Last roundup of 2008

Happy New Year everyone! Here are a few links to round out this year: ... -the-gift-of-cash post in this week’s Carnival of Personal Finance. Ask Mr. Credit Card included ... Free From Broke here. No Credit Needed reviews his year in finance and in health. For these final [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 21:53:19

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Web Hosting Provider KickAssVPS Partners with ControlScan

Dedicated Hosting Reviews – KickAssVPS (http://www.kickassvps.com), a leader in Linux and Microsoft® Windows® Virtual Private Server (VPS) ... accept credit cards online, merchants are required to meet Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards ... credit card data. Non-compliant merchants are subject to penalties and fines in the event of a data [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 18:51:05

How Our Gutless Media Helped Trigger the Credit Crisis

By Trudy Lieberman, Columbia Journalism Review. Posted November 20, 2008 ... on a card issued by another lender. This practice has caused credit-card rates for some people ... and helping to pile on debt that has contributed to mortgage foreclosures. But then-Governor Eliot [more...]

Date: 2008-11-21 01:28:57

Continental Finance MasterCard - Review

By Dan MoskelThe Continental Finance MasterCard is an unsecured sub prime credit card ... -annual credit limit increases, with a maximum limit of $2000. This card does report monthly ... they often come with large fees and only report to one credit bureau. In sum we do suggest the Continental [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 00:37:00

Carnival of 20-Something Finances: "Viral Pictures" edition.

Goooooooooood morning my fellow PF readers and bloggers! ... , and in depth, review of credit card goodness. It's a long one, but you'll come away a lot smarter ... company, and penned a NY Times best-seller! Come again? Hilary Green gives us the Cars Under $25,000 [more...]

Date: 2008-07-14 10:32:00

Review: Financial Infidelity

Each Friday, The Simple Dollar reviews a personal finance book of interest. ... that can be the earliest cracks in the foundation of a marriage. A little withheld truth about a credit card debt ... some incredibly devastating tales of woe - suddenly discovered five-figure credit card bills, closets full [more...]

Date: 2008-08-22 14:00:37

Increase Your Financial IQ Book Review Part 3

increaseyourfinancialiq Every Sunday here at Ask Mr. Credit Card we review a personal finance book. This week we are reviewing Increase Your Financial IQ by Robert Kiyosaki. If you missed [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 16:40:58

Increase Your Financial IQ Book Review Part 4

increaseyourfinancialiq Every Sunday here at Ask Mr. Credit Card we review a personal finance book. This week we are reviewing Increase Your Financial IQ by Robert Kiyosaki. If you missed [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 00:15:36

Dealing With Credit Repair

Mistakes are inevitable. Instead of blaming yourself or others for getting in a huge debt trouble, ... . They will understand. Just be patient. •    Stop credit card usage. Just to pave way to debt payments, refraining ... much you can save to add up to debt payments. •    Review credit reports or statements. Understand [more...]

Date: 2008-11-17 13:18:37

Small Business Stimulus Package Financial Giveaway @ The Roundup

Financial Giveaways With Cool Prizes #1 A Small Business Stimulus Package, ... , much like everyone else’s stock. Ugh! The Sun’s Financial Diary: How to Use Your Credit Card ... of Family Life Review Bloggers Carnival Best of Me Symphony Bankruptcy and Debt Carnival Carnival [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 23:04:15

Weekly Carnivals and Roundup

This week I participated in multiple carnivals. Also next Monday I’ll be hosting the carnival of Twenty-Something Finances ... when consolidating your credit cards“. Rich Credit Debt Loan talks about “Resisting Panic: A quick ... of Debt Reduction 38th Carnival of Money Hacks 4th Book Review Carnival Investing Carnival Remembrance [more...]

Date: 2008-11-14 17:00:48

Book Review: Frugal Living for Dummies

Okay another book review and another dummies book. The winner of the Personal Finance for Dummies is Cindy ... about cutting up credit cards and setting a realistic budget.  It also says to track what you spend and really stick to a budget.  My one issue with this chapter is it only looks at credit card debt as bad [more...]

Date: 2008-10-23 14:00:02

The Wonders of Consumer Counseling for Debt Management

John Cummuta Reviews Many people fall into the trap of mismanaging their debts and oftentimes find themselves in debt far off than what they ... to consider consumer counseling services. The first thing that will be required of you is to list down ... . Consumer Credit Counselors can help you with your credit card problems. They can revoke interest [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 01:17:33

Personal Finance Hard Truth Week in Review – It’s Almost Over Edition

The campaign is in its final days.  I expect we will have six months or so before the next group of presidential wannabes begins making noises about ... of Debt Reduction and my post on Shouldn’t We Burn Credit Cards in Protest?  Oh - that candy your kids ... a website that includes their amazing tax saving calculator.  Apparently, you input your income [more...]

Date: 2008-11-01 13:34:12

Paintball fraudster got tax cash helping hand

By Michael MacLeod SCOTTISH Enterprise has come under fire for dishing out £30,000 to help a Scots paintball company run by a convicted fraudster. Edinburgh-based Bedlam Paintball got taxpayer-funded help to develop its “brand strategy” in 2007. But there are calls for the quango to review its background checks after it emerged Bedlam’s owner Roman Rock, 49, was jailed for three years in 1997 for his part in a £100,000 credit card fraud . [more...]

