This is a special guest contribution from Steve Sildon, Senior Managing Editor for CreditCardAssist.com. Steve writes about a variety of personal finance topics, providing financial tips and guidance on a variety of subjects including credit cards and an assortment of other credit-related topics. Most people are familiar with the concept of reward credit cards – …
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Over on The Consumerist, they recently posted an article about a restaurant owner who had $1.28 million debited from her bank account by the utility company. This was, of course, a mistake, and the utility company is fixing the bill and paying the overdraft charges on her bank account. The restaurant owner had received the …
Do you collect things? I’ve never really been a collector. Well, I have amassed a collection of books and movies, but I don’t so much consider that a collection. Those are things I have, and they aren’t much of a set. I’m thinking more along the lines of something that you collect for the purpose …
I’ve seen a lot of press lately about the state of the economy and who we should blame for the current economic situation. I’ve read that the fault lies with just about everyone – the government, the banking system, greedy executives, home-buyers who over-reached, predatory lenders, etc. And while finding fault is helpful because you …
A friend of mine wants to buy a new computer. She’s got about 75% of the money saved, knows exactly how she’s going to save the rest, but she wants to wait til the fall to purchase. She’s done her research and knows exactly what she wants, but she’s afraid of making such a big …