October 21st, 2009
Trends in Credit Cards & Your Debt
Its “hump day” again, when Wednesday feels like forever since Monday and forever till Friday. Two factors that shouldn’t be a hump in your personal finance is your credit card and your debt. While you’re trudging through with your 3rd cup of coffee, read on to find out how to make it through the rest of your work week with less debt and more credit.
Credit Card
- How to save and make money with credit cards reports Saving To Invest.
- Money Under 30 warns, “Beware credit card skimmers and how to spot them.”
- Consumerism Commentary reports on Bank of America adding annual fees to credit cards.
- Pay or Walk? Annual credit card fees test limits; read about it in the Associated Press.
- Check out Mainstreet’s scoop on gift cards getting a makeover.
- Washington Post asks, is frugality falling out of fashion? Read more on the returning hunger for retail therapy.
Debt
- Worried about debt? Tips on managing your loans from Wisebread.
- Los Angeles Times questions, how about a bailout for student debtors?
- More Americans fall behind on debts reports Reuters.
- Ever wonder what the average household credit card debt is? Bargaineering tells all.
- Cash Money Life blogs on DIY debt consolidation options.
