Credit Cards

Reader Question: Can You Pay a Credit Card with Another Credit Card?

August 13, 2012

In a recent Daily Dough newsletter (subscribe here), I asked if people consider cash bonuses in picking credit cards, bank accounts, and brokerage accounts. You can see the responses to this question here. One reader responded with an interesting question of her own: Nowadays with my credit card paying all my bills, I think twice [...]

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Amex Prepaid Card Offering $25 Gift Card

August 1, 2012

American Express has just launched a limited time offer for those interested in its prepaid card. Until August 31, 2012, Amex is giving away a $25 gift card when you get an American Express® Prepaid Card and load $200 or more at the time of order. This is a particularly good offer given just how [...]

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Citi Hilton HHonors Reserve Card Review

July 25, 2012

Citi just launched a new credit card for those who frequently stay at Hilton Hotels. Called the , the new offer is designed for those looking to get free stays at any of the Hilton Portfolio of hotels. As with any rewards card, however, there are two important questions to consider: (1) what is the [...]

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Is Chase Liquid the Best Prepaid Card Available?

July 10, 2012

Chase just launched its first reloadable prepaid card. Called the Chase Liquid, this card is the latest development in a move to mainstream the prepaid card industry. A few years back, prepaid cards were offered by obscure companies. The cards typically came with outrageous fees and poor customer service. Through competition, fees started to come [...]

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Is the Barclaycard Ring MasterCard’s Profit Sharing Plan for Real?

July 9, 2012

Kiplinger’s is quickly becoming my favorite personal finance and investing magazine. I find it has some very useful articles that help me manage our money and investments. Last month Kiplinger’s had an article about a new kind of credit card called the Barclaycard Ring MasterCard. In this month’s magazine, a reader named Corey wrote a [...]

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Reader Mailbag: How to Compare Balance Transfer Offers

June 26, 2012

Q:A reader recently asked which of the following balance transfer offers was the best: 0% interest for 18 months, then going to 14%, or 0% interest for 12 months, then going to 10%? She explained that the balance transfer fees are the same for both offers at three percent. And she wants to pay off [...]

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How to Turn Credit Card Points and Miles Into Cash

June 22, 2012

Recently I’ve grown weary of using so many credit cards. In order to maximize rewards, we have been using the Capital One® Venture SM Rewards Credit Card, Starwood Preferred Guest® Card from American Express, and The Platinum Card® from American Express. The problem is that it’s a pain to manage and budget three different cards [...]

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Unhappy with Your Credit Card? Complain

June 20, 2012

Yesterday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released data on complaints it has received from consumers about credit cards. Recall that the CFPB enables consumers to file complaints about mortgages, credit cards, bank accounts, car or consumer loans, and student loans. The data was interesting for several reasons. First, there weren’t that many complaints. In total [...]

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3 Reasons To Avoid Credit Card Cash Advances

June 12, 2012

I‘ve used a credit card to get a cash advance once. I was in college traveling in New England and ran out of money. And it cost me a fortune. A cash advance allows you to get cash from your credit card in one of two ways. First, if you have created an ATM PIN [...]

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