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, …

If you read our previous review of the Discover® More (SM) Card, you may be considering a switch to this immensely popular cashback card. But before you sign up, you might want to take …

They’ve always got the same question for you when you check out at Best Buy (or any other big box store):
“Would you like to purchase an extended warranty, service protection plan or product replacement plan?”
And …

Last night, my wife and I watched “A Night to Remember” on TCM. For those who haven’t seen it, this is a starkly different take on the Titanic than you may remember from the recent …

In an environment where banks are (understandably) hesitant to loan money to individuals, LendingClub bills itself as a way for borrowers to get low interest rate loans and build their credit. With LendingClub, you can …

Right now is a pretty interesting time for credit card issuers and credit card users alike. The entire industry is in flux, thanks to the recent economic turmoil and a flurry of tits-for-tats regarding credit …

Chase Freedom has long been hailed as the best cashback credit card. The card let you get 3% cashback on gas, grocery and drug store purchases before moving to a “top 3 spending” in 15 …

When Alberto Gonzalez and his ring of credit card thieves struck, over 46 million cardholders had their information stolen. Luckily, thanks to limited liability guaranteed by federal law, individual consumers did not see much damage …

The rates are climbing. The debt is mounting. The rewards are waning. The security risks are growing. So, what should you do with your credit card? Close it or keep it?
There are sound arguments for …

In the November 2009 issue of Consumer Reports magazine, they had a rundown of “credit cards worth keeping.” This is an especially useful list now that terms are changing and many of us are considering …

Let’s play a quick game. Guess by who this comment was made and at whom: These companies “used deceptive language to trick their customers into signing something they thought would save them money.” (WSJ) You …

Ever have this happen?: you pull one credit score and you get say, 667 and then you pull it again from another bureau and get 573. Has something gone terribly wrong with your credit rating …

Today, we’ll be taking a look at some essential and interesting links and articles from around the web on the topic of credit cards. With the economy in a rut and new credit card and …