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Lawmakers Push For An Extension Of The $8000 First Time Homebuyers Tax Credit Into 2010 In Proposed Bill

October 23, 2009
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Since earlier this year we’ve been talking a lot about the $8000 first time homebuyer tax credit that was passed as a part of the 2009 Economic Stimulus Package. The credit has been available for first time homebuyers since January 1st, and will continue to be available until November 30th. Now that the program [...]

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First Time Homebuyer Tax Credit May Be Extended To All Homebuyers And Increased to $15,000 Through New Bill

September 18, 2009
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The last few months have seen an increase in home sales to first time homebuyers, as well as a slight improvement in the real estate market as a whole.  A lot of people feel that this is largely due to the first time homebuyer tax credit that the Obama administration passed earlier this year. The [...]

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Five Things That Don’t Affect Your Credit Score

August 20, 2009
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This is a guest post from Jonathan over at MasterYourCard.com where he talks about money, credit cards (what else?) and lots of other finance related topics. Sign up for his RSS feed here.
With a shaky economy and tightening credit terms, it can be easy to be paranoid about your credit score. [...]

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Examples of Questionable Business And Marketing Practices And How Not to Fall for Them

June 22, 2009

This is a guest post by Mr Credit Card from askmrcreditcard.com.  Mr Credit Card reviews credit cards , lots of them!  Today, he would like to share his thoughts on questionable business and marketing practices and how we fall for their hype. You can subscribe to his RSS feed here.

First, I would like to thank [...]

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New Legislation Will Bring Changes To The Credit Card Industry

May 29, 2009
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If you’ve been reading this blog for any period of time, you probably know that I’m not a huge fan of credit cards.  As a Dave Ramsey fan and facilitator for his Financial Peace University class, you’d probably understand why.  In general I think that using debt and credit are just poor ways to get [...]

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Are In Store Credit Card Offers Becoming More Aggressive?

March 31, 2009

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Over the weekend my wife and I did quite a bit of shopping.  I needed some clothing and a shop vac to clean up in our garage after a long winter.  My wife wanted to get some dishes.  We also needed to stop by the grocery store.
While we were running around town [...]

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Are You Emotionally Invested In Your Credit Card?

March 25, 2009

I was listening to the Dave Ramsey show on my way to work this morning, and Dave was talking to a caller on his show that had just taken the plunge, pledged to go no further into debt and then cut up his credit cards.   He was talking about how it had been extremely [...]

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Tip: The Credit Card Companies Are Not Your Friend, They Just Want Your Money

March 3, 2009

I’ve noticed lately that the credit card companies are using a new tactic (or at least new to me).  They’re doing things for cardholders that on the surface appear to be helpful in order to make you think that they’re on your side.  They’re you’re friend, and they’re here to help you!
I’ve seen a Discover [...]

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Video: The Crisis Of Credit Visualized

February 20, 2009

The current economic downturn that we’re experiencing can be quite overwhelming at times. It’s tough to understand, and when people try to explain, it’s easy to get lost in all the details. I found a video online that does a good job of looking at the current credit and housing crunch, and explaining [...]

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