Credit Cards

Blue American Express Cards: A Cornucopia of Credit Card Rewards

February 10, 2012

The American Express Blue Cash and Blue Sky credit cards represent some of the best rewards cards available. These cards offer everything from 0% APR introductory rates on purchases, to great travel rewards, to as much as 6% cash back on purchases. Which card is best for you depends on your financial goals and objectives. [...]

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Slate from Chase Review

February 6, 2012

Chase has upped the ante if you are in the market for a 0% balance transfer card. Called Slate℠ from Chase, the card offers a broad range of benefits including a 0% APR introductory rate for up to 15 months on both purchases and balance transfers. What sets the card apart, however, is that there [...]

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American Express Credit Cards Review

January 27, 2012

Founded all the way back in 1850 (even before Dough Roller was born!), American Express has spent the better part of 160 years providing financial services to consumers and businesses.  Strangely, AMEX started out as an express mail service and did not make its way into the financial industry until 1882 by opening up a [...]

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Avoid These Mistakes When Climbing Out of Debt

January 27, 2012

Welcome to our week-long series on crushing your credit card debt. In this last of five articles, we look at some common mistakes people make as they try to pay off their credit card debt. So you have considered the decisions and circumstances that got you into your current debt situation. You are committed to [...]

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How to Lower the Interest Rate on Your Credit Cards

January 24, 2012

Welcome to our week-long series on crushing your credit card debt. In this second of five articles, we look at several ways to easily lower the interest rates on your cards. The average credit card interest rate is just above 14 percent. But averages can be misleading. Actual credit card interest rates range from a [...]

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How to Break Your Credit Card Addiction

January 23, 2012

Welcome to our week-long series on crushing your credit card debt. In this first of five articles, we look at the most important part of tackling credit card debt–stop going into more debt Without a doubt, the hardest part of getting out of credit card debt is avoiding new debt. Our society has grown so [...]

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How to Crush Your Credit Card Debt Once And For All

January 22, 2012
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Photo Credit: P.A. King According to the latest statistics from the Federal Reserve, Americans have a total of $798 billion in revolving debt. The vast majority of this debt is on credit cards. To put this in perspective, this amounts to about $15,799 for each household with credit card debt. As someone who had to [...]

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YAP Prepaid MasterCard Review

January 21, 2012

You’ve probably never heard of the YAP Prepaid MasterCard. While it’s not the most popular prepaid card, there were two things about this card that caught my attention. First, as I’ll explain below, it has really low fees. And second, it enables you to send and receive money from your cell phone. In fact, YAP [...]

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Slate from Chase 15 Month Balance Transfer with $75 Bonus

January 17, 2012

UpdateThis version of the Slate from Chase credit card is no longer available. However, Chase now offers the card with 0% for 15 months with no balance transfer fee. You can check out the details in our Slate from Chase review. Chase has launched yet another credit card focused on interest free purchases and balance [...]

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