Archive for March, 2008

Stop receiving junk credit card offers in the mail

March 30th, 2008 | By SebBudgeting

I don’t know about you, but I used to receive at least five unsolicited credit card offers in the mail each and every week. Some days, it would seem like I would get more offers for credit cards than I would legitimate mail. Because of the sensitive information, I would then have to shred the […]

Weekend wrap-up

March 29th, 2008 | By SebBlogging

Here are some great articles I discovered this past week:

Master Your Card has a great post on how to repair your bad credit.
Trees Full of Money warns that you might want to be careful if you are maxing out your 401(k). Good advice for those that might jump into their retirement plan with a little […]

Keep your car and wallet happy with gas credit cards

March 28th, 2008 | By SebSpending

This guest post was written by Jonathan from Master Your Card. Be sure to check out his blog for some great advice on living with credit cards.
It doesn’t matter where you live right now, if you’re one of the millions of licensed drivers across the globe, odds are, you are feeling the pinch at the […]

Are you prepared for the recession?

March 27th, 2008 | By SebBudgeting

It seems like you can’t go a day without hearing about the current U.S. recession. Home prices are plummeting, stocks are losing value by the day, oil is soaring, and the dollar is tanking. While individually these problems might not affect you, combined they can pose a serious threat to your financial wellbeing.
All in all, […]

Five things you should buy used

March 26th, 2008 | By SebSpending

I don’t know about you, but I have a hard time parting with my hard-earned money. I’ve spent so long working to build up my funds, why should I waste it all on consumer products that are just going to depreciate as soon as I buy them? Here are five items most people buy brand […]

Not all credit scores are created equal

March 25th, 2008 | By SebLiving

The other day, while checking to see if our possibly fraudulent debt collector has placed a record on me and my wife’s credit report, I noticed something odd. A few months ago, we bought a new car. While I was lining up financing to get the best deal possible, I checked our credit report […]

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