@Abidjan
Hello there - I read your post with curiosity and could not figure out who you were responding too, but wanted to reply myself.
Since the topic of this thread is How To Prioritize Emergency Funds, Savings and Paying Off Debt, using a credit card to pay bills is the antithesis of getting out of debt. 😄 If the goal is to get out of debt and not be a slave to the credit card company, etc., paying for stuff with cash is the way to go.
It is better to save up for the nice trip. To develop the necessary discipline involved. Human beings being human, the facts speak for themselves with the volume of personal debt people carry around like a weight around their neck, NOT having paid them off. People don't pay off their credit cards by and large. I see and hear it all the time with my coaching clients. In fact, often times that is why they end up becoming a client. They need help and accountability to stop using credit cards and understand why they use them at all.
So, just sayin' .... pay cash! Forget the credit cards, and enjoy that nice vacation too that was saved up for. 😄
