Robocalls can be stopped. Use the Do Not Call registry. Still, robocalls can continue because they are cheap and simple. Recently the FCC issued new rules late in 2015 to ensure consumers are more protected from repeated annoying calls. If you have received unauthorized calls from a business, and you told them to stop calling,…
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Paid too much for something? These credit cards will pay you back
What if you didn’t have to worry about whether you got the best price on your last purchase? A handful of credit cards offer price protection programs that give customers money back on an item that went on sale after they bought it. The savings can amount to thousands of dollars per year. But like…
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Credit Card Debt Is Rising At Its Fastest Pace Since 2008
ED CARSON 2/06/2016 8:30 AM EST The U.S. economy sputtered into the end of last year, but consumers were charging into the new year, with credit card debt rising at the fastest pace in more than seven years. Consumer credit outstanding, which includes all consumer borrowing outside of mortgages, rose by annualized $21.27 billion in…
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5 Times It’s Okay to Close a Credit Card
debt bubble By Sarah Winfrey Conventional wisdom says that you should never close a credit card account unless you have an overwhelmingly pressing reason to do so. It’s true that closing an account can hurt your credit. If you close an old account, it can shorten your credit history, which can then lower your overall…
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