Benefits of Credit Cards often Trump the Convenience of Debit Cards

Posted On: July 13, 2009

Debit cards offer convenience and are becoming increasingly popular with consumers, but they still don’t offer many of the same benefits as credit cards do.

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 [...]

MBNA Credit Card Special Offer

Posted On: May 11, 2006

Author: Polonius
Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2005 10:47 am
Post subject: MBNA Gave Me a Special Offer!
I just logged on to my MBNA card account and was greeted with the following special offer:
Quote:
Total Minimum Payment: $15.00 Special Offer Pay Online
Pay only $15.00 by 10/28/2005 instead of your normal amount of $16.00. Learn More.
Gosh. I hope I don’t [...]

Pre-Paid Teen Credit Cards

Posted On: February 8, 2006

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Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2004 6:29 pm
Post subject: Pre-Paid Teen Credit Cards
Board Monitor-CS
Date: 1/20/2001 10:47 pm CDT
Hello Everyone!
I was wondering if any parents/teens/individuals out there have had any good/bad experiences with Visa Buxx, American Express Cobalt Card, M2 Visa, Pocketcard, etc. ? They have become incredibly popular over the past couple of months and I [...]

Fee Charged by Merchant for Credit Card Usage

Posted On: April 6, 2005

Post subject: Merchants charging a fee
K Caton
Date: 10/3/2000 10:38 am CDT
I have been going to a salon for a few years and have always been able to pay by check. Recently, they have decided to no longer accept checks only cash and credit cards/bank cards. Usually my charge is $10.00 and to pay by my [...]