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As of today, it’s been 2 years since the CARD Act (Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure) was enacted. Seems like only yesterday she was crawling on the floor eating stale cheerios. Memories… Anyway, the CARD Act employed several new restrictions and rules regarding how credit card companies operate and how they communicate with you. [...]
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I’m a pretty odd shopper… I think. I wouldn’t go so far as to say that I’m a cheap bastard, but I do like to find deals on the things I need. I also don’t mind spending the time to find that deal, or even waiting for a better time to purchase something in particular. [...]
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It’s so easy to get caught up in all the romance and love in the air surrounding Valentine’s Day. Everyone should want to make their significant other happy. Nothing wrong with that. Cupid. Candy. Flowers. All good stuff. While I question the validity of this oh-so corporate and consumption-driven holiday, I can get on board [...]
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The following is a guest post from Ally, a personal finance blogger from Sidney, Australia.
It’s one thing to come up with a budget, but a whole other story to actually stick with it. How many times have you made New Year resolutions that are never fulfilled? And despite what personal finance “gurus” tell you, sticking [...]
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The following is a guest post from Jacelyn Thomas.
If you’ve decided to live with roommates, chances are you did so, at least in part, in order to save money. Splitting rent, utilities, and groceries can help you in various ways financially. It can enable you to save money, and it can also help raise your [...]
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American Consumer Credit Counseling is posting poll questions every month over at ConsumerCredit.com! This month’s poll asks…
What will you do with your tax refund this year?
By participating in this 10-second poll, you are helping our non-profit organization gather important information that we can use to help educate consumers across the country. At the [...]
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Every month, American Consumer Credit Counseling will post a poll question on its homepage. For the month of January, ACCC asked 2 questions about holiday spending.
How much did you spend on holiday shopping in 2011?
Did you spend more or less in 2011 than you did in 2010?
Here’s what we found out…
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American Consumer Credit Counseling is posting poll questions every month over at ConsumerCredit.com! This month’s poll is well under way and asks 2 quick, multiple choice questions about holiday spending. By participating in this 10-second poll, you are helping our non-profit organization gather important information that we can use to help educate consumers across the [...]
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All that talk about winter tires got me thinking about car stuff. Apparently so was the rest of the blog-o-verse. I came across several auto-themed blog posts and news articles last week, so I thought… let’s round these suckers up for our lovely readers. So here we are. You, me, and a couple of car [...]
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Did you get drunk on deals over the holidays? Were you high on holiday cheer? Well here comes the hangover. It’s easy to go overboard on gifts, parties, and charity this time of year. The hard part is staying within your means, then getting back to a normal spending routine. Now that the magic reindeer [...]
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