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What is Credit Card and Debit Card Blocking? (21 Oct 2006) Have you ever been told you were over your credit card limit, or had your debit card declined, even though you knew you had available credit or money in your bank account? If this happened shortly after you stayed in a hotel or rented a car, the problem could have been card "blocking."
0% Credit Cards (21 Oct 2006) A description of 0% credit card offers including balance transfers and purchase offers and how to get the most from them.
Finding Reputable Credit Card Companies (21 Oct 2006) You're interested in getting the best credit cards for your family's needs, but you don't want to be cheated. Or you're interested in small business credit cards, but you've heard that some of them aren't terribly secure. What do you do?
Credit Cards: Pros and Cons (21 Oct 2006) Sure, there are a lot of problems with credit cards, but there are a lot of good things attached to them as well. For instance, if you have a small business, fleet credit cards can keep your books in order when you issue them to drivers of company vehicles for gas and automobile repairs. On the other hand, it's very easy to abuse department store credit cards. And it's easy to have too many credit cards open at once.
What To Look For In A Credit Card (21 Oct 2006) When you are deciding what type of credit card to get it is important to compare credit cards to each other and find the best deal for you. There are a variety of different credit cards available, from low interest cards, cash back cards and even reward credit cards, it's hard to decide what exactly the best credit cards are.
Is Plastic Making You Happier? (21 Oct 2006) If you're like most people, you probably own at least one. And like most people, you've maybe never thought what it's really costing you… At a recent conference held by the F...
Beware the Shopping Mall Monster (21 Oct 2006) Like me, you've probably been offered a fair old number of these by now... and, if you're like most people, chances are you maybe own at least one or two. They always seem to put in an ...
Learning the Disturbing Facts about Credit Card Debt (21 Oct 2006) When I received my first credit card in the mail at age 18 I was ecstatic, I said to myself, wow now I'm getting somewhere in life. This credit card company thinks I'm worthy of 500 dollars in credit...
Five Debt Negotiation Facts (21 Oct 2006) Knowing how to negotiate debt settlements along with these debt reduction planning tools will give you the knowledge to finally control your own debt.
Cash Advance – How Does It Work? (21 Oct 2006) If you want a cash advance or a payday/paycheck loan, you usually get a personal check. Some companies use your bank account or credit card in addition to or instead of a check. This means that you have to write a check that is to be cashed or you have to agree to have an amount withdrawn from your bank account at a certain date in future (usually 14 days). After filling-in the agreement or contract you get a sum of money that is less than what you have agreed to pay. The sum is smaller because the difference is the "fee" for the loan service. Why would the company loan you money like this? Because loaning out money in this way and getting these "fees" really brings them a huge profit at your expense.
How Do I Establish A Good Line of Credit? (21 Oct 2006) A line of credit, roughly defined, is the amount of credit that can be given to a borrower from a lender. Usually a contract or note of promissory is exchanged between the two parties, in which both parties agree to the line of credit amount, as well as the annual interest due to the lender at the end of the term.
Credit Crunch: Get Your 2008-2009 Loans Now Before They Dry Up! I’ve been warning students about the credit crunch on the horizon for a couple of months now in this blog. Now the crunch is really here and it’s going to impact you in a very personal way…in your ability to pay for college. So forget about the past posts if you want and let’s get [...]
One of our most popular pages this month is hidden! I just reviewed our traffic statistics for Student Platinum, its been a good month for us but I was surprised to see that our second most popular page is one that’s not even directly linked to from the site. The page is a resource page for high school students and first year college students. It [...]
Managing Money, Value and $1,200 Handbags My girlfriend loves fancy expensive handbags. We walk by them in a department store and I’ll hear “ooh, isn’t that absolutely gorgeous?” I’ll look at the $1,200 price tag and reply, “no”. If she had the extra $1,200 I’m sure she’d buy it although she isn’t going to spend $1,200 on a handbag when she [...]
How to Responsibly Buy Yourself Something Silly Some people can live a frugal life, save all their money and derive great happiness and satisfaction from simple things in life. Ruby-orange sunsets, drops of dew on a rose petal or knowing that when you’re 85 you’ll have lots of money might be all you need in life but that’s not me. I’ll bet [...]