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Foreclosure Options and Their Credit Score Impact 22 Apr 2010 | 09:39 am
Homeowners facing foreclosure undoubtedly wonder whether there are options less severe to their credit scores. For example, will a short sale or deed-in-lieu of foreclosure be less damaging to your...
Gift Card Scam Affects 37,000 Facebook Users 20 Apr 2010 | 05:22 am
Want to win a $1,000 Ikea gift card? Last week, 37,000 Facebook users wanted one, too. Only, there wasn't really a gift card, just several screens that capture personal information and coax victims in...
Games That Teach Kids About Credit 16 Apr 2010 | 03:14 am
Learning about credit and credit cards often takes trial and error. Unfortunately, those errors can ruin an 18-year-old's credit score early on and follow him or her around for seven years, or as many...
How I Save $430 a Year on Books 15 Apr 2010 | 07:51 am
Yep...the library. Borrowing instead of buying books is one of the most obvious, painless ways to save a ton of money. It hurts me a little to say this, because I used to be in the book publishing in...
Six Things You Should Never Leave in Your Car 14 Apr 2010 | 03:35 am
If you think locking your car would keep your belongings on the inside safe, you are wrong. A thief who wants to break into your car can break the window or punch out the key hold on the door to gain ...
Why Consumers Choose to Use a Certain Credit Card 13 Apr 2010 | 03:41 am
A survey done by Compete.com revealed that even though the average credit card owner carries 4.4 credit cards, only two of them are used on a regular basis. The remaining cards are either used rarely ...
Friday Grab Bag - 4/9/2010 10 Apr 2010 | 02:54 am
It's Friday again, and that means it's time for the weekly SpendOnLife grab bag! Here we share some of the week's more interesting tidbits from the world of identity theft and credit. Enjoy! What hap...
Texas Government Sells Birthdate Info to Private Businesses 9 Apr 2010 | 03:07 am
According to the Dallas Morning News, the Texas Department of Public Safety is in the business of selling Texas drivers' information to private companies. The DMN article reports that "private compa....
The Wrong Way to Improve Your Credit Score 8 Apr 2010 | 03:06 am
There's a right and a wrong way to do just about anything – including improving your credit score. Credit improvement mistakes hurt your credit score instead of helping it. Don't make credit repair ha...
Debt Relief Scams: How to Protect Yourself 7 Apr 2010 | 03:04 am
As the U.S. economic recession drags on, millions of Americans continue to struggle with managing debt and paying off debt. Unfortunately, during these troubled times there are those who seek to take ...
