Credit card debt statistics - March 13, 2008

Credit cards are very common today. But how common are the really?

Depending on which figures you believe the average family in the USA carries a balance of between $5,000 and $8,000 on all of their credit cards. Every year an amount of over $1,000 per family goes into interest! And that’s just the average…

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Credit card opting out issues - March 4, 2008

On the back of their credit card statements some credit card users may notice something what is called opting out policies. These opt out notices are delivered to some credit card users who are in jeopardy of having their interest rate increased by the credit card issuer. There are several reasons why a credit card issuer may decide to increase the interest rate on a consumer.

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How to keep your credit score high - February 24, 2008

There are just as lot of ways to lower your credit score as there are wys to raise it. Unfortunately the ways to raise to accidentally lower your credit score are not so well known than the ways to raise your credit score.

Here are some of the ways you could lower your credit score without really realizing it.

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How to manage your bank accounts - February 21, 2008

One of the best ways to maintain financial health is managing your bank accounts. With a single bank account like many people this simply involves balancing the check book at the end of the month. With various bank accounts this can be quite challenging.

But it is good work because if you want to get somewhere financially you have to know where you are right now.

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