Carnival of Credit Card #4
–By Sagar Satapathy
Welcome to the fourth edition of the Carnival of Credit Card! We have received some interesting submissions this week. Here are the posts in the order they were received:
Karen Weideman presents The Thrifty Smart Cookies posted at Thrifty Mommy. This is about 5 young women that have formed an accountability group called "The Smart Cookies". They are focusing on paying off debt, saving, and investing. They meet weekly to discuss how successful they have been during the week with their goals. Here is another link, if you like it better.
Jane May presents Career Ramblings ? Blog Archive ? Keeping Your Credit Clean: Crucial Tips You MUST Consider posted at Career Ramblings. When a credit check is made by a potential lender it is called a ?hard inquiry.? When a hard inquiry occurs it does have an impact on your credit score. However, when you?re shopping for a mortgage or a car loan, credit bureaus typically cluster the hard inquiries together because the credit reporting bureaus understand that the consumer is shopping for the best loan available.
Matthew Paulson presents Saving Money Through Coupon Arbitrage posted at Getting Green. Want to cut down a bit on your credit card purchases? Save money by making use of coupons that other people don’t want.
Andy presents I just got approved for a credit card limit of 25k! posted at moneywalks. Andy has been trying to build his credit for about 3 years now, consistently checking his credit report and making sure to meet his payments each month and finally, his bank decides that they can ?trust? him with a credit card with 25,000.00 dollar limit.
Bryan C. Fleming presents Million Dollar Savings Club Update: Week 5 posted at Bryan C. Fleming. Get the update on the Million Dollar Savings Club - week 5.
Darlene Berkel presents A Student Visa Credit Card: The Wings on Which Your Dreams Can Fly posted at Every One Loves To Travel. 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.
MNC presents Be Honest With Yourself posted at My New Choice. The turning point in eliminating credit card debt is being honest with yourself and facing the cold, hard facts.
supermom_in_ny presents Credit Card Assist: See Each Credit Card’s Pros and Cons in a Glance! posted at Getting Out of Debt. Many personal finance bloggers compare credit card’s: rates, annual fees and rewards. There are many credit cards out there offering rewards for mileage, groceries, cash and even toys! To sort through all the cards without the hassles visit one site: Credit Card Assist.
Mr Credit Card presents Which Hilton HHonors Credit Card should you get? The American Express or Visa Version? posted at Ask Mr Credit Card’s Blog. There is a comparison between two credit cards. Read on…
Andrea Dickson presents The beauty of keep the change debit cards posted at Wisebread personal debt. Keep the Change works like an electronic version of a change jar, but a change jar that doubles the amount that you throw in there. You know how you hear that when you pay cash for something, if you ALWAYS put your leftover change in a jar, at the end of a year, you?ll have several hundred dollars saved up? That?s true if you are the cash-paying type.
WH presents My Personal Finance Blog: Credit Line Increase: Good or Bad? posted at My Personal Finance Blog. A credit line increase can be good when you don’t define "credit available" as "cash available." "Cash available" is what you can afford to pay off in full when the credit card bill arrives at the end of the month; "credit available" is what the credit card company will allow you to charge, regardless of whether you can really afford it.
Silicon Valley Blogger presents Of Loan Refinancing, Debt Consolidation And LowerMyBills? Dancing Cowboys posted at The Digerati Life. This post highlights a company in the debt consolidation and loan refinancing business.
Steve Faber presents How The Red Flags of Debt Can Save You posted at Debt Free. The debt early warning signs to watch for.
David Weliver presents How to Use a Credit Card Responsibly posted at Money Under 30. Before you can use a credit card responsibly, you should understand how credit cards work.
Praveen presents Site to Compare Airline Credit Cards posted at My Simple Trading System. The airline credit card comparison pages allow you to compare and find information about American Express, Visa, and Mastercard cards that are issued for the different airlines, such as Delta, Jet Blue, American, and United.
John Barker presents John Barker’s Mortgage Blog: Is my mortgage company selling my name to mailing lists? posted at John Barker’s Mortgage Blog. Too many consumers are often unaware of trigger lists - but they need to know how they are used and that their banks and mortgage companies are not the culprits. They also need to know how to protect themselves and their personal information.
Paula presents Credit Cards - No Signature Required posted at Queercents. A commentary on the new "no-signature" trend with credit cards.
Priscilla Ortiz presents Priscilla Ortiz - Journal to Prosperity, Path to Freedom Inc.: What’s Your Budget? posted at Priscilla Ortiz - Journal to Prosperity, Path to Freedom Inc. This is the beginning of a new year and another chance to organize our lives.
FIRE Finance presents 5% Cash Back Rewards Card For College Students! posted at FIRE Finance. Citibank has come up with a great rewards card for students. It is known as the Citi mtvU Platinum Select Visa Card for College Students. Read more…
With that, the Carnival of Credit Card is concluded. It is important for all carnival participants to do their part to support the carnival and help it grow by promoting it on their personal site. We will appreciate any such gesture on your part. If you want to host this carnival in future, let me know at sagar13d (at) gmail (dot) com.
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FIRE Finance
February 22nd, 2007 at 10:13 am
Great carnival, thanks for the great job!