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• Am I Becoming A Credit Risk?

  Published: November 6, 2006, 9:34 am

  Tags: 8 1 My Finance Credit

  to open envelopes with new credit cards I applied weeks earlier, and occasionally ... (16 comments) Read more news like this from PFBlog.com, The Best Personal Finance Weblog.

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• MasterCard to Cap Fuel-Purchase Fees

  Published: September 6, 2006, 9:47 pm

  Tags: 9 1 Readings Credit

  gas stations to process credit card and debit card purchases: "In a bid to soothe unhappy merchants, MasterCard Inc. said it will soon begin posting fees it charges retailers, and will cap fees it charges on fuel purchases. The changes announced by the Purchase, N.Y., credit-card company ... (2 comments) Read more news like this from

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• Citibank Reduces Cashback Incentive for Cardholders

  Published: August 22, 2006, 4:53 am

  Tags: 9 1 Readings Credit

  It is official. Following Amex's lead to cut back reward card incentives, Citi is announcing that cardholders of Citi Dividend Mastercard, its flagship cashback card, will receive much less cashback rewards in 30 days. (3 comments) Read more news like this from PFBlog.com, The Best Personal Finance Weblog.

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• Free $50 on American Express

  Published: August 20, 2006, 10:48 pm

  Tags: Credit Card

  From now till end of October, if you sign up for One from American Express, you can pocket $50 after your first purchase. One from American Express is a reward card that automatically saves 1% to a high yielding savings account in your name, a perfect tool for those too busy to save for retirement. Features of One from American ... Read

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• The Lottery Credit Card That Gives Out $580,000

  Published: August 9, 2006, 6:36 am

  Tags: Credit Card

  Two years ago, I blogged about the American DreamCard issued by HSBC. The card will pay out at least $25,000 of prize money to one luck cardholder, and the more you charge, the most chances you have to win the lottery. It seems that the card has a number of followers now. Though seemingly attractive, American DreamCard still does not ... (1

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• In Praise of Our Credit Union's Credit Card

  Published: August 7, 2006, 6:00 pm

  Tags: 8 1 My Finance Credit

  oldest account in my credit report is the credit card from my credit union. Seemingly unattractive in today's standards -- it requires $40 annual fee to join an optional reward program -- I came to appreciate the multiple benefits of the card over the years. (4 comments) Read more news like this from PFBlog.com, The Best Personal

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• American Express Is Overhauling Its Rewards Plans

  Published: August 5, 2006, 9:49 pm

  Tags: Credit Card

  If anything, this change at American Express makes its cards less attractive with cardholders. If you can easily get juicy cashback up to 6% at Citi's Driver's Edge (pfblog review) with no annual fee, why should you pay to join Amex's mediocre reward program? (3 comments) Read more news like this from PFBlog.com, The Best Personal Finance

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• Credit Cards that Hurt Your Credit Score

  Published: August 2, 2006, 5:22 pm

  Tags: Credit Card

  signing up for some no-limit credit cards can actually hurt one's credit score. If you are about to apply for a mortgage, think twice before you fall in love with no-limit credit cards. Also, from my personal experience, I don't see much value in having a no-limit card. I can comfortable living within a $5,000-limit ... (7 comments) Read

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• FTC says blacks and Hispanics pay more when credit is used to set insurance prices

  Published: July 24, 2007, 4:11 pm

  Tags: Credit, Insurance

  fire over the growing use of credit scoring to price auto insurance: The Federal Trade Commission said today that, as a result, African Americans and Hispanics will pay more for coverage. The FTC report (read it here) also supports an insurance industry claim: that credit scores are accurate predictors of the claims consumers will file. But in a

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• There *is* such a thing as a free credit report. Just not these.

  Published: July 13, 2007, 10:29 am

  Tags: Credit, Internet

  pricey add-ons, such as a credit score from each of the three national credit bureaus. (Here's a tip: Generally, one credit score will tell you all you need to know. If your credit is clean, you may not even need that.) One of Mayer's key findings: While there may seem to be lots of competition in the market, with so many different sites,

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• Hammered at the checkout lane

  Published: July 11, 2007, 12:18 pm

  Tags: Credit

  life, though from banks and credit unions that offer more reasonably designed programs. My favorite versions trigger transfers from a separate savings account. But I'm happy with the one I now have from my credit union, which is essentially a small line of credit that charges me for the time value of my money at an agreed-upon interest rate.

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• McDonalds and Kingston's Sleeping Goats

  Published: July 28, 2007, 6:51 pm

  Tags: Sleepless Goat Kingston, Mcdonalds, Credit Card, Cooperative

  (mind you, they take credit cards, so they're not that alternative after all, I suspect). You've to grab cutlery from another counter where sometimes you're able to find cutlery, sometimes you can't. So, today there's nothing when I was hoping to somehow eat the food that I had just paid for at the counter, and that I had dutifully

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• Chase Credit Card Company

  Published: July 31, 2007, 1:31 am

  Tags: Review, Financial, Business, Best Credit Cards, Chase Credit Card, Chase Credit Cards, Credit Card Bill, Credit Card Company, Fraud Protection, Hidden Charges, Interest Rates, Small Business

  for being one of the best credit cards around. They make applying for one of their cards very simple and there are no hidden charges. When you sign up, they will give you all of the information about any charges that they may charge you. They do not have annual fees (more…) copyright @2007 bu.bulicio.us best credit cards, chase

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• How to Prevent Divorce from Destroying Your Credit

  Published: August 1, 2007, 5:03 am

  Tags: Equitable Distribution, Marital Agreements, Credit Card Debt, Credit Rating, Marital Debts

  Divorce, illness and a long term disability are the most common life events that have a catastrophic effect on a person’s financial well being.  All too frequently a person going through divorce watches as his/her credit rating is destroyed by...

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• Cut Credit Cards In Style - Make Toy Boomerangs Out Of Them

  Published: July 24, 2007, 2:43 pm

  Tags: Credit Cards, Stuff, Odds Ends, Credit Cards

  recommend cutting up credit cards (at least not valid, unexpired ones that can still be used). But, I was just re-reading one of my long-time favorite books “Physics for Entertainment” and suddenly thought of using credit cards for one of the *entertaining* experiments suggested in the book [credit card plastic is rigid and

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