use cash because no bank in my country issues anything other than Visa or MasterCard.
I don't blame you, but perchance it's time to start thinking of being your own bank, and using different options to at least store money, and only keep small liquid amounts in your regular currency.
Unless you never go anywhere on vacation and only have hobbies that allow you to buy stuff locally, in person, this is more of a problem for Europeans than just sacrificing a bit of convenience.
Barely any online shop allows you to use your bank account for transactions (I personally only know Amazon; never mind that all the banks I know are in a partnership with Mastercard anyways), most require Visa, Mastercard or Paypal (which is even more pozzed).
Most hotels require you to register a credit card, when booking, even if you are paying in cash. And pretty much all European airlines only let you pay with credit card as well. (The holiday issue is the only reason I got a credit card in the first place, so that at least one person in the family can book something.)
And this is me, writing my experiences in a still very cash friendly country.
Couple months ago, I went on a trip to Britain and it was a nightmare. Pretty much everywhere you had to pay with card. They wouldn't fucking take cash. And from what I heard, the Netherlands are even worse.
Yes, that seems to be the aggression of the Credit Card companies with the Globalists. I wonder if there's any place that has any sort of Crypto bank that uses a credit card.
Use cash. Every credit card charges merchant fees that eat into profits.
Well, obviously. I'm saying if you're going to use plastic...
Wouldn't it make more sense for companies to accept things like Bitcoin and for people to use Bitcoin?
Bitcoin as a long-term asset, yes. But it's a hard proposition to ask people to watch the purchasing power of their savings account decrease by 30% every year or so.
Additionally, not many places still use Bitcoin for purchases. Look, I like gold and silver too, but I don't know anywhere I can give that out to buy a sandwich.