From BundleHQ: What do you pay for, but never use?

Mark Armstrong  |  02:43 PM, Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Good morning, Bundlers. You look nice today.

Credit cards are fine, but. What in god's name are you thinking? That seems to be the consensus from those responding to yesterday's Awkward Dollar, in which a person with $10,000 in credit-card debt needs help understanding what's so bad about the magic plastic. Says Angela: "Instant gratification is fun, but isn't there something disconcerting about being 30 and paying for a pair of jeans you wore when you were 23?" Daniel, meanwhile, speaks for the card lovers, saying the convenience of plastic is appreciated, especially when waiting in line behind someone "who counts out their pennies." Don't worry, Daniel, Moriah and Logan just throw theirs away.

Half off: Justin's got a new saving tip, courtesy of Get Rich Slowly: Just use half of what you normally would, by rationing things like soap, detergent and shampoo. The "half" method has its limits, of course — this wouldn't work for plane tickets, which, incidentally, Logan is sick of. (Preach, Logan.)

You got this? Kate was curious, after watching the below SNL sketch "I Got This," whether guys still fight to pay the check at dinner as much as they used to. Of course, we've talked about what to do when friends insist on paying, and when the woman is perfectly happy letting men reach for their wallets. And we also know that the Bundle men are a generous, chivalrous lot. But are most American men still this insistent?

Links! And more links! Our pals at SavvySugar want to know: Is it okay to register if there's no wedding?, and over at Budgets Are Sexy, J.Money just got back from Prague and Vienna and he's recapping the total expenses: $4,517, including flights, nine nights' worth of 4-5-star hotels, transportation, ATM withdrawals and pet-sitting. So? How'd he do?

Question of the Day: Confession time: What do you pay for but never use? Everybody's got at least one thing. (I'm actually thinking of five.) Post here, or tweet it at #uselesspayment.