Should you pay down your debt or put that money to good use by investing it? It’s a tricky question, especially if you’re also saddled with thousands of dollars of debt. You’ve only got so many dollars to spend. On … Continue Reading

Feel a little more flexible with your credit card spending lately? Staring at that pile of student loan debt like it just won’t go away? Did you just take out a mortgage to buy the house of your dreams? You’re … Continue Reading

A good credit score doesn’t just happen. If you want the good financial reputation that comes with a good credit score, you need to take an active role in managing your score. Here are 4 things you can do to … Continue Reading

Stuck with an incredibly high credit card interest rate with no place to go? The average APR for most credit cards is around 15 percent, and regardless of whether you have a higher or lower rate than the norm, your … Continue Reading

Now that the Great Recession is a fading memory, credit card issuers are ramping up their efforts to snag more consumers. There’s a good chance that you’ve seen an increase in credit card offers in your mailbox, all of them … Continue Reading

From time to time, we all experience financial problems. Everyone forgets to pay a bill or overspends on their credit cards on occasion. Most of the time, we can fix these little mistakes ourselves and move on with our lives. … Continue Reading

These days, it seems like we’re always getting a new credit or debit card in the mail. It’s easy to activate a new card and stick it in your wallet. But what do you do with the old card? You … Continue Reading