Credit Card Blog. Tag: 'Credit Card Debt'


5 Tips for Using Your Credit Card for Charity Giving

30 January 2012

Giving to charitable organizations is a selfless act that does your heart good. Before you give out that credit card number, check out a few tips so that you’re doing good not only for those in need, but for your credit rating, too.



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Credit Card Rules to Take Into 2012

23 December 2011

We’re all focusing on New Year’s resolutions. Pay attention to your financial situation to ensure better credit card deals and interest rates for your 2012.



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American Express: Find a Job and a Credit Card

26 September 2011

In a bold move, American Express announces new avenues for recent college grads struggling in a tough economy. These bootcamps and other opportunities provide resources free of charge and you don’t have to be an AMEX card holder.



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Prioritizing Debt & Savings

5 September 2011

Many of us are wondering what we should be focusing our attention on these days: paying down our credit card debt or working on building our savings. Here are a few questions you should be asking yourself.



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Credit Card Budgeting & Lessons Learned from S&P

8 August 2011

With the S&P choosing to lower the nation’s credit rating, there are lessons to be learned from what our elected leaders didn’t do. Here’s how you can apply those lessons to your own budgeting efforts.



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Your Credit Cards and Debt Ceiling Crisis

29 July 2011

We’re all concerned about how the debt ceiling talks in DC will affect our personal finances. Avoid higher APR rates and protect your credit rating with a proactive approach.



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Irresponsible Credit Card Lending

11 July 2011

Credit card debt – higher unemployment and interest rates. Statistics show changes in credit card industry still lacking.



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Written Off Credit Card Debt

9 March 2011

Remember the settlement you made with your credit card company last year? You now must claim the amount that was written off as part of your taxable income on your tax returns.



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Our Credit Card Trends

25 February 2011

One look at the statistics paints an interesting picture of how Americans use credit and how overwhelming credit card debt can quickly become.



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Balance Transfers Can Improve Your Credit Score

6 April 2010

It doesn’t matter if you have good credit or are trying to rebuild yours, improving your credit score will always help you. You can take advantage of things like balance transfers to aid you in your goal, but you need to understand their intricacies to ensure that it will work properly for you.



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Reducing Credit Card Debt in the New Year?

4 January 2010

For everyone with credit card debt, reducing such debt to minimal amounts should be made priority throughout the New Year. A debt profile is hardly manageable for a single mom struggling to send the kids to school, but following a few steps each day helps get the debtor on the right part within no time.



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How Reducing Prime Rate Affects Credit Card Debt and Finance?

29 January 2009

The prime rate is always seen as the first approach to controlling a recession. Burst periods which accompany the end of a market boom can be controlled by reducing the prime rate. Up until now, the Federal Reserve has steadily reduced prime rates in a bid to reduce interest rates and stimulate consumer spending.



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