Credit cards give us the possibility of buying something now and paying for it later. But if you aren’t careful, you can buy stuff now and be paying for it for a long time to come. So to that end, we’ve put together some major whoppers you could be guilty of when it comes to …
There are lots of ways you could end up in debt. History is littered with people who always swore it wouldn’t happen to them –- only to find it eventually did. I’m not including the act of buying a house here, because a mortgage is a different type of debt. I’m talking about the myriad …
How do you feel when the subject of credit cards comes up? Do you know every last little thing about every card currently on the market? Or do you break out in a cold sweat? If the latter happens to you, then you could be credit card phobic. While many people manage several cards at …
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Tired of your credit card bills? Here are some tips for getting them under control. Do you know how much interest you are paying on your credit card balance each month? If you are shaking your head and picking numbers out of the air, then you’ll need to do something different. You should always know …
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This is a guest post by Jason D. Steele, who has been a personal finance writer for the blog at AskMrCreditCard.com since 2008. He also hosts his personal blog, Steele Street where he writes about Travel, Aviation, and Consumer Issues. When you write about personal finance every day, you spend a lot of time thinking …
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The joy of getting out of debt. Debt is such an emotional word, isn’t it? Particularly if you have ever been in debt before, as I have. I never thought it would happen to me, but when my partner and I decided we wanted to get out of the rat race and start our own …
Years ago, I signed up for a paid service offered through my credit card company and found it pretty convenient. It was a load off my mind to have the company tell me each month that my credit reports looked fine and there weren’t any signs of suspicious activity. Lulled into complacency by the lack …
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Don’t look now, but it looks like the state government officials in four states are actually taking federal funds and providing a lifeline to homeowners who are suffering from joblessness and house value declines. Can You Get Government Mortgage Assistance From Your State? So far, Florida, California, Michigan, and Arizona, out of the 10 states …
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