Fraud, Identity Theft Grow At ATMs

July 20, 2008

I recently posted on this blog about how identity thieves had made some attempts at stealing people’s credit card information and identities by putting “credit card skimmers” on the Redbox movie rental machines at local Mcdonalds, and grocery stores.  After reading an article at MSN Money today, it sounds like this type of crime is [...]

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Dave Ramsey Explains Why The “Debt Snowball” Works

July 17, 2008

photo credit: SqueakyMarmot I’ve heard a lot of discussion about Dave Ramsey’s Debt Snowball recently, and why his method is mathematically inferior to other methods of reducing debt. Ramsey says he realizes that sometimes his way isn’t the best mathematical way to get out of debt, but that it still IS, in his opinion, the [...]

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Credit Card Rewards – Are They Really Worth It?

July 2, 2008

Credit card rewards – they seem like a good deal These last few weeks I’ve been thinking a lot about our credit cards, and whether or not we should just close the rest of our credit accounts. My philosophy is becoming more and more anti-debt, and the idea of going credit card free is appealing, [...]

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7 Ways To Improve Your Credit

February 26, 2008

Do you find yourself in a situation where your credit history is less than desirable, and you need to improve your FICO credit score? If you’re like the majority of Americans, the answer is probably yes. The median or average credit score for borrowers in the United States is 723, and over 60% have a [...]

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$25 Credit Card Refund For Foreign Travel

January 30, 2008

In past weeks official looking envelopes have been appearing in people’s mailboxes across the country, and some people aren’t quite sure whether or not to take them at face value. The envelopes claim to be coming from the “Settlement Administrator” and if you are a quaifying credit card customer, you could be receiving $25 in [...]

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Free Stuff: Get A Free Daily Credit Report

January 28, 2008

The past couple of years my wife and I have been keeping close tabs on our credit. We purchased a house in late 2006 and making sure our credit was in good shape was important while we were looking for a home loan. (Yes, I know. We bought a house right before the bubble burst. [...]

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