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pay online: credit card or debit card?
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nowadays, some banks in some countries offer things like temporary virtual cards for online payments. they are issued either free of charge or at a negligible charge, immediately, via bank's web interface (access to which might either be free or not, this varies). you get a separate account for the newly-issued "card" (the "card" being just a set of numbers), you transfer some money there (same web-interface), you use it to make payment(s), you leave $0 on that "card" and within a day or a month, it expires. somewhat convenient and your possible loss is limited tightly. check if your local banks offer this kind of service.
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