Consumers are getting confident again, according to recent economic data, and that means that the last couple of months of frugality are likely coming to a close for the American public. Good thing Mr. Bill from SNL is here to make credit cards cool again.
Happy Friday!
Tags: American public, consumers, credit-cards, MasterCard, Mr. Bill, Mr. Bill […]
This week’s Fun Friday topic here on the B5 Business Channel is this:
“Running is a big question mark that’s there each and every day. It asks you, ‘Are you going to be a wimp or are you going to be strong today?’” - Peter Maher
Okay…I hate running. So I’m probably a wimp. But I […]
I’m not overly fond of store credit cards. Every time I am asked “Would you like to save 10 percent on your purchase today?” at the check out line, I politely say, “No, thank you.”
Two things that I have seen lately have only served to deepen my dislike of store credit cards. Over at No […]
Unlike a gas tax holiday, here is something that might really help you in terms of saving money on gas: Rebates from credit card companies.
My Money Blog has a review of credit cards that offer gas rebates. Just make sure you follow the basic rules of responsible credit card spending and pay off your balances […]
Guest post by Linda Bustos, an editor at Creditorweb, for Yielding Wealth.
Co-signing a loan is a serious financial commitment, and carries risks with serious consequences. Often times loans are co-signed for children, relatives, friends, business partners or romantic partners but this is not always a wise decision.
The Bad
When you co-sign a loan, you enter […]
If you haven’t been reading those notices that come in your credit card statement, or if you haven’t looked on your statement for your credit card interest rate, you may be in for a rather unpleasant surprise.
Some credit card companies (Discover notable among them) are in the habit of periodically checking your credit report. They […]
For October, as Get Rich Slowly points out, Consumer Reports did an issue on credit cards. My husband, always helpful, pointed this out to me when his CR arrived. “Look!” he said, “Can you use this at all?” I became excited as well. Less so when I found out how “crappy” my credit cards are […]
Since we’ve been kind of obsessed with credit cards lately on my blog here, I thought it might be fun to share this credit card blender video. It’s kind of funny. And I know Tax Girl will like it :0)
Tags: credit-card, credit-card-blender, credit-card-blender-video, credit-cards, credit-cards-blog, personal finance blogShare This
The credit market crunch isn’t just about home mortgage loans. It’s about issues across the market. And, quite honestly, credit has been a little too easy to come by lately. Mortgage lenders are hardly the only culprits in this carnival of fallout resulting from shoddy lending practices. Credit cards are right up there as well. […]
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Written by Miranda Marquit [email] for b5media.
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