Carnival of Credit Card #6
–By Sagar Satapathy
Welcome to the sixth edition of the Carnival of Credit Card! Thanks everyone for participating in this carnival. Although I included most of the entries, there were some that did not meet the criteria. Here are the posts in the order they were received.
Living Almost Large presents Home Depot 0% CC payoff posted at Living Almost Large. Living Almost Large says, "I paid off a 0% CC, just makes me feel better. I think I’m not cut out for playing the arbitrage 0% game".
MNC presents Careful With Those Cards posted at My New Choice. Pay close attention to avoid a costly mistake.
The Free Geek presents 12 Little Known Facts Every Cardholder Should Know posted at The Free Geek. 12 Little Known Facts Every Cardholder Should Know.
Brett Weiss presents $1,000 A Day: Credit Card Solicitations in America at Bankruptcy Law Network - Real Lawyers, Real Solutions posted at Bankruptcy Law Network - Real Lawyers, Real Solutions. In 2006, credit card companies mailed out 8 Billion credit card solicitations, a thirty percent increase over 2005. That’s 73 for every household in the country.
Jimmy Atkinson presents Can Contactless Credit Cards Be Hacked? 5 Tips to Stay Secure posted at Ask the Advisor. Learn more about contactless credit cards. The article gives 5 Tips to Stay Secure against credit card hacking.
Wilson Ng presents Cash Flow is King posted at Reflections of a BizDrivenLife. when planning a business, it is good to always have a strategy to insure that you don’t unnecessarily run out of cash.
Matthew Paulson presents Ten Facts the Credit Card Industry Doesn’t Want You to Know posted at Getting Green. There’s nothing inherently wrong with debt, however when debt is misused, it can become a major financial nightmare. Credit cards are one of the most abused and misused financial products on the market. Here are ten facts that the credit card companies would prefer that you didn’t know.
Stephanie presents Do you really understand the fine print? posted at Find Credit Online Blog. Understanding the fine print in your credit card agreement can save you quite a bit of money and help you to use your cards wisely.
Madeleine Begun Kane presents Man Can?t Live By Bread Alone ? Or Can He? posted at Mad Kane’s Humor Blog. Here’s some bread for some bread at the store. Bring back change or you’re toast, cause we’re poor.
Nickel presents How to Profit from 0% Balance Transfer Credit Card Offers posted at fivecentnickel.com. There’s been a lot of talk recently about taking advantage of 0% balance transfer credit card offers. When it comes to getting rid of credit card debt, the utility of these balance transfer offers is pretty obvious — simply transfer balances from higher-rate cards to a 0% credit card and save a ton on interest while you pay off your debt.
YeOleImposter presents App-o-Rama - Let the Fun Begin posted at Money & Investing Dogberry Patch. 1st in a series of investing 0% balance transfer money to earn some extra money.
Golbguru presents 0% APR Credit Card Arbitrage Quick Tips posted at Money, Matter, and More Musings. A couple of quick tips to those using credit cards for 0% APR balance transfer offers.
Michael Emilio presents 8 Steps to Getting Your Finances in Order For a Mortgage posted at Michael Emilio. Instead of budgeting what you’d like to spend, use receipts to create a budget for what you actually spent over the last six months.
Nenad Ristic presents Money Conciousness » What is Money? posted at Money Conciousness. The most commonly used definition of money in economics is “Money is a medium of exchange”. A very simple definition, to be sure, yet with many hidden depths.
David Weliver presents FICO Expansion Credit Score Helps Build Credit Faster posted at Money Under 30. Credit scoring agency Fair Isaac has announced a new type of credit score that will help people with insufficient credit history get approved for loans and credit scores.
L.L. presents Credit Card Tricks and Tactics: What You Should Know posted at Interest. Credit cards are regarded with high suspicion by many people. However, some of these same people use multiple credit cards! If you can’t avoid using credit cards (perhaps due to necessity), it’s wise to at least watch out for the shady tactics some credit companies employ.
Mr Credit Card presents Credit Card Review : Discover Platinum Card posted at Ask Mr Credit Card’s Blog. The Discover Platinum Card is a unique hybrid reward and cash back credit card.
FIRE Finance presents Top Three 0% APR Cash Back Credit Cards! posted at FIRE Finance. Chase Free Cash Rewards Visa Card is a great way to earn cash back and save money. This card is also offering 1000 FREE sign up bonus points.
Matt Hutter presents How To Save Money On Credit Cards posted at MattHutter.com. Article details tips for negotiating with your credit card lenders.
Phil presents Think Before Donating « Phil for Humanity posted at Phil for Humanity. How can people, who are in debt, feel comfortable donating?
Azmi Mufti presents How to Keep Your FICO Score Up posted at Work at Home. Three things you can do to raise your credit score and keep it up. Learn those.
With this, the sixth edition of the Carnival of Credit Card is concluded. Keep sending your posts to this carnivals and please don’t forget to give a link back to the carnival post, which is necessary to make this carnival popular on the blogosphere.
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FIRE Finance
March 25th, 2007 at 11:46 pm
Thanks Sagar for including our post.
With best wishes,
FIRE Finance