There are few things we do in life that are tracked, reported and scored like that of our credit activities. But then, there are few things in life that we do that can have as far reaching consequences as the way we manage our credit. Your credit score is a […] Read More
If you’re looking for one good reason to use a credit card instead of cash or a debit card, it has to be the Credit Card Purchase Protection. Few among us can say that we have never purchased something that was accidentally damaged or lost which meant we were essentially […] Read More
It’s a bit of paradox that credit cards can be both your worst enemy and your best friend when it comes to your credit situation. Out-of-control credit card debt was at the root of the ballooning number of bankruptcies over the last several years. Yet, for people seeking to build, […] Read More
You may be one of the many who ran up their credit cards over the Christmas holiday with every intention of paying it off by the spring. A lot of people look ahead to their anticipated tax refund as the source of funds to pay off their holiday debt, and […] Read More
At a time when just about everything happens at digital speed the real question is “why wouldn’t you complete your credit card applications online?” If you need credit, you probably need it right now, and with a quick and seamless online application process, you can usually get a response within […] Read More
For some people without credit, it may not seem as though having a credit card would change their life all that much. After all, they’ve gotten along fine without them, thus far. But, at some point, life becomes a little more difficult without one. Without a credit card, you can’t […] Read More
Most of us can remember the days when our parents would sit around the kitchen table with a mountain full of receipts and their checkbook furiously entering and adding numbers and swearing when everything wouldn’t balance. It’s not that that method of managing finances is necessarily outdated; it’s just that, […] Read More
By now it shouldn’t be news to anyone that identity theft is on the rise. Between computer hackers, garbage scroungers, ATM skimmers, phishers and cell phone thieves, our identities are under constant assault. Some experts say that it is nearly impossible to absolutely prevent identity theft, but there are some […] Read More