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Quick definition for you Credit Card Arbitrage: The act of taking low interest rate balance transfers from your credit card company in cash and investing it into money-making ventures like CDs, money market accounts and (gasp!) even the stock … [Read more...] about Citibank WANTS me to use their money to make more money!
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Way back when I was a kid, like 20 years ago, I wanted everything. I would scan through the Sears and JCPenney catalogs, circling about half the items on the pages, even the lingerie (I thought they were swimsuits for mom). For good and bad, my … [Read more...] about Wanting Too Much
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By Braaak This is a guest post by Braaak, former Portfolio Manager at a major mutual fund family. Currently Braaak provides insurance and other financial services to high net worth individuals and small- to medium-sized companies. He writes … [Read more...] about Optimal Capital Structure for Personal Finance
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Over a year ago, I asked whether Webkinz were a waste of money or a learning opportunity for kids. I think I can now pose the question for adults as well. A couple months ago, when I had the yearning for a puppy, Stacie decided that a Webkinz … [Read more...] about Can Webkinz Teach Kids Personal Finance?
by Jonathan This is a guest article from Jonathan at Master Your Card. He wanted me to link to his site with the words "credit card", but I refuse to do so. Ok, well, fine then...credit card. I feel so dirty now. It's pretty embarrassing when … [Read more...] about 5 Reasons Merchants Might Deny Credit Cards
I've had my Citi Mastercard (sorry, no affiliate link) since 2006, but I used it for a $12,000 balance transfer until we paid off our credit cards in September 2007. Since October, we've used both the Citi card and our Discover card, along with a … [Read more...] about Ordered my $120 Citibank Rebate Check
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By Nickel This is a guest post from Nickel, who writes about personal finance over at FiveCentNickel. And since that, combined with his four kids, don't keep him sufficiently busy, he has recently launched yet another site, this time focused more … [Read more...] about Credit Cards as a Debt Reduction Tool
In my post "42 Credit Cards with a 0% Purchase Offer", a commenter asked that question. The comment got snatched by Spam Karma, and while I could have retrieved it, I preferred the tone of the second comment instead: It does appear that you are … [Read more...] about Is this site “One giant credit card advertisement”?
