Credit Cards

Pay Off Your Credit Cards Sooner

January 25, 2012

As you may know I have recently turned my financial life around, it is by no means perfect but it is on the right path.  I no longer take money for granted, I always pay my bills on time, and I don’t accumulate debt. I decided to keep one credit card open in order to [...]

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I Just Cut Up My Credit Card… And Not By Choice!

January 24, 2012
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Good Morning DINKS.  This is an impromptu post, it was not planned but last night something happened to me and I just have to share the story with you along with my feelings.  I am feeling a whole slew of emotions about my recent Credit Card experience and I would love to hear from others [...]

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The Most Optimal Way to Use Your Flier Miles

December 1, 2011
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(Guest Post by Sunil, from Extra Money Blog) My wife and I do a lot of traveling and I don’t know why, but  recently we started discussing when and where we should be using our frequent flier miles. In addition to frequent traveling, we take advantage of attractive promotions that give away miles such as [...]

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Weekly Roundup: Credit Cards, Calculators & Bad Habits

November 18, 2011

Happy Friday DINKS. Today we have searched the web and found the best posts about Credit Cards.  Some of us love our Credit Cards because they help us build our credit score and they also help us buy things that we love. However, some of us may hate our Credit Cards because they can also [...]

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Credit Card Users Anonymous

October 17, 2011

My name is Kristina, and I used to be an out of control Credit Card User. This is where you all say “Hello Kristina.”  I am proud to say that I have been credit card sober for 2.5 years. Many of us have credit cards and the truth is that each of us feels very [...]

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5 Great Reasons To Use Your Credit Card

October 13, 2011

Morning DINKS.  Today we are discussing helpful ways to use our Credit Card.  If misused our Credit Cards can be very harmful to our Financial Lives. If we accumulate hundreds or thousands of dollars in debt and we are unable to make the minimum monthly payments our credit score can be ruined.  If we spend [...]

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How Safe is Your Credit Card Information?

September 22, 2011

(Guest Post by Ross) Credit card fraud has been a enormous problem since the credit card was first introduced in the 1950′s. Before the internet, the main way that this type of theft was committed was by stealing and using the physical card. Today, this type of theft has grown to become much more sophisticated. [...]

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Credit Card Balance Transfers Are Bad!

September 12, 2011

As someone who has made her share of financial mistakes regarding debt I am not a big fan of Balance Transfers.  However, as a financial services employee I am a big fan of Balance Transfers. Banks make a lot of profit from clients carrying balances and paying interest on their credit cards. When I was [...]

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Friday Roundup: Charge it to my Credit Card Please!

June 17, 2011

Hello DINKS and Happy Friday to you all.  Last weekend was the Formula 1 car race in Montreal.  The F1 weekend is a super busy 4 days (it starts on Thursday and ends with the final race on Sunday) which are packed with concerts, parties, food, and of course some fast cars. During F1 weekend [...]

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Should you keep your credit cards or cut ‘em up?

March 8, 2011

Some of us have the financial priority to pay off our credit card debt and get rid of our credit cards with high interest rates and annual fees.  We may have a plan to achieve our goal, but what happens to those credit cards when our goal is achieved and our credit card debt is [...]

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