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Washington Post recently ran some required reading for all credit card users entitled “Five myths about America’s credit card debt.” Don’t be deceived by the somewhat banal title – this piece is actually very illuminating …
February 2010 is almost upon us, which means the CARD Act is about to kick in to full effect. Of course, the credit card companies haven’t been resting on their laurels, waiting for the government …
I don’t know about you guys, but I’ve been noticing an increasing trend lately that I’m not completely on-board with yet. Retailers who use rebates to lure us in are moving from a paper check …
Sound familiar? I was recently asked this question by one of my clients and figured the question warranted discussion.
The average American has anywhere from 5-10 credit cards, though with the recent financial crisis, that number …
At last, a sign that the credit crunch may be on its way out? The Discover® More(SM) Card now has a 0% interest offer on balance transfers for 12 months! There’s also 0% on purchases …
In personal finance there is a constant list of things you hear in order to get started on the path to saving money and reducing your debt.
Skip the Starbuck’s coffee
Brown bag it during the …
What with the more conventional investments under-performing over the last couple of years, it may be time to start thinking about putting some of your money towards a few ‘less orthodox’ ventures. This, presumably, is …
What with rising interest rates, cancelled accounts, and slashed spending limits, it’s looking like many credit cards won’t see the light of day this Christmas, shunned in favor of the trusty (and ever more popular) …
Happy Black Friday, shoppers. Did you go out a-spending this morning? Are you still waiting in line as you read this post? We hope you’re having fun and took some of our advice for retail …
Here come the sales. And the crowds. And the flurry of plastic and cash in exchange for plastic goods and novelty knickknacks. For some, there’s nothing quite like the smell of commerce in the morning. …
Yesterday, Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich) fired off a letter to the Federal Reserve Board urging it to tweak the rules implementing the CARD Act. Among them, Levin took time to identify a litany of wily …
Good credit card customers don’t make money for the likes of JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America. They take money. If you’re like me, you rack up tons of points on your card, pay it …
Get Rich Slowly has a great post this week entitled “How to Establish a Credit History Without Losing Your Shirt” and it focuses solely on secured credit cards. Basically, the credit line on a secured …
We’ve all heard about that notorious “natural drug” found in turkey. You know – shoptophan, which induces Americans to compulsively wake in the wee hours of the morning 12 hours after consumption and lurch zombie-like, …
