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Financial Personalities, Pt.II
Here are another three types of financial personalities, in one of which you might recognize yourself.
Financial Personality #4: The Experienced
Your Traits: You manage your credit cards in that responsible, confident way that is characteristic of humans with sober mind, organized and business…
American Express Blue Vs Blue Sky
I got the following question from a reader :
What is the difference amoung the Amex Blue and the Blue Sky? I am thinking of getting a card to use for airline rewards. My understanding is that the Blue card has membership rewards and that it is a great program. I additionally know that you can use po…
When 0% APR Can Really Help
One of the biggest downfalls of using credit cards to invent purchases is the interest rate. whether you carry a balance from month to month, you can expect to pay more for your purchases than whether you’d paid cash. But some cards offer phases where you don’t have to pay interest at …
The Worst Identity Theft Scams of the Year
Identity theft. Those two words can strike fear in the hearts of card holders everywhere. It seems like you can’t trust anyone these days. Even friends and co-workers can access your info and open a line of credit in your name. Worse, businesses that drop the ball on their protection measures…
6 Ways Credit Cards produce Life Easier
Credit cards construct life easier in many ways. They allow us to pay for items by instance. They let us reserve hotel rooms, plane tickets, and rental cars. Many of them even give us rewards just for using them to build daily purchases. And, of course, they can improve our credit scores to open the…
Citicards Balance Transfer Deals No Longer Attractive
I had a sneaky feeling that would happen sooner or later. Months ago, Citibank started to
1. remove caps on balance transfer fees on some of their credit cards.
2. Raise the maximum balance transfer on some cards to as high as $250.
However, there was still one card where they offered a 0% APR teas…
What Kind of Person Are You? Financially Speaking. Pt.I
You have, probably, tested yourself answering a couple of psychological quizzes to find out what kind of person you are, what character you have, what psychological type you belong to, etc. But have you ever thought about getting to know what financial personality you have? I have found an int…
