How Many Credit Cards Should I Have?

What Is Credit Utilization and Why Should I Care?

Folks with even a cursory knowledge of how your credit score is generated likely realize the weight of credit cards in the equation. Building credit isn’t done overnight, but is instead an ongoing process relying on a few basic concepts. One of … [Read more...]

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A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE?

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Student Loans Menace, But Grads Can Learn to Deal It’s a topic described by some analysts as yet another bubble, ready to burst and further complicate the already complicated-enough personal finance picture. We’re talking about student … [Read more...]

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Quizzle Weekly Money Tips: Credit Cards

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Alarming headlines about our soaring national indebtedness frequently splash across the front pages of newspapers, our TV’s and computer screens, but members of congress aren’t the only ones who’ve racked up a hefty balance. Mr. and Mrs. … [Read more...]

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Five Things to Know If You Miss a Credit Card Payment

How to Improve Your Credit Score - the Good, the Bad, the Ugly

Building credit has a few similarities to sports (after all, it’s called your credit ‘score’ for a reason). Like all sports, when checking your score, you’ll notice it deals in points. Also as in sports, sometimes you’re up and sometimes … [Read more...]

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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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