This Week in Credit: Fees and Scores
adele_D_20090115144535.jpg Getty Images Credit card pop art The bad news: ... . Some good news: Free credit scores might be offered more widely. Keepers of the FICO score Fair ... and have not finalized our suite of products and features at this time. Credit-score watchers, keep us posted [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 17:57:45
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Cheap Skooba gear for Christmas…
OK, I did it. I officially announced the start of the Christmas shopping season ... designs just announced an offer that might make me get the credit card out early. Skooba make a range of well received laptop bags. The offer gets you 25% off any purchase of more than $50 and free [more...]
Date: 2008-11-26 22:35:32
Yet another credit card offer
Well, either the economy isn’t as bad as its cracked up to be or Wall Street doesn’t care that I was out of work for two months. I got an offer for a Discover card in the mail today. [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 03:24:20
FICO Toolkit for 50% Off
We wanted to share with our readers a great deal on learning about your FICO score and helping to get out of debt. Not sure what your FICO score is? ... is some of what it offers: Action Plan personalized to your credit report and goals 3 Credit Reports (from all three ... which cards to pay off first, etc. Fairness - It checks the fairness of rates to [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 19:02:07
Get 2% Deposited Into Your Schwab Investment Account
I don’t usually write much about credit cards here but this is something kind of interesting. Charles Schwab is offering an unlimited 2% cash back on their Invest First Visa Credit Card ... s $25,000 per year in spending. If you spend more than that, the Schwab card may not be a bad idea [more...]
Date: 2008-12-04 20:48:50
E*Trade on the Brink - Seeks $800 Million from TARP to Stay Solvent
Battered E*Trade banking on government fundsFri Nov 21, 2008 5:15pm ESTBy Jonathan SpicerNEW YORK (Reuters) ... U.S. government funds that would bring some relief to its book of bad mortgage loans.Shares ... situation. E*Trade Bank offers credit cards, savings and checking accounts, and mortgage and home equity [more...]
Date: 2008-11-22 21:26:00
13 Quick Ways to Make Extra Cash Money
$1,025 in credit card offers! If cash is getting a little scarce around your household and you’ve cut back as many expenses as you possibly can, ... that can really put a lot of extra cash in your pocket. The only downside of this is if you select a bad [more...]
Date: 2008-11-19 12:36:46
Get out of debt by understanding debt management for personal loans
I always remind myself that the greatest enemy is always ourselves, if we do not what to help ourselves, no one will ... charges on that credit card unless it is an absolute emergency. Obtaining credit is often too easy ... ourselves. Personal loans can offer individuals a way to have the funds for house renovation [more...]
Date: 2009-01-10 15:51:54
Netflix Free Trial Offer
Netflix, Inc. Two weeks ago I wrote about the Blockbuster Total Access free trial offer which is currently available ... up bonuses, credit card bonuses, and other freebies ... . Well, after a little research, I found a similar offer from Netflix. The main difference between [more...]
Date: 2008-06-20 11:40:53
Great Option for a Business Cash Advance
Needing additional capital for your business? Well, I have found another site wherein you can avail of an Unsecured Small Business Loans to help fund ... months, you have accepted credit cards as a payment option, and that your business transacts at least ... . This is an advantage they offer compared to bad credit business loans which usually takes [more...]
Date: 2008-08-31 03:53:00
The Seven Wonders of the Week…ERE Discussions
Each week, ERE discussion group members share ideas, voice concerns, and work together on similar recruiting challenges ... in advance of each period and offer a credit card processing option (PayPal). Joe Ray advised Dianne [more...]
Date: 2008-07-07 17:23:12
Sellers think you don't have to lower prices or offer closing help? The next shoe is dropping, this time Credit Cards!
With the stock market down big today and oil back up I have to admit it's been a downer of a week. I did have to chuckle though today in reading this story about just how bad it's getting for the banks. Lenders have long relied on consumers' credit scores to decide whether to approve card [more...]
Date: 2008-06-21 05:23:51
BankRollBucks Happy Saturday All
A few offers have been added so make sure you check those out. Some of you may have noticed your referral numbers drop again ... the Gmail "Dot Trick" DO NOT use prepaid debit or credit cards. If you do any of the above your account will NOT be reinstated. *Credit for any offer is not guaranteed. For more info [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 23:47:40
What Papers Can You Get Rid Of?
photo by The Container Store As we tackle our paper pile, the motto for the day is: Do not organize what you can toss! ... it. Bank or Credit Card statements I’d say this one is a personal judgement call. Most statements ... your mail over the recycle bin. Opt out of credit offers, and remove your name from catalog mailing lists [more...]
