The changing attitude about prepaid debit cards  Visa credit
card in wallet   Tess Vigeland: Congratulations! You're becoming
more responsible with your credit cards. The Federal Reserve
reported this week that Americans continued to pay down their
cards in August, marking two straight years of monthly declines.
So does that mean we've all turned to cash? Well, no. A new kind
of card is gaining in popularity: prepaid debit cards.
Marketplace's Stacey Vanek Smith has more.  Stacey Vanek Smith:
Wendi Rogers finally got her Ph.D in May, and, after six years
of graduate school, she was strapped. So to help her out,
Rogers' parents got her a prepaid card at the local grocery
store and loaded it up with $30 every week.  Wendi Rogers: That
way I knew I had money for food. From everything from milk to
toilet paper, you've got $30 to spend, that's what you got.
Rogers loved the card, but says using it isn't always so
comfortable.  Rogers: I've noticed that the clerks, once they
see you're using a prepaid card, I do