Shopping For A Car? Dont Get Taken For A Ride! You walk into the dealership, meet with a salesperson, and begin negotiations. At the end of your test drive and haggling, you're confident that you've made the best deal possible. No way you're getting ripped off because this time you are an 'informed consumer' unlike when you bought your last vehicle.... Similar Editorial : by Scott Sanders. | Source : SD New Car Buying Guide
New Credit Scoring Model Could Help Millions Mark and Beth, a young married couple in their twenties, established a goal to buy a home within the first three years of their marriage before starting a family. They budgeted and used their money ...... Similar Editorial : by Tabitha Naylor. | Source : Money Making Tips
Rewards Cards - Are They Right For You? Rewards cards have become the latest rage in the credit card industry. In the past, consumers shopped for credit cards that offered the lowest interest rate. Next came cards with low interest rates ...... Similar Editorial : by Robert Alan. | Source : Credit Card Guide
Avoiding Credit Card Traps The next time you open your credit card statement, take a closer look at the small insert titled “changes to your credit card agreement”. You know the one I’m speaking about. It’s that small, folde...... Similar Editorial : by Danielle Fletcher. | Source : Current Assets
Top 5 Reasons To Check Your Credit Report Regularly #1 Make sure mistakes aren't hurting your credit. Reviewing your credit report can help you avoid costly errors. In one recent study, more than 50% of the credit reports checked contained errors. Ot...... Similar Editorial : by Mike Clover. | Source : Business Financing
Have You Checked Your Permanent Record Lately? As a young student I feared getting bad grades because I didn’t want any bad marks on my “permanent record.” Get an “F” in fifth-grade science and it goes in your record. Act up in Mrs. Brown’s class...... Similar Editorial : by gisbert. | Source : Business Sponsors
Credit Repair Scams “Erase Bad Debt !” “Remove Negative Items From Your Report” You’ve probably seen these headlines and others just like it promising to clean up or “fix” bad credit. For someone who suffers from a bad...... Similar Editorial : by Tom Kline. | Source : Credit Card Guide
Bankruptcy Basics According to the American Bankruptcy Institute “household debt is at a record high relative to disposable income.” The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts reported that the number of filings fo...... Similar Editorial : by John Harris. | Source : Sales Improvement
4 Steps To Establishing Good Credit As a consumer you’ve learned the importance of establishing a good credit rating with your lenders. Whether you are shopping for a new home or auto, or searching for the best deals on insurance, you...... Similar Editorial : by martinchandra. | Source : Credit Card Guide
New Law Provides Free Annual Credit Report As of Thursday, December 1, 2004, one-third of Americans will be able to access their credit reports from all three main agencies for free. Passed in late 2003, the Fair & Accurate Credit Transactio...... Similar Editorial : by Anna Josephs. | Source : Debt Basics
Shoppers Beware - Tis The Season It’s the number one complaint from consumers and it only takes a moment for you to become a victim. While you search for holiday bargains, identity thieves are searching for targets - unsuspecting co...... Similar Editorial : by TC Thron. | Source : Shoping Guide
How To Boost Your Credit Score Years ago your credit score was a big secret, known only to a select few such as your mortgage and credit card companies. In 2000, Fair, Isaac Co., the major supplier of credit scoring software, ann...... Similar Editorial : by Mike Johnson. | Source : Family Problem
The Simple $10 Debt Elimination Solution Ask a friend what resolutions they made for 2004 and your bound to hear them reply “Pay off my credit cards.” Ask them how they planned on reaching that goal and many of them will not have a clear c...... Similar Editorial : by Ephram Lucas. | Source : Family Fun Activity
�Anticipating�� Your IRS Refund Can Cost You Plenty While accountants are reaching for aspirin, millions of Americans are reaching for some fast cash this tax season. Unfortunately, those who reach for fast cash in the form of a “refund anticipation ...... Source : Family Crafts
Credit Help For Renters And Others On The Horizon Sue is a homeowner and pays her mortgage and other bills on time like a good credit consumer. Sue’s on-time mortgage payments are reflected in her credit score profiled by the three major credit bur...... Similar Editorial : by peter1. | Source : Family Crafts