Credit Card Companies Are Closing Unused Accounts

Several GRS readers have written lately with the same credit card problem — but not the one you’d expect ... on to the accounts since they help my credit history. I just got some bad news about my oldest credit ... . And for my past loyalty they’re willing to potentially make me take a major hit on my credit score [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 19:00:00

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Building Credit While in the Military

Most people who just join the military are in an enviable position of having very little or no established credit ... to get in the beginning are major credit cards like MasterCard, Visa or Discover. These will allow ... . While this may seem like a bad thing, it actually puts you in a great position to build good [more...]

Date: 2008-12-14 20:41:22

Mark My Words

The year 2008 is now a part of history, but I am sure we will be feeling the effects of its aftermath for years to come ... a job in credit card collections for a major banking institution. Even back then, many ... or another. It is too bad that so many of our politicians, the ones we trust to lead our country still [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 19:16:06

And yet another sale

Jen at MOMSPatterns is running a quick sale -- 30% off any ONE order valid now until midnight, December 30, ... most major credit cards (Visa, Mastercard, Discover & American Express) for everyone's convenience! I can't get over the ruffled collar on this dress. So gorgeous and elegant. Too bad the lady [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 15:44:03

In a bad economy, where do you make money?

# | In a bad economy, what’s a company to do?  While the middle class is suffering, the rich still have plenty of spending to do.  So Barclays, a major financial organization, is targeting the rich with it’s latest credit card:  the Visa Black Card.  And for goodness sake, the thing is going to be made out of carbon graphite [more...]

Date: 2008-12-04 12:33:35

Pandora’s Post Box

In keeping with my current view of things namely, no news is good news, I haven’t collected my post since about middle of June last year ... people to take care of and redistribute)An invitation to get another credit card (Seriously ... . I don’t lose much sleep over it either since the majority of it’s bad news, bills and bitching [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 17:27:25

6 Ways to Save Big on Magazine Subscriptions

There’s no question that magazine sales and subscriptions are on the decline ... points on your rewards credit card? Cash them in for free magazines. With American Airlines ... . This is bad news for the major magazine publishers who rely on key ad dollars, but very good news [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 19:00:00

Big Victory in Fight Against Spam: Major Spam Host Axed

The Washington Post is reporting that a US host allegedly responsible for a whopping 75% of the junk email sent out globally on on a daily basis has ... porn, and a Trojan horse operation that apparently swiped banking and credit card information ... . In addition to controlling spam-producing botnets, MyColo’s bad practices extended to other illegal [more...]

Date: 2008-11-12 18:42:03

When good gift cards go bad

When good gift cards go bad Posted by Beth Hering in Current Events, Holidays, Money | November 23rd, 2008 | Comments(5) ... buy this holiday season. If the store or restaurant goes belly-up before you redeem your card ... . While the article suggests perhaps purchasing open-ended cards issued by major credit companies (good [more...]

Date: 2008-11-23 12:29:51

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