I found out this week that the Internet is a valuable comparison tool.  It allows you to shop at many different places without ever having to leave home.  You can also find special offers that you usually cannot find at a regular brick and mortar store.  I just want to highlight my journey this week on my quest to find a credit card.

You see, I needed a credit card as there were a few gifts that I wanted to purchase for my friends for Christmas that were a lot cheaper online.  Catch is, you needed a credit card at these sites.  So I thought I could just jump on the computer, go online and find a good one.

Man, there were so many options.  I found cashback credit cards, credit cards with reward programs and even ones that had no fees.  There were also different interest rates and different payback options - talk about overwhelming.  So I found three or four of them that I liked the most, printed out the information and sat down to read them.

After about an hour or so I have narrowed it down to the two cards I think I would be best.  I have decided to sleep on it so that I make a good decision.  I am happy that I did my research online: I was able to compare credit cards easily, but I was able to decide without having to make an appointment with anyone, freeing my time for other things.