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Credit Card Education
Before your kid goes to study at college, have them study up on credit cards
Written by Geoff Williams
Posted On: August 15, 2012
Something else for your incoming freshman to read -- and then ignore. But at least you can think, "Hey, I tried…"
[...]A credit card agreement you can actually READ?
Written by Geoff Williams
Posted On: December 20, 2011
The CFPB aims to simplify credit card agreements and cut through the legal lingo so that consumers can more easily understand their terms.
[...]Kardashian Kard aftermath a sign of improved financial literacy?
Written by Curtis Arnold
Posted On: December 16, 2010
Parents still shell-shocked from the recession may have played a major role in the early shutdown of the Kardashian family's prepaid debit card. [...]
Sammy Rabbit Teaches Kids to Save and Avoid Credit Card Debt
Written by Mike Killian
Posted On: May 26, 2009
Editor's Note: This article is part of a popular Q & A format series in which we interview experts and industry professionals that have made significant contributions to the credit card industry. How do you successfully teach kids 5-8 about money and how to save it? Sam X Renick, author and founder of It's a Habit! [...]
Can You Pass the Financial Literacy Quiz?
Written by Joe Taylor Jr.
Posted On: May 7, 2009
Two years ago, author and entrepreneur Braun Mincher developed FinancialLiteracyQuiz.com, a fifty-question test that mimics the kind of final exam on money that is missing from most schools. Many respondents get a score of around 57 on their first try, hinting at a lack of understanding about how money works. Mincher answered some questions about [...]
New Film Exposes Truths about Credit Education
Written by Mike Killian
Posted On: January 15, 2009
Editor's Note: This article is part of a popular Q & A format series in which we interview experts and industry professionals that have made significant contributions to the credit card industry.Minimal effort is needed to see a stumbling economy and millions of consumers in desperate financial straits. Whose fault is it? More importantly, what [...]
Blogging to Teach Consumers About Credit Card Utilization
Written by Mike Killian
Posted On: December 5, 2008
Editor's Note: This article is part of a popular Q & A format series in which we interview experts and industry professionals that have made significant contributions to the credit card industry.One of the most interesting aspects of an interviewer's job is that every subject has something to teach. As an interviewer and consumer, I [...]
Student Credit Card Tips for Parents (Part 4)
Written by Curtis Arnold
Posted On: November 21, 2008
Editor's Note: This article is the third in a four-part series containing consumer tips for parents of children and young adults.I often speak on college campuses, and here’s what I tell the students: I know first-hand about the dangers of getting into credit card debt while you’re in school. Before I turned my life around, [...]
