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		christonog on June 7, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN - How do Quora, Reddit and SO monetize? So what about credit cards and bank accounts that have no annual fees (essentially free to use)? I suppose your money is the product being sold (in terms of interest) in this case.

pavel_lishin on June 7, 2012 [–]

Stores have to pay to use Visa, etc. So you're still paying for that credit card via slightly higher prices.

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