Date: 2008-09-19 09:56:32
The Visionary's "State of the Bankroll"
*Click Here To Receive a 100% Signup Bonus @ BetUS Sportsbook**Exclusive Offer* - $100 Min/$500 Max - *Credit Cards Accepted*I decided to make a short post addressing my current basketball slump and the current "State of the Bankroll". Giving credit where credit is due, I stole this title from my buddy over at the "Money Line Journal [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 17:11:00
Anyone Can Fall In Debt
You wouldn't know it from their Bresson-like hyperrealistic depiction on TV, ... by Callcredit, a credit report agency which also offers free advice for the debt-impaired. Donning ... to pay back loans and credit cards taken out over 12 months ago.”. No sh*t, Holmes! We've taken [more...]
Date: 2008-11-20 15:35:30
Selecting Best Homes in Los Angeles
by J. Kim Nowadays there are plenty of sites online that offer advice and information about what to do when buying a home ... as if their credit is bad or they have no credit whatsoever. Certainly the more loans and credit cards a person ... The Right Mortgage With the introduction of instant refinancing there are times now where [more...]
Date: 2008-10-29 01:54:17
Always Use Caution When Using 0% APR Credit Card Offers
Amazon.de Widgets There is nothing wrong with chasing offers of 0% credit cards, in fact many people have benefited greatly from doing just that, but did you honestly expect the credit card companies to allow this card jumping to continue indefinitely?Offers of 0% credit cards have been around for quite a few years now; they are a successful marketing ploy by the credit card industry aimed at stealing customers from competitors and were an overnight success with a public that was fed up of paying [more...]
Date: 2009-09-30 22:17:04
Lousy retail sales report sends stocks lower
The NYT reports: The government reported on Wednesday that retail sales fell for a sixth consecutive month in December, as Americans holstered their credit cards and cut back on spending, even as stores offered discounts of 80 percent to entice shoppers. Sales at department stores, restaurants, gas stations [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 16:59:32
Millions misspent by Irvine-based California Avocado Commission
In the “what a crock of guac!” department, we offer this: The obscure, ... $2 million on questionable credit card purchases and employee perks; lavish hotel stays replete ... ’s report. The report, released Friday by the California Department of Food and Agriculture [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 16:12:32
MortgageNewsClips: Spreadsheet Resource, Realtors Beware, Credit Cards, Lou Ranieri, Securitization Primer, Popular Sells, Asymmetric Risk, Damage Report, Disparity, NY Mortgages, Freddie Automates, 3 more News Clips
RESOURCE: has list of sites offering free spreadsheets - Spreadsheets: Free to Learn - No-cost tutorials, instruction, ... Ross - Inman News ———— BusinessWeek_logo Credit-Card Rage - Debt-strapped consumers vent ... -old concept of securitization a bad name, IMF Economist Andreas Jobst writes. Securitization [more...]
Date: 2008-09-02 10:37:39
May you live in interesting times (pfblogs.org)
Things certainly have been difficult around here.The Lexapro is kicking in to a certain extent ... and applied for a card offer in the mail that would give us 0% for 1 year. The good news: We got ... the credit card go up was a good wake up call. I ... [more...]
Date: 2008-10-10 10:04:30
Information on Couchsurfing
Accommodation is one of the biggest day to day expenses travelers have and everyone is constantly looking for the best value they can find ... . They can be verified by other travelers, with a mailing address, or credit card. If a person is verified ... with people in various cities that offer free places to stay. Sometimes it’s a bed, sometimes it’s a [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 07:05:02
Treasury bid to halt rent-back evictions
Owen and Moira Martin are among the many British victims of companies offering controversial sale-and-rent-back deals ... agreement to pay off about £26,000 of mainly credit card debt. 'My wife had a heart attack on my 50th ... offer to buy the property of someone facing repossession at a discount price, allowing the former [more...]
Date: 2008-11-09 00:04:48
Three Money Mistakes Made by Newlyweds
The average newlywed doesn’t have a lot of money, ... or friends to offer good advice on money or credit. They have to learn the ropes through trial and error ... someone who disclosed their $20,000 credit card debt to their new spouse during their honeymoon – talk [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 16:46:52
Want a Free Webcam? Just Sign-up for a WebEx Trial Account
webex This offer is valid for US residents only ... ). No credit card required. The fine print say that to qualify for a free webcam, the participant must host ... be at least 20 minutes long with at least 1 attendee besides yourself. Not bad for $40 webcam [more...]
