Every time you reach into your wallet and pull out a little plastic, it can have a big impact on your credit score.
Credit Cards
Tips and how to articles about credit cards and how to keep your credit secure.
The 5 Best Types Of Milestone Credit Cards
If you have a limited credit history, have mismanaged your credit or filed bankruptcy in the past, you’re not condemned to a life of credit hell. In fact, there’s opportunity to repair and recover your credit when you manage it wisely. And the credit-building opportunities that come with Milestone credit cards can help.
Should you get a no annual fee credit card?
There’s a lot to consider when choosing your next credit card. One of the biggest questions you might have is whether you should get a no annual fee credit card or one that charges?
Tips to pay off holiday credit card debt
If, like most of us, you overspent during the holidays and are now facing a holiday credit card debt hangover, you’re not alone. Some 25% of Americans say it will take them six months or more to pay off their post-holiday debt, according a poll of 1,000 U.S. adults released by Varo Money, a mobile banking start-up.
The most exclusive credit cards: Should you get one?
Have you been checking out the most exclusive credit cards and wondering if they’re worth it? Or which one to consider?
Why Do Credit Card Companies Verify Income?
In an era when privacy seems up for grabs, it’s no surprise that some people bristle at a credit card company’s demand to verify income.
Amex EveryDay vs. Amex EveryDay Preferred: How to choose
In the rewards points card category, American Express offers the Amex EveryDay Credit Card and the Amex EveryDay Preferred Credit Card. The main difference between the two cards is that the Amex EveryDay Preferred has a more generous reward points program, but it comes with an annual fee.
Credit card basics: Pay over the monthly minimum payment
Americans are drowning in credit card debt. The average U.S. household owes more than $15,000 on their cards, according to Debt.org. Because of this large amount of debt, millions of credit card borrowers barely scrape up enough cash each month to make the monthly minimum payment.
Infographic: What to do after a data breach
The reported number of data breaches keeps rising, impacting more individuals on a daily basis. In fact, there have now been over 8,000 data breaches since January 2005, with over 1.05 billion records exposed, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center. If you’ve been a victim of a recent data breach, you’re certainly just one among many.
Citi Double Cash Card review
The best way to make the most of your purchases is to pick up a cash-back credit card. And the Citi Double Cash Card is a solid choice.