As 2012 comes to a close, it is a perfect time to conduct a year-end credit card analysis. Analyze your credit cards and make sure you're starting out the New Year in good financial shape. Identify Your Cards Compile a … Continue reading
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Why You Should Use Your Credit Card This Holiday Season
For years, many financial experts have suggested people avoid using their credit cards during the holiday season to help them avoid the accumulation of debt. However, if you are able to pay off your credit card in full on time … Continue reading
Using Your Credit Card to Maximize Holiday Shopping
Now that November has arrived, shoppers and retailers are both turning their attention to the holiday season. Consumers will spend an average of $749.51 on their holiday shopping, up 1.2 percent from the $740.57 spent last year, according to the … Continue reading
Survey Predicts More Spending This Christmas
The Discover Annual Holiday Shopping Survey shows holiday spending will increase by about $100 or 12 percent this year to an average of $838. Nearly one-quarter (23 percent) of respondents say they plan to spend more this season. Almost half (46 … Continue reading
LowCards.com Weekly Credit Card Update November 2
Rise in Household Debt Might Be a Sign of Strengthening Recovery American households are taking on more debt than they are paying down for the first time since the recession started. Some economists even see an end to the long, … Continue reading
LowCards Weekly Update August 25
Bank of America Exits Credit Card Protection Bank of America and other banks have stopped selling to credit card customers products that suspend borrowers' minimum monthly payments in the event of a job loss or other hardship as regulatory scrutiny … Continue reading