Category Archives: Credit Cards

Stay At Home Parents: Maintain Your Credit History

Parent And Baby

Most single income families will typically merge their finances together in order to make things easier to manage.  After all, when you live on one pay-cheque it doesn’t make much sense to have multiple accounts open under both parents’ names. But you might want to think twice before closing all of your stay at home…

Helping Your Budget With The TrueEarnings Card from Costco and American Express

American Express TrueEarnings

I prefer to use credit cards rather than a debit card or cash for a couple reasons. First off, it keeps my spending a little more organized. I can use one card for all my spending and then pay off the entire balance once a month. But another big bonus of using a credit card…

How To Protect Yourself From Credit Card Related Cyber Crimes

Credit Card And Lock

Internet fraud and identity theft are becoming much more highly sophisticated crimes of which we just cannot overlook any longer. Precautions must now be taken to prevent this wrongdoing from happening to us – and there are numerous methods you can take to protect yourself. Identity theft is described as the illegal use of your…

How to Get Out of Credit Card Debt

No More Credit

Given our propensity to live vicariously through our credit cards, it’s no wonder that living well beyond our means suddenly catches up with us. If you find yourself mired in mounting credit card debt, don’t panic. There are solutions to get out of credit card debt. The first and most important decision you must make…

Automating Your Finances

Bills Bills And More Bills

Automating your finances is something that has always intrigued me. Ever since I first heard about the concept I’ve tried to find as many ways of making sure that my money does what it is supposed to without any direction or guidance from me. I like that I don’t have to worry about little details…

The Learning Game: Newbie Cardholders Bear The Brunt of Fees

Credit Card Fees

Your shiny, new credit card just arrived in the mail, but how much do you really know about it? Do you know what kind of fees you will pay if you make a late payment, go over your credit limit, or take out a cash advance? A study published in 2008, Learning in the Credit…

Reasons to Use Your Credit Card for Christmas Shopping

Tis the season for Christmas shopping. If you are like many people who have become even more suspicious of credit card use during the recession, you might think that using a debit card is the way to go. However, you should note that, while debit cards are convenient and you don’t have to worry about…