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Fed’s New Site a Flop

May 28th, 2010

The Fed recently launched a new site that provides consumers with online access to credit card agreements from hundreds of major credit issuers. When I first heard about it, I thought this could turn out to be a pretty useful tool. More »

Posted By: Joshua Heckathorn | Comments (0)

Any Blippers Out There?

May 20th, 2010

I’ve yet to actually meet someone who regularly uses Blippy.com, the twitter-esque social networking site that allows users to share their credit card transactions online.

Apparently there are still thousands of you, but I can’t for the life of me figure out why. Where are you? Who are you? If you’re out there reading this, please enlighten me! More »

Posted By: Joshua Heckathorn | Comments (1)

Credit vs. Debit: Protecting Yourself from Fraud

May 14th, 2010

‘Credit or Debit?’ You’re used to hearing this question when checking out at the grocery store, but have you ever stopped to think about what your choice means in terms of your financial security? More »

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Ask Creditnet: Best Hotel Rewards Card for Newbies

May 7th, 2010

Dear Creditnet: My fiancé and I are new to credit cards (we’ve only used debit cards in the past), and we’re looking to get one that will give us hotel reward points.

Any idea which card would help us better our credit scores while banking hotel points as well? More »

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