BBB Offers Tips to Use Credit Cards
With holiday shopping in full swing, credit card charges are surging. Consumers appreciate the convenience and safety of credit card transactions. The “buy today, pay later” philosophy has become a holiday tradition.
“Credit cards are wonderful tools when used responsibly. The challenge is to remember the ‘pay later’ part of your credit card agreement. The Better [...]
The true cost of paying the minimum
Is your money being sucked into a compound interest sinkhole? If you’re not paying off your credit cards every month, that’s just what can happen. It depends on the interest rate charged by the credit card company and whether you pay as much as you can, or just the minimum amount due. You can use [...]
How to Compare Credit Card Rates?
There are tons of credit card comparison sites on the internet, search for terms like “credit card comparison” in Google or in any other major search engines to find them. If you know what type of card you are loking for, narrow your search by using more specific searc terms, e.g. “no annual fee credit cards” or [...]
How to stop sales calls?
Register with the FTC
You can register your home and personal cell phone number — yup, you read that right … your cell phone. Just go online to http://www.donotcall.gov/ or call 1-888-382-1222 (TTY 1-866-290-4236). You must call from the number you wish to register. Registration is free. There are currently 105 million phone numbers in the [...]