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Student loans vs credit cards

May 20, 2010
Question: I have about 10K in credit card debt that I stupidly accumulated in undergrad and after college before I was able to land a job. I have...

Credit cards vs student loans

May 14, 2010
Question: I was recently able to lock my existing credit card debt in at 1.99% or less for the next 6 months, which is lower than the roughly 3.5%...

Credit cards and credit scores

May 3, 2010
Question: I use my credit cards for the sole purpose of building credit. I do not have a long credit history, I make a small monthly purchase on...

Cosigning credit card

Apr 29, 2010
Question: My 25 year old son, Jason, has always bought everything with cash and now finds himself unable to get a credit card even from his own...

Cash or credit

Apr 28, 2010
Question: I understand that merchants are paying a 1 to 5 percent transaction fee every time I use my credit card. It would seem logical that I...

Drowning in debt

Apr 23, 2010
Question: I have a question regarding in what order I should attempt to pay down the debt I have....

Annual credit card fee of $60

Apr 20, 2010
Question: Last week, I received a notice from a credit card company informing me that they were going to start assessing a $60 annual fee on my...

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Credit protection

Apr 15, 2010
Question: I would like to know about the protection that is offered to keep your credit safe is worth the cost. Michael, Riverside, CA...

Paying off credit card

Mar 11, 2010
Question: I am trying to pay off my credit card. However, the interest rate is so high (%17.9) that it's really hard to get ahead. I owe &7,000...

Two credit cards?

Mar 8, 2010
Question: I use only a single credit card. Another card that I paid off has sent me a new card to renew this account. I have only a small savings...