I am the same way I still make my bills out by check. There are only 2 bills I pay on line & as soon as I do I go & delete my browsing history. Here is a bit of news about debit or credit cards. I recently got a call from my Credit Union asking me if I had just been to Michigan & I said no I did not know anyone there & had never been there. She told me my debit card had been used in a town in Michigan for $20.01 & it caught the eye of a very sharp person in the CU as they knew I travel very little & have never used my card in that state. I was told that if I use my debit or credit card in the gas station, grocery store, on line, etc there is a possibility someone could get the number. Or else get this the crooks out ther have machines to make up cards & they know that all Visa's start with 44 so they play around with numbers until they hit on a number that is valid & they make up a card using that number with their name & they purchase a small amount to see if it goes through un-noticed. If it does than that is when they use it for larger items. Well my card got cancelled right away & they did not pay or honor that purchase in Michigan so I hope who evers name was on it got caught & punished. I hope this is some good advise for you & others. It sure opened my eyes. Also the CU told me to never give anyone my card to pay for anything & never let it out of my sight. Oh also check all cards you carry & on the back look for the radio waves (((( like this. There is a machine that can scan these cards from your wallet in you pocket or in you purse or backpack. Call the card that sent them out & ask for new cards with out the waves.

I agree with everything pcteddyb said. I too resisted, until my daughter, who is an asst. mgr of a bank, told me this is the safest way to buy online.