Carnival of Credit Card #1
–By Sagar Satapathy
Hi Everyone! Welcome to the first edition of the "Carnival of Credit Card". I am overwhelmed to get a huge response to this carnival despite the holiday season. I also wonder why for a long time, nobody bothered to create an exclusive carnival on credit card related issues although there is hardly anyone who does not use credit card. Thankfully, I got the honor to host the first edition of the Carnival of Credit Card on the blogosphere.
I have little doubt that it will become the most successful financial carnival in the days to come. I received a large number of submissions out of which 21 entries made the cut. Without further ado, let me take through those great posts in the order they were received.
Mark Shead presents Freezing your credit cards posted at Debt Consolidation. Mark shows an interesting way to freeze your credit cards if you are unable to control your spending. You will enjoy it!:)
Bryan C. Fleming presents Money In The Bank posted at Bryan C. Fleming. This is a good, informative post on Christmas spending. Bryan says, "If Christmas is a little lighter this year, so what? Be creative. By saving now, you?ll have a nice Christmas every year because you?re learning to save money".
Laura Young presents Has Your Identity Been Stolen? Make Sure You Check! posted at The Dragon Slayer’s Guide to Life. Laura says, "It happened to me. It happened to my 87 year old mother-in-law. It can happen to you. Here are some things you should know if your identity is stolen".
Madeleine Begun Kane presents Ode To Prosperity posted at Mad Kane’s Humor Blog. This is a humorous comment on financial prosperity. A good Christmas reading!
Steve Faber presents Debt Free Year End Financial Review posted at Debt Free. Steve came up with a review on debt freedom and financial security and urges us to make a realistic assessment of our assets and liabilities with an eye toward revising our financial plans for the coming year.
Silicon Valley Blogger presents There?s Treasure In My Trash posted at The Digerati Life. This post is extremely helpful: it’s a post on how to protect your identity by shredding documents including your credit card account statements and applications.
Jonathan Lambert presents Get A Pulse On Your Credit posted at Wise Bread. Jonathan gives an insight into the existing credit card regulations. The post also have some tips on how to keep your credit history updated.
Kristine McKinley presents Missing Credit Card Statement? posted at Beacon Financial Tips & Tools. Kristine’s post alerts us about the missing credit card statement and the consequences aftermath.
TJP presents Fidelity Investments Visa Rewards Credit Card Review posted at Investor Trip. Fidelity Investments partnered up with Visa to introduce the Fidelity Investments Rewards Visa Signature Card with WorldPoints. To know more, read on…
Darlene Berkel presents A Student Visa Credit Card: The Wings on Which Your Dreams Can Fly | Every One Loves To Travel posted at Every One Loves To Travel. Darlene says, "the most common student card is the Visa Classic Card. This is usually a phenomenal tool when students travel for fun or for studying abroad".
Bryan C. Fleming presents Million Dollar Savings Club hits 100 Days! posted at Bryan C. Fleming. This post is aimed at people who invested in the Million Dollar Savings Club.
Darlene Berkel presents How Do The Reward Travel Credit Cards Work For Your Benefit? posted at Every One Loves To Travel. Darlene says, "one way to gather reward travel points is through your credit card, as sometimes the same incentives are applied by your bank or Credit Card Company as well".
Credit Card Debt Savior presents Credit Card RFID Chips - Consumers be Warned posted at Crediteria Credit & Finance. An interesting post on credit card RFID chips. This is what Senator Schumer said about RFID chips and credit cards: "May as well put your credit card information on a big sign on your back for identity thieves".
Rich presents The best credit card rewards programs posted at Queercents. There is a difference between the rewards that credit cards give you. Rich at Queercents gives a primer on picking the right one for you.
Kevin (the Prince of Thrift) Surbaugh presents You Can’t Beat The Credit Card Companies posted at Becoming & Staying Debt Free. This is an interesting post on the tussle between the consumers and the credit card companies.
Barbra Sundquist presents How to Get Your Free Credit Reports posted at HomeBusinessWiz.com. It is all about getting free credit reports.
Hustlermoneyblog presents $100 bonus with Chase Cash Plus Rewards with 5% cash back on everyday purchase posted at Hustler $$$ Blog. The post focuses on free money and a credit card you can use for everyday purchases.
Jeremy Waller presents How Credit Card Debt Can Kill You posted at Simple Financial Advice - WallerBlog.com. Do you like your credit cards? Do you use them for a lot of your spending? Do you carry a balance on your cards each month? It may be killing you and you don’t even know it.
Silicon Valley Blogger presents There?s Treasure In My Trash posted at The Digerati Life. The post is all about id theft.
ISPF presents Large Credit Lines on Credit Cards posted at International Student Personal Finance. This post discusses the "how" and the "why" of having large credit lines on credit cards.
Joe Caterisano presents Debt solution posted at penny pinching. The post has extracts from "Transforming Debt Into Wealth" by John M. Cummuta. Joe presents two of the VHS from a complete kit.
With this, I conclude the first edition of the Carnival of Credit Card. I expect to see more interesting posts in the future editions of this carnival. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all our readers!
ispf
December 25th, 2006 at 9:41 am
Thanks for hosting, Sagar. Yes, even I think that this carnival will be quite popular - its information almost *everyone* can use!
http://ispf.blogspot.com/2006/12/carnival-of-credit-card-1.html
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TJP
December 25th, 2006 at 5:15 pm
Cool new carnivals.
They just keep coming and coming.
Thanks for hosting.
Joe
December 29th, 2006 at 12:43 pm
This is a fantastic idea Sagar; there’s a goldmine of great information in those posts for credit consumers and credit watchdogs alike.
Joe
Sagar
January 6th, 2007 at 11:43 pm
Thanks Joe. I need the support of my fellow bloggers to make this carnival successful.