Credit Cards

Repairing credit and maintaining good credit are topics we often discuss. What we don’t talk about nearly as often is building your credit. On my part, it’s easy to assume that everyone is around my own age and that you’ve already had years to build your credit and that it’s already where it needs to […] More

If we told you that you could use just one credit card every single day on gas and save more than $100 per year on gas, would you do it? What if we told you that you could probably save far more than that, but we have to go by averages? Now are you on […] More

One of the biggest expenses we have in our home is grocery purchases. I don’t clip coupons and I’m not always good with sales, and we do buy a lot of diapers and wine. Did I mention we have a family of six, but that my sister and her little boy live just down the […] More

If you have debt on a credit card, you might wonder if a balance transfer is a good idea. Of course it seems like one when you have a lower rate and more time to pay off the balance you owe without paying more money in the process, but it turns out that there are […] More

Everyone knows that the American Express Platinum card is one of the most prestigious cards on the market, and not everyone can afford to carry this card in their wallet. With an annual fee of $450, it is an expensive card to carry. If you’ve been considering it, you know that the benefits of carrying […] More

By now you know that Chase offers some of the most lucrative credit cards on the market, and now the lender is offering an even more amazing card. The Chase Freedom Unlimited was just announced; and it looks to be a good card for those who like to enjoy the benefits of cash back on […] More

If there is one thing that we all know is important in our financial lives, it’s our credit score. We know that this is the number that means more to us than almost any other number. It’s the number that might make or break a new job application, the one that determines whether or not […] More

Credit cards are a necessary item for most people. It makes it far easier to go ahead and rent a car, book travel and even to know you are protected from fraudulent charges when you are traveling. A credit card is something you should have for things like this, but not everyone has one. Why […] More

Sometimes you find yourself in the market for a new credit card. Perhaps you’re unhappy with the service you receive with yours, you’re looking for something with better rewards or you just need a better rate. We don’t care what you need or want a new card for; we just care that you don’t fall […] More

You don’t use it anymore, it doesn’t have very good rewards and you simply do not want that old card anymore; but don’t cancel it. People cancel their old credit cards all the time, but it’s almost never a good idea. Some do it so that they can prevent themselves from using the card anymore. […] More