Last weekend my daughter and I had a talk about credit cards after she saw me use my debit card at the store. Here’s a sample of our exchange: Her: “Dad, I thought you weren’t supposed to buy stuff with … Continue reading
Even tasks as challenging as eliminating credit card debt can be boiled down to less than a dozen steps. Notice I called them simple, but that doesn’t mean they are not difficult to follow through on. It will take sheer … Continue reading
I’ve been an AT&T Universal Card customer since 2001, starting out with a small classic card and eventually upgrading my way to a Platinum Rewards Mastercard. When I went through my financial turnaround a while back I cut up all … Continue reading
Credit card companies are looking for new ways to manage consumers’ risk of defaulting on balances. Apparently, they now plan to review cardholders’ spending patterns, including which merchants they frequent, to determine build their risk model. Credit card issuers are … Continue reading
The following exercise will be enlightening to those deep in credit card debt, entertaining to those not in debt, and a cautionary tale to those too young to have experienced it. If you are in the former category, like me, … Continue reading
