get out of credit card debt advice….”pay it off”. give me a freakin break.

We have all seen them or heard them.
The financial “experts” out there who either post a podcast or blog entry who give a few bullet points of how to get out of debt.
I am not saying that these people are not bright or trustworthy….in fact, I guarantee most of them know more about money than [...]

making friends with the IRS, get a business credit card

While everyone is focused on Christmas right now, I see this time of the year as one last opportunity to carbo-load on tax write offs.  Not that I don’t enjoy giving 40% of my income to the government, but, well, I don’t. 
If you do, good for you for drinking the Kool-aid.
Obviously, the way to get [...]

the most fraud proof credit card ever?

I know that most credit cards have a good system of checks & balances to look for possible fraudulent activity on your credit card; however I experienced the superior fraud protection of the Advanta Platinum credit card this past weekend.
I took a bunch of kids from my church youth group on a retreat up to [...]

follow up to “instant approval credit card scam? or just symantics

It occurred to me as I re-read a previous entry on a ping-back, that I should have included more detailed info in the instant approval credit card issue.
Yes, you WILL get an ANSWER within 60 seconds…..it may not be an approval, but even if it is, you usually wont know your credit limit for a [...]

black friday / cyber monday are coming…..get your credit cards now

YES,
Those dates are upon us…..the fun Christmas season is starting.  It was a hard year for alot of people economically.  Even the credit card companies had some struggles.  This is forcing them to be a bit more particular in who they hand out credit to. 
What does this mean to you?  
 It is harder to get credit. 
Gone [...]

instant approval credit cards scam? or just symantics

You see them often…..on PPC ads, banner ads, organic listings, etc “Instant Approval!” 
I am referring to the Instant Approval Offer you see for credit cards everywhere.  
Well here is the truth. 
The percentage of people that can get this “instant approval” is less than 20%……& I am being generous.
Let me tell you what I am not saying. 
These [...]