Reader Mailbag: Secret Santa
What’s inside? Here are the questions answered in today’s reader mailbag, boiled down to five word summaries. Click on the number to jump straight down to the question. 1. Basic credit questions 2. How to make money blogging? 3. Favorite podcasts 4. Television compromise 5. Connecting with teens cheaply 6. Overly long “to-do” list 7. Maximizing credit card promos 8. Refinance or not? 9. Quibids? 10. Plant-based snacks This year, I’ve found myself in two different Secret Santa exchanges. When I was younger, I used to worry way too much about what I was receiving. I didn’t want to participate… Read the whole article...Categories: Uncategorized Tags: Compromise, Credit Card, Credit Report, Credit Score, Federal Trade Commission, Fresh Air, Google, Grammar Girl, How To Make Money, Matt Aside, Minimum Payments, NPR, Peek, Perspectives, Planet Money, Q1 Basic, Q3 Favorite, Q4 Television, Rachel Blogging, Reader Mailbag, Recipient, Secret Santa, Simple Dollar Rule, Smile, Snacks, Television, Wait Wait, Word Summaries
The Debate Between Debit Cards and Credit Cards
Categories: Uncategorized Tags: Credit Accounts, Credit Card Fees, Credit Card Industry, Credit Cards, Credit Score, Debit Cards, Flickr, Flickr Despite, Monthly Expenses, Nilson Report, Overdraft Fees, Paycheck, Payday Loans, People, Reinvention, Reputation, Responsible Manner, Using Credit Cards
Are Credit Monitoring And Identity Theft Protection Worth The Cost?
Categories: Uncategorized Tags: Credit Monitoring, Credit Monitoring Credit, Credit Report, Credit Score, Discover, Extra Services, Flickr Identity Theft Insurance Identity, Fraudulent Activity, Identity Theft Protection, Ing, Mail, Photo, Reputation, Virginia Surety Company, Wages
Free Credit Score: How To Get FICO and Other Credit Scores
The Fair Credit Reporting Act legislation enabled you to obtain one free copy of your credit report from each of the three major reporting agencies (TransUnion, Equifax, and Experian) annually; however, getting your credit score takes a bit more work. For a small fee, you could get your credit scores along with your free credit reports from AnnualCreditReport.com. However, there are other ways, including free ways, to get your 3 credit scores. To find out how, keep reading! Free FICO Score First, let’s focus on FICO score since it’s the hardest one to get. To get your score, you can… Read the whole article...Categories: Uncategorized Tags: Credit Equifax, Credit Reporting Act, Credit Reporting Agencies, Credit Score, Credit Score Complete, Credit Scores, Equifax, Experian, Experian Scores, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Fico, Fico Score, Free Credit Report, Free Credit Score, Free Equifax, Major Credit Reporting Agencies, Premium Credit, Score Watch, Three Major Credit Reporting Agencies, Transunion
Credit Card Offers Return To Those Who Are Qualified
Categories: Uncategorized Tags: APR, Bad Credit, Consumers, Credit Card Payments, Credit Photo, Credit Score, Credit Scores, Default Rates, Flickr, Gothem City, Lenders, New Accounts, Poor Credit, Privilege, Recession, Signs, Using Credit Cards, Variable Rates
National Money Night Talk: Money Tips for Teen Giveaway
Categories: Uncategorized Tags: American Express, Credit Score, Economic Education, Financial Responsibility, Jean Chatzky, Money Giveaway, Money Talk, Money Tips, National Money, Pledge, September 16, Young Adults
Summer Promotions And Personal Finance Reading List
Over the past few weeks there has been some good promotions in the personal finance space that I would like to gather in one place for your convenience. If you’re thinking about trying out one or more of these services, this is a good time to give it a go. Here are some of the notable promotions: Investing Lending Club — Get $25 when you sign up as an investor on Lending Club. TradeKing — Get $50 when you open and account and make your first trade. OptionsXpress — Get $100 when you open an account. Savings Everbank — Get… Read the whole article...Categories: Uncategorized Tags: American Express, Budgets, Cashback Bonus, Checking Accounts, Costco, Credit Monitoring, Credit Score, Digits, Infographic, Karma, Money Market, Personal Finance, Pledge Money, Premium Credit
Are You Aware of the Most Common Credit Threats?
Categories: Uncategorized Tags: Bankruptcy Filing, Cbs, Closer Look, Consumer Credit, Credit Card Debt, Credit Score, Credit Scores, Different Things, Fico, Filing For Bankruptcy, Late Fees, Late Payments, New Laws, Occurrences, Periods, Poor Credit, Unemployment