They're good for mixing epoxy on, applying polyfilla, extra shims for
tile spacing. Lots of other uses too.
In addition to using old credit cards, buy a new deck of playing cards to
use for some of these purposes. You can use two or more at a time to
increase stiffness. We've done that in certain hobby building.
As Alex says, your pin or password are not on your card. Running a small dc
magnet should remagnitize the strip unreadable. Might take a good one, run
a magnet over it, and try it in a reader. I am betting it won't get read.
Dave C