Date: 2009-09-27 16:15:02

Court Reviewing Dates for Federal i-Gaming Law Challenge

January 15, 2009 -The US 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals has asked iMEGA’s legal team to provide notice of their availability in April, ... that necessary determination as to what is ‘lawful’ or ‘unlawful’ to US banks and credit card companies ... prohibits US financial institutions from processing transactions between online gambling sites [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 14:28:34

T3Leads - CPA Network Review

In the ‘make money online’ realm, there are literally hundreds of ways to do so, whether it be through blogging, e-commerce, affiliate marketing, ... ? T3Leads currently deals mostly with the following types of companies: debt settlement, credit cards, home improvement, insurance, tax debt, mortgage loands, payday loans, auto loans, and foreclosure. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 09:00:42

Criminal Charges: 2008 in review

It's been an eventful first year for Criminal Charges, my weekly look at what happens when criminals and credit cards meet ... , shouts-out Leprechaun film Debt can make you do some crazy things -- like stealing Lego blocks using ... . Hegarty apparently hoped to use the profits she earned to pay down debt. Although the links [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 15:03:46

Financial Goals for 2008: Reviewing Our Progress

A year ago I wrote up a list of financial goals for 2008. Today, I thought I’d take a look back at them and see how we did ... on our credit scores. As far as account consolidation goes, we still have a number online savings ... successful, in that we dropped down to two main credit cards (Amex Blue Cash and Chase Freedom) while [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 22:28:10

Lending Club P2P: Review of New Post-SEC Changes, Free $25 Lender Bonus

Now that LendingClub has finished their SEC filing and is one of the only P2P lenders currently operating ( ... 660 with a debt-to-income ratio (excluding mortgage) below 25%. In addition, your credit history ... you get. Then you can simply compare this rate with your other options - credit cards, home equity loans [more...]

Date: 2008-12-14 14:30:58

Resolution

Last year I posted my New Year's resolutions. Today I will review those resolutions (how did I do?) and post my resolutions for 2009.2008: My first resolution was to Pay Off As Much Debt As Possible. In this category, I give ... of the year, I can say with confidence that I paid off approximately $10,000 in credit card debt [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 15:23:00

Year in Review Meme

In 2008, I gained: a real job, my own apartment, a dog. I lost: a lot of my freedom. I stopped: being as spontaneous ... with that money I could have saved it, put it toward credit cards or student loans, etc…because it made me feel [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 19:20:00

My Dollar Plan Month in Review - July 2008

I’m a firm believer in setting goals and making plans to achieve your goals. A great way to work your plan is to monitor it at regular intervals ... for Your Mid Year Checkup 7 Ways to Payoff Credit Card Debt 12 Tips to Prepare Your Finances for Vacation I Quit! Tax Savings: How to Deduct Mileage on Your Personal Car 10 Step Plan for Debt Elimination [more...]

Date: 2008-08-14 13:29:54

Beneficial Finance - Mortgage Review

Beneficial Finance, does personal, auto, and mortgage lending as a retail subsidiary of mega-bank parent HSBC Group (NYSE: HBC) ... of Beneficial Finance should be avoided. They are big pushers of credit cards, home equity loans, and debt consolidation mortgages. You can’t expect much better being a subsidiary of HSBC Mortgage [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 22:05:31

Reviews On Nikon - Coolpix 10.1-Megapixel Digital Camera

With a thesis on money laundering, a certain law student frequently used Google to find her online references ... to repair problem with the internet or the search engine were dashed as the glitch refused ... activity, spyware is frequently used for purposes such as gathering credit card information [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 01:06:56

Review of Direct admin

Review of Direct admin by inprogrammer200 Today 08:54 PM 220 2,285 Domain Name Issues (2 Viewing) ... including credit card processing, client management software, and more. Do you register ... Issues A forum for discussing customer service and support issues from support software to advice [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 02:54:49

Book Review and Giveaway: Good Deals & Smart Steals

By Lynn Truong Good Deals & Smart Steals: ... receipts, avoid paying credit card interest, always comparison-shop, and takes advantage of savings ... offers hundreds of ideas for getting the best value for your money on every kind of purchase. I've also [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 16:59:03

MobileMe: A Review of Apple’s .Mac Descendant

It’s been a rocky start for Apple’s MobileMe, but things look like they’re settling down now and the service is, ... t such a simple process when Apple charged the full service fee to credit and debit cards rather than [more...]

Date: 2008-07-23 13:36:23

Mint.com Review: Beautiful Money Management Tool

Overall, I was very impressed with both the feature set and beauty of Mint.com ... credit card, banks, loan and investment accounts are yours. The Setup Process: After entering [more...]

Date: 2008-09-29 11:25:47

Affiliate Program Review: T3Leads.com

It seems that new affiliate programs are popping up all the time, ... are in niches including: Debt Settlement Credit Cards Pay Day Loans Insurance Tax Debts Mortgage [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 05:04:37

Sunday Review #52 - From Eating on $1 A Day to Teaching Kids about Saving Money

#fullpost{display:inline;} ... DirectGas Credit Card - Discover Open RoadWorld's Largest Ice Santa ClausNovember's Best of FIRE Finance [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 04:59:00

Daily Dump: 2008 ESPN GameDay In Review, 10 Dumbest Athlete Off-Field Injuries, 10 Gay Moments In Sports, Katie Holmes Lips, Hot Chicks Eating Food & Playboy 55th Anniversary

chantellehoughtonap_468x820.jpg Looks like this WAG has found her a Visa card to max out. Wow, what a night of sporting action ... sex drive contributing to credit crunch Asylum Planned Parenthood gift certificate for Christmas [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 12:27:26

More Inactive Credit Cards Being Closed: Protect Your FICO Credit Score

If you haven’t heard already, several large credit card issuers (Chase, Washington Mutual, Citibank, Capital One, HSBC) ... . Some credit repair experts say it does, others disagree. However, if someone does a manual review ... are currently closing millions of consumers’ credit cards without prior warning due to inactivity [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 11:48:09

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