Cut Your Gas Bill by up to 5% with Gas Rebate Credit Cards

Posted On: September 30, 2008

An excerpt from How YOU Can Profit from Credit Cards: Using Credit to Improve Your Financial Life and Bottom Line.

Are you feeling a little light in the wallet? Suddenly regretting the decision to go for that V-8 engine? Vowing to look into one of those hybrid cars? Chances are you’ve just been [...]

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Using a Low-Rate Credit Card to Your Advantage

Posted On: September 23, 2008

An excerpt from How YOU Can Profit from Credit Cards: Using Credit to Improve Your Financial Life and Bottom Line.

The three Keys to Using a Low Interest Credit Card to Your Advantage:
1. Make your payments early.
If your card issuer uses the average daily balance method to calculate interest (most do), make your payments before [...]

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Discover a “Brighter” Credit Card Campaign

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By Michael Killian, CardRatings.com Reporter

How consumer friendly can a credit card campaign be? Daily consumers are “blitzed and belted” with card ads that promise to enhance our lives. A new eye-opening campaign aptly named Brighter Campaign offers a refreshing approach. As a long time consumer advocate for responsible debt management, I had [...]

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How to Win the Cash-Back Credit Card Game

Posted On: September 18, 2008

An excerpt from How YOU Can Profit from Credit Cards: Using Credit to Improve Your Financial Life and Bottom Line.

A little extra cash in your pocket sounds great, doesn’t it? Maybe you could use it for a nice dinner out on your birthday, a movie night out with that special someone, a rainy-day shopping [...]

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Negotiate a Better Credit Card Rate

Posted On: September 16, 2008

An excerpt from How YOU Can Profit from Credit Cards: Using Credit to Improve Your Financial Life and Bottom Line.

When you’ve taken a gander at the current rates being offered, you can use them as a negotiating tool with your card issuer. Trying to bargain down your rate might sound like an intimidating, complex [...]

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