How a New Innovative Savings Program can Help You Pay Down Your Credit Card Debt

Posted On: June 1, 2009

By Mike Killian, CardRatings.com< Reporter
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 and/or to promoting financial literacy.
Have you ever wondered why it’s so hard to make extra payments (beyond the [...]

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Sammy Rabbit Teaches Kids to Save and Avoid Credit Card Debt

Posted On: May 26, 2009

By Michael Killian, CardRatings.com Reporter
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 [...]

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Student Credit Card Tips for Parents (Part 4)

Posted On: November 21, 2008

By Curtis Arnold, CardRatings.com Founder
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 [...]

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Interactive Credit Education for Students

Posted On: November 11, 2008

By Michael Killian, CardRatings.com Reporter
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.

Now and then you stumble into a heretofore little known website that has the potential to significantly impact high school [...]

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Student Credit Card Tips for Parents (Part 3)

Posted On: October 28, 2008

By Curtis Arnold, CardRatings.com Founder
Editor’s Note: This article is the third in a four-part series containing consumer tips for parents of children and young adults.

By the time your children enter high school, it’s crucial that they can separate out the marketing messages related to the incredibly tempting card offers they’re about to get … if [...]

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Credit Card Education Tips for Parents (Part 2)

Posted On: October 22, 2008

By Curtis Arnold, CardRatings.com Founder
Editor’s Note: This article is the second in a four-part series containing consumer tips for parents of children and young adults.

While there’s no benefit to going into a lot of numbers with a toddler (unless you happen to have a math prodigy), children just a little older will understand the basics. [...]

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Credit Card Education Tips for Parents

Posted On: October 9, 2008

By Curtis Arnold, CardRatings.com Founder
Editor’s Note: This article is the first in a four-part series containing consumer tips for parents of children and young adults.

Unless you’ve shopped for a toddler lately, you may not realize that many toys geared to children as young as three now accept pretend credit cards as well as cash. I’ve [...]

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