Hi! My name is Angela and I am the Web Project Manager intern here at Quizzle. This next year is going to be a big one for me. Not only do I graduate from college, but I am also hoping to buy a house in June and am getting married in October. In addition to [...]
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10 Common Credit Report & Credit Score Myths
October 26, 2009Credit has its fair share of myths, legends and misinformation. Pile on top the proprietary nature of credit scores, the formulas for which are closely guarded secrets, and navigating the credit waters becomes even more confusing. Time to dispel some common myths about credit reports, credit scores and credit cards: 1. Pulling your credit report [...]
Best of Home, Money & Credit – Week of Oct. 11
October 16, 2009Happy Friday! Pop Quizzle: What famous Irish playwright, poet and author was born on this day in 1854? (Answer at the end of this post.) Now on to your weekly roundup! Here are this week’s most interesting articles and blog posts about your home, money and credit – straight from the Quizzle Twitter page: Home & [...]
8 Ways to Stretch Money as a College Student
October 14, 2009Hello Quizzlers! My name is Kristina and I just became an intern here at Quizzle.com. I graduated from college in May, so I am learning a thing or two about the importance of post-graduation money management. Being a college student can mean a lot of things, but along with all of the fun comes new [...]
Quizzle Launches New Credit Improvement Tool!
October 8, 2009Could your credit use a little tweaking? Maybe you’d like to buy a home or refinance your mortgage. Or maybe your beloved jalopy is on its way out and you need to purchase a new car. Or maybe you’ve simply grown sick and tired of paying so much interest on your credit cards. When your [...]
What the Heck Is the Fed Funds Rate and Why Should I Care?
September 23, 2009The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) – a bunch of smarty-pants from the Federal Reserve Board and Federal Reserve Bank – meet eight times a year to talk about money issues, one of them being the federal, or “fed,” funds rate. The fed funds rate is the rate at which banks lend money to one [...]
Fed Leaves Key Rate Unchanged, Sees Signs of Economic Improvement
September 23, 2009The Federal Open Market Committee, aka the “Fed,” announced today that it will keep its fed funds rate at the 0% to 0.25% target range. The fed funds rate is the rate at which banks loan money to one another and may impact the interest rates on your credit cards, savings accounts, short-term loans (like [...]
55 Money Saving Tips (Your Wallet Will Thank You)
September 14, 2009Whether you’re strapped for cash or feeling comfortable, we could all stand to make a few tweaks to our personal budgets. Save more, save faster and save smarter with these money saving ideas: 1. Pay yourself first. Save money without thinking about it. Set up direct deposit into a savings account and watch your nest [...]
Best of Home, Money & Credit – Week of Sept. 20
September 25, 2009Friday’s here (yippee!) and so is your weekly roundup. The most interesting articles and blog posts about your home, money, credit and life straight from the Quizzle Twitter page: Credit Reports, Scores & Cards 6 Credit Card Traps to Avoid Now (Smart Money) Rates, fees and awards – Oh my! Don’t get stuck with a [...]