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The Gotcha’s of Gas Credit Cards

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Mike is the owner of CreditCardForum.com, which is a forum and blog for discussing credit-related topics. Recently, he’s been working on a list of the best gas credit cards and his most recent credit card review was for the Chase Ink card. Gotcha #1: Caps on rewards. Gotcha #3: Expiration of rewards.

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Planning for Christmas 2011

Family Balance Sheet

Since we use credit cards for almost all of our purchases, we are paying the bills now for our Christmas presents. Have you started to think about your Christmas spending for 2011? I can just hear some readers screaming, "it is 347 days away for crying it out loud". I'm hoping that if I plan now, I'll spend less later.

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8 Ways to Prevent Identity Theft

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Gosh I would hate to hear what the numbers are now in 2011. Don’t disclose your credit card number to an online vendor unless it is encrypted and the site is secure. Don’t ever write your Social Insurance Number or telephone number on cheques or credit card receipts. Check your credit report regularly.

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Yakezie Carnival October 16, 2011- Growth Edition

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Tax Rebate Blog: How Much Can you Earn Before Paying Tax in 2011 Tax allowances and brackets change each year. Your Finances Simplified: Tips on How you Can Improve Your Credit Score Piecing together clues from myfico.com and a lot of other resources, listed here are the top tips available for improving your credit score today.

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Merry 6 Months Until Christmas! Start Planning Today.

Family Balance Sheet

If your holiday planning went smoothly last year then you might not feel any urgency to think about Christmas 2011, but if you overspent, shopped at the last minute and paid the price well into spring then you might want to rethink this year's strategy. Did you pay cash or use a credit card to buy gifts?

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Yakezie Carnival – Credit Cards Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

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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Yakezie Carnival November 13, 2011- November Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Funancials: Lesser Known Credit Card Perks – Most people are aware of the advantages to using a credit card. Related posts: Yakezie Carnival October 16, 2011- Growth Edition. Never chase an asset price whether it be real estate, stocks, gold, or anything else. Yakezie Blog Swap #3- Splurge Edition.

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