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Department Store Credit Cards Have High Interest Rates

by Moneyproblems TipsThu Sep 08, 2011 Back to School

When you are doing your back to school shopping, here’s a tip:
Don’t sign-up or use department store credit cards. Often stores offer promotions for extra reward points and discounts if you use their credit cards. However, this is often a bad idea, unless you pay off the balance in full before they make their interest [...]

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Credit Cards and Christmas Spending – The Gift That Keeps On Giving

by Moneyproblems TipsWed Dec 08, 2010 Christmas Tips

No discussion about money and holiday spending would be complete without mention of credit cards. Credit cards can be very useful for making purchases when you are a little short of cash. They are also very useful for making online purchases and booking flights, hotels, car reservations, etc.
The key is having a plan [...]

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Set a budget by cutting down your credit cards

by Moneyproblems TipsMon Nov 22, 2010 Setting a Course to Be Debt Free

Set a budget by cutting down your credit cards: If you find yourself in debt the first thing you need to do is to cut down on your usage of credit cards and live on a cash budget. Keep an account of each an every expenditure that you incur. You can use [...]

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Debt Consolidation Loans: Beware of the Trap

by Moneyproblems TipsWed May 19, 2010 Debt Consolidation Loan

A debt consolidation loan is a loan you get to pay off other debts.  If you owe balances on three different credit cards, a debt consolidation loan combines all of your credit card balances into one loan, so you only have one monthly payment.  That’s great if it reduces the interest you pay, because it [...]

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