Date: 2008-10-09 05:54:01
Free download of Suze Orman book
While considering financial resolutions, here's another option -- one that will save a few bucks on books ... within your means, rather than running up credit card ... debt leaves you better able to weather ... that infomercial phrase) -- the offer expires Jan. 15. Orman is a media darling these days, thanks [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 18:42:18
“Top 10 Ways to Lock Down Your Data”…12.20.08
This is great for everyone to review carefully–”The Top 10 Ways to Lock Down Your Data” from LifeHacker [http://lifehacker ... card. Most major banks, PayPal, and Discover offer them, even if they’re not widely used. If you’re ... easier wiping steps. 9. Use virtual credit cards for iffy online buys. Buying a DVD from Amazon [more...]
Date: 2008-12-20 21:43:56
The Winners From the Year That Was
Jamie Dimon and Ken Lewis: Wall Street desperately needed a hero in 2008 ... , risks and questions abound. How hard will both banks be hit by the coming credit-card storm ... by hostile offers–ones that often failed. InBev’s hostile offer for Anheuser-Busch was an exception [more...]
Date: 2008-12-31 13:33:00
The Best of Get Rich Slowly (2008 Edition)
The past ten months have been amazing: I quit my job at the family box factory at the beginning of March to become a full-time writer ... to be paid automatically. I’m wary of my credit card company, however, so I process that by hand every ... in no particular order. These offer a great representation of my philosophy and my approach to personal finance [more...]
Date: 2008-12-31 13:00:31
Making a list, checking it twice…
Ah, I do love making resolutions. I generally revise them on a monthly basis – goals are good! – but here's a snippet of what I'm plotting for 2009 ... some more friends who enjoy playing board games. 7. Part ways with the credit card, for good. Learn to love ... more, hold doors open for people more, offer up my seat on the subway more, make funny [more...]
Date: 2009-01-02 14:26:51
Wimbledon Live - Stream or Download Matches
Wimbledon 2008 starts today and runs to July 6 and I discovered that Wimbledon provides a two week ‘Wimbledon Live‘ service. For a flat fee of $24 ... them my credit card. This kind-of defeats the “free” part of the ‘Download (FREE)’ offer. Read ... of the 2005 Federer vs. Roddick Wimbledon Final. The quality wasn’t great (see pic above), but it [more...]
Date: 2008-06-23 11:46:43
Money is Dead - Long Live Barter
Inspired by global economic developments, I’ve been thinking recently about doing without money. Not in a bad way ... by barter, and an official said: “We allow direct debit, cash, cheque, credit card. But barter? It’ ... a kind of forced barter after the fact. What could I offer? A vast sackful of apples and other produce [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 15:37:26
What You Need in E-commerce Hosting
E-commerce is a term that has become synonymous with online business as millions of people are opening up their own storefronts on the Internet ... as online shoppers are concerned about the protection of their credit card details. With tight ... . It also wouldn’t be a bad ideal to find a host that offers support through live chat, support ticket [more...]
Date: 2008-10-30 18:01:54
Cost/Benefit Analysis
My latest credit card statements include my most recent trip to Dallas, Christmas shopping and travel expenses, ... since I started on this little adventure of mine. That's kind of too bad, because it would ... really matter and part of me doesn't want to know, besides. Offer me any amount of money to go back [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 06:18:41
Couchsurfing
Couchsurfing January 7th, 2009 Accommodation is one of the biggest day to day expenses travelers have and everyone is constantly looking for the ... travelers, with a mailing address, or credit card. If a person took the time to get verified ... connects travelers with people in various cities that offer free places to stay. Sometimes it’s a bed [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 00:19:59
What do search engines have to say about you?
I’d be worried about the fact that one of my former colleagues was a convicted murderer if he hadn’t been executed by lethal injection 5 years ago, ... cart was hacked and the credit card details of thousands of your customers stolen. It isn’t hard ... takes the bad experience of one customer to create the impression that you are offer the most [more...]
