How much will I end up paying ?

I have my credit card balance at 0 right now and was about to close it but they offered a 90 days interest free same as cash deal on any purchase at the apple store. I’ve been wanting a neat…

If Obama is for the “little guy,” why do the Big Guys do so much better with him as the POTUS?

The Washington Post carried an article last week outlining the immense consolidation that has taken place in the US banking system as a result of the policies of the Bush and Obama administrations in response to the financial crisis.

The article,…

Balance Transfer Credit Cards and Other Magic Tricks


When it comes to your financial future, planning and responsibility are probably the two most important factors for long-term success. Just because you get thirty credit card offers in the mail each week doesn’t mean that you should have thirty…

Cashier error: some merchandise returned but all was refunded.?

around the second week of november i purchased major merchandise from a local store using a major credit card. I have a master card account with this store also, but i didn’t use it at the time of purchase. At…

Paying off debt…help~~?

I financed furniture from a furniture store. It was financed with 0 interest until Jan. 2008. I have paid the original balance down to about 3,000.00. I owe about 4,000.00 on my car. I have a credit card with a…

Balance Transfer Credit Cards Getting Those Department Store Credit Cards in Check

If you have a department store credit card, or a lot of department store credit cards, you may be noticing you seem to pay a lot more for purchases on those cards than you do on other cards.

Department stores…

Which credit cards should I close?

Please don’t say none, becuase I have WAY too many (8 and I’m only 20!)

Capital One-This is my first card, so I think I should keep this for the history..

Best Buy-1,400 limit…never use it, balance is small like 65.00, so…

What’s the easiest way to pay off this debt?

I was reading an online article that was talking about how the credit card industry has jumped 315% since 1998. The article said (and I quote):
“Tackle your highest-interest credit card first. With rates averaging about 14.5 percent, you really want…

Best bank for savings account or CD?

I currently have 3K i put in a savings account at a local bank but it is terrible. It has a 0.025 percent interest rate. I am planning to put 5K in another bank that pays good interest. The only…

Was 0% interest too good to be true?

I have a credit card that has 0% interest until August 2008. Interest on regular purchases after that will be 6.8%…BUT cash advance interest will be 16.00%. I recently consolidated all my debt to this one credit card and my…