Treated Like a Criminal at Checkout? Don’t Put Up With It
June 9, 2010 – 10:53 am | No Comment

Credit card fraud is a serious issue, and retailers and credit card issuers have enacted a number of measures to help protect your identity and their bottom-lines. But the backlash of tighter security is that …

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How to Pull Off A Successful Credit Card Dispute
August 3, 2009 – 7:07 am | 2 Comments
How to Pull Off A Successful Credit Card Dispute

It’s happened to all of us. You buy something in a store, and when you get it home, find out that it just doesn’t work. Maybe you’ve made a purchase online and it arrives damaged …

How Your FICO Score Impacts Your Life
July 28, 2009 – 9:28 am | 6 Comments
How Your FICO Score Impacts Your Life

Your FICO score is more than just a credit score – it can have a big effect on areas of your life that, at first glance, completely unrelated to it. No, it’s not just your …

12 Side Hustles To Stay Afloat
July 23, 2009 – 9:23 am | 7 Comments
12 Side Hustles To Stay Afloat

I’m on this whole holiday kick and one of the things I’ve been thinking about lately is how I can inject a little more cash flow into my budget. I’ve got things locked down pretty …

Soft Pull vs. Hard Pull: Which is What and Who’s Responsible?
July 23, 2009 – 9:16 am | 2 Comments
Soft Pull vs. Hard Pull: Which is What and Who’s Responsible?

The precise formula that credit reporting agencies use to determine your credit score is as elusive as Google’s PageRank algorithm. But there are some things we consumers understand well about the factors that go into …

Personal Finance Is Not A Race
July 20, 2009 – 9:56 am | 8 Comments
Personal Finance Is Not A Race

We all have our own goals in life regarding personal finance. Some of us want wealth, some of us just want enough. Whatever your specific goal, it’s important to remember that personal finance is not …

Credit Card Review: Discover® More(SM) Card
July 19, 2009 – 4:08 am | No Comment
Credit Card Review: Discover® More(SM) Card

This week we review the Discover® More(SM) Card.
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What we like about it…

0% interest rate on balance transfers for 6 months. If you use it properly, this time will give you …

What I Think of Dave Ramsey
May 23, 2008 – 6:45 am | 97 Comments
What I Think of Dave Ramsey

I get asked about Dave Ramsey a lot. Several people come into the credit union spouting the words of Dave Ramsey and then ask if we know who he is. Well, any banker worth their …