Federal Reserve Raised Interest Rates to Highest Level in a Decade
The Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the sixth time since late 2015, and bringing them to the highest level in a decade.
Find the Best Rewards Credit Cards with Reward Boost
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Paying Interest Isn’t Always So Bad
Based on the title of this post alone I guarantee there will be some hardcore zero debt personal finance fanatics who think I'm the dumbest person on the planet, but I'm here to take a radical position: paying interest isn't always so bad. Does paying interest suck? Absolutely. But sometimes you need to borrow and the only way to do
How To Spend Less on Credit Card Interest
The following is a guest post. If you currently have credit card debt that is accumulating interest every month, you are giving a lot of money to credit card companies that would probably feel a lot better in your own pockets. It's important to come up with a plan to eliminate your credit card debt and ensure that you pay
Get $25 Free from American Express for Small Business Saturday
In the last few months, Tag and I have made a point to start shopping at local small businesses. I don't really buy much of anything except food, so we're pretty limited to restaurants. However, we have found some delicious hole-in-the-wall restaurants that are generally cheaper and way more delicious than your typical chain restaurants. I love these
Personal Finance Techniques In Action!
Today I updated my monthly budget and net worth. I do it every month to prepare for the Race to $1 Million. Which, by the way, will be postponed this month. The Hoff is off wasting his time with some stupid vacation. He might have mentioned something about an engagement, but I wasn't really listening. Anyway, one of the accounts
Credit Karma Gets Even More Awesome
I have long been a big fan of Credit Karma, a free website where you can check your TransUnion credit score every month. It's the only truly free site I know where I can track my score, so I use it every month when I update my net worth. I hate all the secrecy behind credit scoring. I hate it
How To Get a Free European Vacation
This post was written by guest blogger Michael, the founder of Credit Card Forum. A couple months ago Kevin wrote a post about how he made $881.85 in free money last year, most of it through credit card rewards. As someone who runs a forum/blog dedicated to credit cards, you could say I know quite a bit about this topic
American Express Rewards Suck!
Eight months ago I was pretty excited about my American Express Blue Cash Card. I love rewards credit cards because I love to get paid for buying thing I would have bought anyway. Awesome. The problem with some credit card rewards programs is that they can be misleading. Actually, to say I was misled would be misleading; as far as
FICO and the BCS are Equally Stupid
College football sucks. And not just because the Missouri Tigers have never won a National Championship. The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) is the worst thing that has ever happened to sports. It's so bad that the federal government is starting to ask questions about why they have such a stupid system. If you are unfamiliar with the BCS, it is
