Articles in 'Better Credit' Category
from MintLife Personal Finance News & Advice
Labeled as profit mongers who invent outrageous fees and give mediocre customer service, banks have not made a good impression on consumers. As a result, many of us end up looking for alternatives. One option: a credit union.
September 2nd, 2010 | Posted in Banking and Investing, Better Credit, Credit Issues, Interest Rates | No Comments
from Moneywatch Personal Finance
Just when you thought it was safe to trust your credit-card issuer again, along come new warnings about how they might be scamming you, reports Jennifer Waters.
September 2nd, 2010 | Posted in Better Credit, Credit Issues, Legal Information | No Comments
from MintLife Personal Finance News & Advice
Financing a small business is rarely an easy task. Unless you have spotless personal credit, getting a corporate credit card will be difficult. Without a large savings account, bootstrapping is also problematic. So what’s a creative-minded entrepreneur to do: give up? Of course not. [...]
September 1st, 2010 | Posted in Better Credit, Credit Issues, Spending Habits | No Comments
from Dave Ramsey News
My husband and I got married August 15, 2009. We decided to do total money makeover when we got engaged ( a year ago) and really take responsibility financially as a couple. Almost a year later, we have paid off all our credit cards (~ 22,000) and paid for our wedding (~20000). [...]
September 1st, 2010 | Posted in Banking and Investing, Better Credit, Credit Issues | No Comments
from Dave Ramsey News
My husband and I have been married 14 years and have never been debt free. Sure, we were ALMOST debt free a few times, but would sabotage ourselves one way or another. We would be out shopping and see a ‘want’ and convince ourselves we would put it on a credit card. [...]
September 1st, 2010 | Posted in Better Credit, Credit Issues | No Comments
from Dave Ramsey News
Dear Dave,
God works in funny ways sometimes. We sometimes do things thinking they are for one reason (like getting out of debt) only to find out they are really for another reason (to take care of a child).
We started your program back in September of 2007. We were over 100K in debt, [...]
September 1st, 2010 | Posted in Banking and Investing, Better Credit, Credit Issues, Interest Rates, Taxes | No Comments
from MintLife Personal Finance News & Advice
FICO’s entry into the mortgage market meant more press, more attention, more criticism, more work for me, and a whole lot of incorrect information being passed off as the truth.
August 30th, 2010 | Posted in Better Credit, Credit Issues, Your Credit Score | No Comments
from Moneywatch Personal Finance
When it comes to taxes, the last thing you want is surprises. But that’s exactly what some people are getting, thanks to the Making Work Pay credit.
August 27th, 2010 | Posted in Better Credit, Credit Issues, Taxes | No Comments
from Moneywatch Personal Finance
The Making Work Pay tax credit is causing some nasty surprises for some taxpayers who ended up with a withholding shortfall due to the credit.
August 27th, 2010 | Posted in Better Credit, Credit Issues, Taxes | No Comments
from Moneywatch Personal Finance
You have to give the financial-services industry credit. If nothing else, the industry is great at cooking up products that tap into investors’ fears.
August 27th, 2010 | Posted in Better Credit, Credit Issues | No Comments