September 12th, 2006 by mmarquit
When it comes to debt reduction and elimination, one of the biggest hurdles is to stop spending. Even if you have a good debt elimination plan, it does not help much if you keep adding to your debt. So, if you use a "quick-fix" like transferring debt to a 0% APR credit card, you need [...]
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September 1st, 2006 by mmarquit
When you have good credit, it is much more likely that you can call up a credit card company and request a lower interest rate with success. You are also more likely to get those 0% APR credit card deals that can help you eliminate debt faster. So, how do you boost your credit score? [...]
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August 4th, 2006 by mmarquit
Avoiding increasing credit card debt is an obvious part of debt elimination. One way to avoid racking up even more credit card debt is to do your best to avoid credit card fees. These are things like interest charges, late payment fees, and over-the-limit fees. You should realize the credit card companies use all of [...]
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August 2nd, 2006 by mmarquit
If you have decent credit, and if you are a good credit card customer, you can make it easier to eliminate debt by negotiating your credit card interest rate. In most cases, if you have a good track record as a customer, this is simply a matter of calling the credit card company and letting [...]
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April 21st, 2006 by jhampton
Getting into debt is something that most American’s find themselves wishing they
had never begun.
Getting out of debt is strong desire for most of the
country as well. If you could have only known how much debt you could have
afforded before you signed the dotted line.
A sad truth is that most of
the people in debt today pay [...]
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April 20th, 2006 by jhampton
With all the choices of credit card providers how do you know which one you should use? As you know owing money is the opposite of saving and building wealth, so unless you desire to use your credit card for specific and managed purposes, refrain from getting one.
If you have made up your mind to [...]
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April 18th, 2006 by jhampton
Getting credit is
much easier than keeping a good credit rating. When you finally get your credit
rolling the best thing you can do is to maintain good
credit.
Not only should you
maintain, but you should do regular checkups on your credit and credit score to
be careful that you don’t find yourself in a negative
situation.
Here are a few tips
to [...]
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April 17th, 2006 by ert
Be sure to pay close
attention to the fine print in your credit card account terms and conditions.
There are some extremely important areas that you need to be aware
of.
Most credit cards,
even with a superb introductory interest rate, have a different interest rate
for credit purachases and cash advances. Cash advances are usually higher a few
points from the [...]
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April 10th, 2006 by ert
Most of the time buying a home is a wise investment. Taking that step of home
ownership is a big one but one that truly pays off in the long run.
When
you are looking to purchase a home the first step after discovering a house is
to normally get qualified for a loan amount and locked in [...]
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April 6th, 2006 by jhampton
So you need a credit card and you get a pre-approved offer for a super card with
a $2000 limit. No up front cost, no large annual fee, just credit galore.
Charge till you drop!
You may think this is too good to be true and it
is. Some of these companies have hidden charges that will slam you [...]
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