All Posts Tagged With: "credit cards"

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Keep Your Money for Yourself – Part 2: Get the Best Deals

Finding the best deals does not need to be difficult. For some like me (the compulsive shopper), shopping can be an addiction. By making wise money choices, you give yourself the opportunity to make wise-money investments. This second article in a four-part series offers nine tips that will help you find the best deals on [...]
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You Can Prepay Your Way to a Better Credit Score

It’s unfortunately very easy to get into debt that’s bigger than causes larger monthly payments than you’re able to pay.  Before you know it, you can be left with a damaged credit history and a lower-than-average credit score that results in difficulty in getting additional credit in the future.  Credit scores and your credit history [...]
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20 FREE THINGS YOU CAN DO TO PUT MONEY IN YOUR POCKET

Although these tips are written for business owners, many of these tips can be used for everyday people as well to save and make money. They can be done immediately, and over the course of a month or a year, you will find more money in your bank account. 1) Use a rewards credit card. [...]
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Get the Edge with Free Oil Changes

There’s a way to get $30 rebates for your oil changes- and it’s easier to get than you might think. While most rewards credit cards aren’t overly rewarding because of how much you have to spend to qualify for the rewards, and the amount of interest you pay when you carry a balance from one [...]
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Keep Your Money to Yourself – Part 1: Cut Your Expenses

Whether you are an “Average Joe” trying to go above and beyond the paycheck-to-paycheck lifestyle, or you are a business owner struggling to keep your business open and thriving, there are hundreds of things you can do to increase your cash flow every month. This article is the first in a four-part series that will [...]
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Citibank Busted Issuing 3.5 million Credit Cards to People Who Never Even Applied

What would you think of a major bank opened up a credit card company opened an account in your name even though you never applied for the car? What if I told you that this practice was completely legal? It turns out that Citibank did exactly that and opened 3.5 million credit card accounts for [...]
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Hot Deals: Get a $100 Bonus for Signing Up for the Chase Freedom Credit Card

There’s so much competition in the credit card industry right now that banks are offering all sorts of perks and bonuses for signing up for a new account with them. Some banks will offer you a lower interest rate initially, others will provide you with some sort of gift, and some have even resorted to [...]
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Don’t Become the Next Victim of Credit Card Fraud

This is a guest post written by Jakob Jelling.  One of the worst things that can happen to you is credit card fraud. This is even worse if you don’t pay very much attention to your credit reports, since you may not find out about the fraud until there are very serious problems to deal [...]
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Stuck in a Pile of Debt? Consumer Credit Counseling Can Help

This is a guest post written by Jakob Jelling. Many individuals have been helped by consumer credit counseling to take control of their finances and to eliminate debt. Consumer credit counseling can work for you by teaching money management skills which can help you throughout your lifetime. Consumer credit counseling can help you better understand [...]
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Bank of America, Capital One, Chase and Discover Caught Actively Working to Undermine Bankruptcy Laws.

When you file a Chapter 7 bankruptcy, you’ll receive a nasty mark on your credit report for the next decade, but the plus side is that you get to get rid of all of your unsecured debts. It’s not as easy to get a Chapter 7 bankruptcy anymore due to recent legislation that was bought [...]
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Why the Black Friday Deals You Scored Might Not Be Deals At All

As I write this article, millions of shoppers across the nation are invading retail stores hoping to get the best possible deals on their Christmas presents. We hit Wal-Mart up at 5:30 this morning and scored a new desktop computer for $399.99 and a Garmin GPS device for next to nothing! There are definitely some [...]