credit cards

Six Credit Card Secrets No Bank Really Wants You To Know

We all get them from time to time. You know, the sealed envelope in the mail that have a written message such as "You've Been Pre-Approved For A New Credit Card From ...

How a Credit Card Can Be Your Friend

How a Credit Card Can Be Your Friend

Copyright 2005, Jim Hood

We have all heard countless stories of people over their
heads with credit card debt-maxing out every card they own,
then only being able to afford the minimum monthly payment ...

Alice in Credit Card Land

Your credit card is stolen. You place a phone call to the number provided in your tourist guide or in the local daily press. You provide your details and you cancel your card ...

Use Your Credit Cards Responsibly

With Americans going deeper into debt every day, usually thanks to uncontrolled use of credit cards, you may wonder if there is any good way to use a credit card ...

How to Shop for a Credit Card

With so many credit card offers available to nearly anyone who wants one, it can be difficult to find a reasonable offer that fits your personal needs ...

Tips For Getting Your First Credit Card

Most of us get a credit card on our name when we go to college or when we are in our senior years of high school and all of us stumble into the same types of difficulties when it comes to finding an issuer and managing the credit card ...

Escaping Late Fee charges on your Credit Card

It's a little known fact that late fees account for an IMMENSE proportion of credit card companies' profits, as much as 30% in the case of some lenders ...

Fun with Credit Cards

For those of us who know how to use them properly, credit cards can actually be quite fun and lucrative. To those who do not know how to use them properly, I would say that you should stop reading this column right about now, or at least I would advise you not to try any of this stuff at home ...

How the 2-cycle average daily balance method affects your credit card charges

If you carry a monthly balance on your credit card, chances are that have looked for a low interest credit card, preferably one that offers a 0% introductory APR for a certain time period ...

10 Things You Should Know About Credit Cards

Maybe these 10 items may answer some questions you have about
using credit cards. Make sure to check out the link in #1.

#1. Don't Use Them ...

The Top 5 Secrets to Managing Your Credit Cards—So They Won’t Manage You

You’ve probably never heard of Frank X. McNamara, but he revolutionized the way you shop on a daily basis.

One evening in 1949, McNamara—head of the Hamilton Credit Corporation in New York City—was dining out with two business associates ...

Student credit cards: Basic guide

Many students start becoming consumers of credit when they get their first student credit card in college. Student credit cards can give them a highly convenient way of making purchases; however this is also a time of great responsibility as they start their first endeavor into money management ...

Credit Card is adding the silver lining to your pocket

In the new millennium plastic money or credit cards has rendered a new zing factor to your pocket. This has not only made you economically more flexible but subsequently added glamour to your financial image as well ...

Credit Card Debt Elimination

Credit card debt elimination can be done with a good plan and a little patience.
The important thing is to find what works best for you and stick to your plan ...

Credit cards - The top 3 things you need to know

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Credit cards - The top 3 things you need to know
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Today there are so many different credit cards available, student
prepaid, low interest cards etc ...

Credit Cards

Credit cards are a form of unsecured credit. The issuer is extending you a line of credit, usually tacking on all sorts of little surprises in the fine print ...

Know Your Credit Card Rights

When you apply for a credit card, the application that you sign is also a legally binding contract laying out all the terms between you and the bank, such as the interest rate and how its calculated, the grace period, whether there’s an annual fee, etc ...

Settle Credit Card Debt Through consolidation

Do you feel the need for credit counseling services? Are you finding it hard to figure out how to manage your money so your debts are repaid? Are you having trouble making even the minimum payments on credit bills ...

Credit Cards: The Keys To Success

Anyone doing business on the Internet must accept credit cards.
Your success depends on it. 99% of all transactions online are
made using credit cards ...

Crushing Credit Card Debt

How much do YOU owe on your credit cards?

The average American family is now over $7000 in debt just
on their credit cards. That debt generates an interest
charge of over $105 each month if your card charges the
average 18% ...