Date: 2008-12-19 14:14:00
Host Unlimited Bandwith - The Good And The Bad
It seems that almost everyone you come across has their own web page ... wishing to conduct business on line, you should think about such things as shopping carts, credit card ... to go packages where you can list your profile, pictures and a ‘mates’ list. Others offer bulletin forums [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 14:28:07
I WANNA A NEW DRUG... ONE THAT WON'T MAKE ME SICK
Some may say this is a bit of a rant, but I believe it needs to be said, and it's my blog, so I will say it ... 2. Credit card debt is at an all-time, unsustainable high 3. The banking industry is in total meltdown ... to see what happens? I'd like to offer another alternative... Pay Attention! Each [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 15:52:31
Beware: Scammers Impersonating KIA Offer Fraudulent Job Opportunities
.fullpost{display:inline;}Every day con artists look for new ways to scam internet users from their money ... that could result in identity theft or possibly the misuse of bank and credit card details. Gary Tomlinson ... was not caught out, but this is a particularly callous attempt at fraud as it hits people desperately looking [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 16:39:00
Annals of BioSpam
I've recently received an email offering me, for a mere $245, a yearly subscription to Surgical Technology International ... -Specific Rectocele Repair with Dermal Graft Augmentation: Comparison of Porcine Dermal Xenograft (Pelvicol ... serious, not just an attempt to harvest credit card numbers from credulous urogynecologists. Surgical [more...]
Date: 2008-11-15 04:22:14
Elgin Baylor's Long, Strange General Manager Job
Elgin Baylor's Long, Strange General Manager Job October 8, 2008 9:38 AM Kevin Arnovitz of ClipperBlog, newly hired as an editor at ESPN.com ( ... and with then-27-year-old team CFO Andy Roeser over credit card expenses. Baylor moved quickly to rehire Clippers ... about the Clippers' stingy contract offer. After the press conference, Smith told the Los [more...]
Date: 2008-10-08 13:38:26
Reader Mailbag #29
Each Monday, The Simple Dollar opens up the reader mailbags and answers ten to twenty simple questions offered up by the readers on personal finance ... (k) with $12K (I am 29), and a credit card debt of $1600 which I will be finished paying in October ... (k) contributions. Having $12K at age 29 isn’t a bad start, but I’d make sure I was contributing at [more...]
Date: 2008-09-22 14:00:00
Personal Loans, Friend Or Foe?
URL=http://www.badcreditloanservices.com/bad-credit-personal-loans.html Personal loans /URL are something very common in current times ... is shorter than the eternal existence of credit card balances, by making the minimum payment. The interest ... or foe. Loans are an everyday habit nowadays, since the offer is great and there are simple requirements [more...]
Date: 2008-12-11 17:59:54
Study: Wire-transfer shops vulnerable to PC viruses and hackers
There has been an alarming amount of viruses on the PCs used to transfer funds and personal financial information. Reno, Nevada (CaymanMama.com) ... Security numbers to credit card numbers to tax documents.” The study found that the infections likely ... and a few on every block that offer some type of money transfer service making it a valuable [more...]
Date: 2008-12-11 18:40:54
What would Greg Swann do? Integrity, transparency and Web 2.0
Hey, y’all! Are you in the mood for a truly incredible offer? You’ve seen the kind of single-property web sites we do at BloodhoundRealty.com ... , taking a huge profit every time you pull out your credit card. You get pitches like this every day ... to promote and protect your brand identity. That’s actually not a bad business, and I already [more...]
Date: 2008-12-26 06:07:00
Consumer Reports Retirement Survey: Planning Ahead May Be Just As Risky As Rewarding
February issue offers 17 moves to rebuild the nest egg and secure the future In the wake of big investment losses many have turned to Plan B to ... their credit card use and spent less on groceries and household goods. “When bad investments happen to good people, they have to work harder to slash debt, cut spending and save more. Switching to Plan [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 12:09:04
Reality-Defying Futurama Flying Car For Sale On Amazon For A Mere $50,000! [Novelties]
Good news everyone! A recently-launched merchant on Amazon — named Jetson — is offering the "Futurama Flying Car" for the bargain price of only $50, ... up for the Amazon Visa credit card after we added it to our cart - talk about a deal! Hold on, our Nigerian ... .. No more bloody traffic! I cant say a bad thing about it.. It also is compatible with my [more...]
Date: 2008-10-10 20:00:00
Your opinions requested! Plus Year 2, Week 30 Results: 1.9 oz of plastic waste.
Here's the weekly tally. But please read down to the bottom of the page. I have an Announcement, a Survey, and a Discount Coupon for you ... Direct, Safeco Insurance, credit card company, and Financial West Group. I think I've been doing ... and report back? And finally, To-Go Ware is offering a 40% discount coupon to everyone [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 19:44:00
My Ambition
I know kids are often bombarded with this question, "What is your ambition? ... dreams.After having a bad week of knowing my school doesnt offer ICT or EST, I've decided to venture ... to design your signature nicely so everytime you pay with a credit card the shop assistant will praise [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 09:01:00
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