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Stupid Mistakes

I made a really stupid mistake two months ago

I don’t automate my credit card payments, but I submit payments every month a few days after the statement closing date.

When my credit card bill was issued online in April, I went to pay it like normal.  I selected the option to pay the whole thing, recorded [...]

When getting your first credit card is tough

Over the weekend, I read this article on Slate about the author’s struggles with getting his first credit card.  He had a job, no mortgage, and no debt.  But he also had no credit history, which meant that no credit card was willing to take a risk on him.

Ultimately, he had to get a secured [...]

History of Credit Card Incentives — Cash Back and 0% APR’s

This is a special guest contribution from Steve Sildon, Senior Managing Editor for CreditCardAssist.com. Steve writes about a variety of personal finance topics, providing financial tips and guidance on a variety of subjects including credit cards and an assortment of other credit-related topics.

Most people are familiar with the concept of reward credit cards – [...]

Direct Debiting Your Bills

Over on The Consumerist, they recently posted an article about a restaurant owner who had $1.28 million debited from her bank account by the utility company.  This was, of course, a mistake, and the utility company is fixing the bill and paying the overdraft charges on her bank account.  The restaurant owner had received the [...]

Lesson learned

I learned a lesson this week.  I hate learning by experience.

I got a letter in the mail that a credit card I’ve had open for five years, with a substantial limit on it, got closed for inactivity.  Now, I know that I should use my cards at least once a year, but this one totally [...]