Does Canceling My Credit Cards Boost My Credit Score?

Open Credit Cards to Improve Credit Score?

The financial world we live in is a scary one where many people are no longer comfortable holding onto credit cards with high limits that might tempt them into making purchases they can’t afford – especially if they’ve already got a mediocre … [Read more...]

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How to Help a Friend with Financial Problems

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With the economy still going through a long, slow recovery, millions of Americans are feeling financial pressure. Whether you’ve lost your job, had your hours cut, or are feeling underemployed, under-challenged or undercompensated at your job, … [Read more...]

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Quizzle Weekend Roundup: Credit Improvement

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Quizzle Weekend Roundup: Credit Improvement Are you trying to improve your credit score? Whether you want to buy a car, qualify for a home loan or get a better interest rate on your credit cards, improving your credit score is one of the best ways … [Read more...]

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Are You Getting Caught by these Balance Transfer Traps?

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It’s exciting to get the credit card offer in the mail. It says you’re preapproved and can transfer your high interest rate balances to a low or zero interest rate. All you have to do is complete the preapproved application and send it … [Read more...]

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What to Do If You Miss a Credit Card Payment

The Credit CARD Act of 2009 and YOUR Credit Cards

No one intends to miss payments on their credit card. It’s something that usually happens because you made a mistake. Maybe you’ve accidentally written the wrong account number on a check. Or mailed it to an incorrect address. If you’re having … [Read more...]

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Quizzle Weekly Must-Reads – April 20, 2012

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Economic News that Affects Your Budget: Student loan interest rates might be going up: The interest rate on federally subsidized student loans is due to double on July 1 (from 3.4% to 6.8%) unless Congress takes action. It's getting easier to … [Read more...]

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Closing Accounts without Scarring Your Credit

What Is Credit Utilization and Why Should I Care?

When you look at your credit report, or even your wallet, all you see is a bunch of credit card accounts. Even if you are one of the credit card holders that pay off their credit card balances each month or hardly ever use the credit cards, you are … [Read more...]

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What the Heck is Credit Utilization?

What Is Credit Utilization and Why Should I Care?

Everyone probably knows what a credit score is, but most have no idea why they have the score they do. It’s pretty intuitive that if you don’t pay your bills on time or find yourself in bankruptcy, foreclosure, or in other serious default with … [Read more...]

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5 Situations When You Should Use Your Credit Card

When to Use Your Credit Card

The scuttlebutt is to avoid using your credit card at all costs. Using a credit card to make purchases just racks up the balance and interest you have to pay off later. While there are many occasions when using a credit card is a bad idea (like when … [Read more...]

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Black Friday: Why You Should Consider Paying with Your Credit Card

Why You Should Consider Shopping with Credit

As a Black Friday shopper, you’re someone who enjoys the act of saving – maybe even more than the act of shopping! You feel triumph at every product you buy below full price and you brag about how cheap that new pair of shoes you bought were. But … [Read more...]

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