Archive for September, 2006
Frequent Traveler? Beware Of Conversion Charge
After reading this piece of news, I wonder how anybody can go about mouthing such stupid things like ‘the consumer is king’. If you ask me, it is all bull. A few months back, I’d written about how your insurance company plans your travel itinerary for you. And now we’ve got banks who are [...]
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Foreclosure: Know Your Enemy
There’s one good thing about bad news – more often than not, it sends you some form of warning before arriving. No, I’m not joking. If you look hard enough, you’ll find a pattern just about everywhere – from natural storms to stock market crashes. Well, I’m dealing with neither but with something more closer [...]
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Credit Card Tips For Students
Fresh into college and what do you get –credit card applications stuffed into the goodie bags of newbie students. Not a bad proposition though — students who need to buy books, travel home for Thanksgiving and enjoy the occasional pizza and wings with friends can certainly use the flexibility that credit cards offer. However, with [...]
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Saving With Credit Cards
Now here is a type of credit card that you can use without feeling guilty – at least that is the claim. Used rightly, these reward cards can help you fatten your savings, retirement and college accounts. But if you use them wrong, you may wind up further in the hole. So what exactly are [...]
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