>>>as soon as I get my creditcard
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>>It seems that credit cards aren't very common in Europe. Even university students (sometime even high school students) have them here.
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>I've lived 28 years without them. I'm beginning to realize that I only need it because I occasionally want to pay via the internet. I can't see any other purpose for it.

And I hope within the next few years that will change. I should be able to buy something online with cash and anonymously also.

I hope that some type of electonric wallet will be developed that will transfer money to venders with out the need to give them a credit card. First Virtual did this for a while, but they seemed to have died out.

You should be able to populate your wallet with a xFer from your checking account, or with a CC if you prefer, but any time you used the wallet, in should be like using cash, anonymous. Of course, most stuff you buy on line has to be shipped, but not everything. I believe I will be getting one of the MBE mailboxes too, so I can be a little more anonymous.

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