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Four Crazy Credit Card Scams

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Guest Post Author Bio: The following post comes from the NerdWallet.com team, experts in helping users find the right rewards credit cards. 4 of the Craziest Credit Card Scams. Then to top it all off, there are credit card scammers out there that are looking to get your personal information.

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Why a Credit Card Is Just As Important to Overseas Travel as Luggage

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Guest Post Author Bio: By Odysseas Papadimitriou, CEO of Card Hub, an online marketplace for cards ranging from business credit cards for new businesses to secured credit cards. Like a plane, boat, passport or luggage, a credit card is important to any trip overseas. Let’s find out.

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Why Use Cash?

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At the time, I didn’t have credit cards so it was a valid concern. As an adult, I use both cash and credit as well as checks. There is no chance for your personal information to be stolen. Occasionally merchants will discount the price because they don’t have to pay the credit card fees on your purchase.

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Mourning the Loss of Privacy

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What ever happened to the need for a subpoena to listen in on your phone conversation, instead of having digital analysis point out conversations using certain terrorist tagged keywords? Consumer Affairs reported that in 2005, CVS posted purchases made by holders of their loyalty card).

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Monitor Your Credit During the Holidays with FREE Credit Score Check

For the Mommas

As many of us are shopping this holiday season, we will pull out our credit card over and over again to make the purchase. I tend to use only my credit card instead of debit card when shopping online, and use it a lot. It is very easy to do, but often times I forget to keep tabs on my credit card.

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Yakezie Carnival – Credit Cards Edition

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Since there seems to be so much in the news lately about credit cards- the good ones, the bad ones, the ugly ones, the fee free ones, the reward ones, the secured ones, etc. I figured I would talk about credit cards as today’s theme. Funancials : Should I Cancel My Credit Card? Futures introduction.

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How to Achieve Your Financial Goals (tips from the achievers)

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Fortunately, they willingly shared their advice from their success and I am passing that information on to you, so we can ALL succeed this year. Maureen eliminated $79,000 of credit card and student loan debt less than 3 years. Conversely, you could give yourself a consequence too if you don’t hit the goal.