A reader named Kristen asked the following: I've heard you mention that you put your tuition on a 0% interest card. I'm looking to start school in the fall and would like to do the same thing, can you recommend a card with an initial 0% interest … [Read more...] about Credit Cards with 0% Purchase Offers
Although I registered for my summer graduate class over a month ago, I was holding out for as long as I could to pay the tuition. However, the $2,600 is due in about 2 weeks, and I wanted to make sure I paid while I remembered it. So as I celebrate … [Read more...] about Just spent $2,600, but I get rewards!
but we paid it all off the next day! We put about $2000 on our Discover More card to get the 5% cash back on home improvement purchases this quarter (the first $400 of it. The rest is at 1%), but what did we buy? Well, I'll give you an image … [Read more...] about We Added $2000 in Credit Card Debt…
7 days ago, I told you we were in the homestretch of paying off Stacie's student loan, and today we finally did it! We had enough money in the checking account to pay the last $970 on the loan, but I don't like bringing the balance down below … [Read more...] about Check is in the Mail: Stacie’s Student Loan is Paid Off!
Heather P. Johnson is a freelance writer, as well as a contributor for Credit Card Lowdown, a site for finding credit card reviews. Heather invites your comments and freelancing job opportunities at her email address: … [Read more...] about 12 Tips for Saving Money in College
Since I've entered my email address when renting at Redbox before, I was lucky enough to receive the following notice from Redbox about potential card skimming activities at a few of their units. One thing to note is they only found it one of their … [Read more...] about Credit Card Skimming at Redbox Stations
After reading the articles everywhere on using 0% balance transfers to earn extra savings interest, or paying off debt, I had an epiphany. We have a car loan with about $15,000 left. We bought the car almost 2 years ago for $25,000, and in the last … [Read more...] about Paying off a $15,000 car loan in 9 months without using savings
Ok, so if your credit cards were filing cabinets, and each charge was its own folder, would you have 1 cabinet? 5 cabinets? 20 cabinets? How about folders? 1, 10, 100, or more? I admit it. I have a few cabinets. Right now, all my folders are in … [Read more...] about Got too much credit card debt? Rotate It!
