2010年的理财计划建议

Cutting up credit cards makes a lot of sense and eliminating all credit-card debt makes even more sense. The interest rates associated with credit-card debt can easily overwhelm the returns you can get elsewhere.
剪碎信用卡很有道理，消灭全部信用卡债务就更有道理了。信用卡利率能轻易地抹消你在其他地方获得的收益回报。

But the world is moving away from cash at a rapid clip. The notion of having no plastic is barely feasible. Try buying a plane ticket with cash and see what that sparks in the government computers.
不过，现在世界正在迅速摆脱使用现金的年代。不用信用卡的想法几乎是行不通的。试试用现金买机票，看看这会在政府的电脑里引起什么样的反应。

So what kind of card to have? A debit card acts just like cash, which makes it the best option. You can spend only what you have.
那么应该拥有什么样的信用卡呢？借记卡就像现金一样，因此是最佳之选。用借记卡，你就只能量入为出。

Second best are charge cards that require payment in full each month. Ever since I paid off my last credit-card debt in 1996, I have only used a charge card or a debit card. It gets tough, especially around big events such as Christmas. But it's nice to not have a tempting and expensive option in the wallet.
第二个最佳选择是每个月需要全额还款的签帐卡。从1996年我把最后一笔信用卡帐单付清之后，就只用签帐卡或借记卡了。虽然不容易，特别是在圣诞节这样的大日子前后。不过钱包里没有诱人而用价不菲的信用卡，也不错。