We’ve all been there. We go to the store and plan to use our card, but when we get to the register and the clerk swipes it, there’s an error message. The card is unreadable. …

I read an article today that talked about college students paying their tuition with credit cards. With the economy seemingly getting worse and parental contributions and student loans drying up, where’s a student to turn? …

There’s been much concern in the finance industry over inflation – even the Fed has held off raising rates because of it. So, I thought it would be prudent to talk about some ways to …

Admittedly, this month’s theme for the PF Bloggers Group Writing Project, Rich People Gone Broke, is a little heavy on the Schadenfreude.
The fact that we often feel joy when confronted with another person’s misfortune is …

Changes in the credit industry are coming, that much we know for sure. What they’ll be and the exact extent of the new laws can only be guessed at until they come into play – …

As I was trolling around online, I found a funny – albeit old – letter that someone in the UK wrote to their bank. It was then published in the newspaper, and while many people …

In tribute to Bernie Mac, I’m dedicating my roundup to the offbeat this week. These are some of the funniest posts out there, not all deal with finance, but every once in a while, we …

Here’s a question that maybe you guys can answer for me: why do people get mad when you ask for ID?
Ok, I can understand if you know the person, but it’s a little different when …

What a rip off! And what I mean by that is not the product itself; I mean the implication that your financial institution can actually do anything to help you with that card. Oh they …

Interchange fees. I’ve talked about these before, but not in a post all their own. These little buggers are responsible for every consumer paying an average of over $400 a year in “fees,” whether they …

Welcome to the August 7, 2008 edition of the Finance Fiesta – Nachos edition. Mmmm! Wikipedia enlightens us about the origins of this delicious dish:
“Nachos originated in the city of Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico, just …

I read a story online about some of the stupid things people do with money and one of the comments was from someone in the banking industry. He said that he had a client who …

According to a 2002 Stanford University study, there are 60 million Americans addicted to shopping.
Go ahead and snicker – a shopping addiction is sometimes seen as a bit of a joke, the ditz’s addiction. It’s …

As we all know, banks charge overdraft fees when an account is overdrawn. I’ve explained the reasoning for this before, why banks charge fees . There are many reasons, but one of the biggest ones …