Sep 21
Bad credit can sink your financial future if you don’t address the issue head on with the proper steps. One way to help fix the issue is to sign up for a credit card that is designed to help minimize the your credit problem while taking steps to build your credit score back up to an acceptable level. With bad credit it can be hard to even be approved for a credit card.
Credit cards that are geared towards people with bad credit often time have easier approval processes so that they can help you get out of financial problems. The NetSpend Prepaid MasterCard, for example, has a 100% approval rate to insure everyone gets their chance to fix their credit. Ge
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Tags: Bad Credit, Credit, Credit Card
Sep 21
My blog about my reluctance to share personal information when signing up for a bone marrow donation program was selected for the 328th edition of the Carnival of Personal Finance.
A blog carnival is a collection of blogs written about specific topics, such as personal finance. Each week, a different blogger hosts the carnival and selects the best blogs to include in the roundup.
This week’s host, Wealth Informatics, featured a creative way to showcase the winning blog posts using a graphic about consumer spending.
Tags: Personal, Personal Finance
Aug 26
What if you like the convenience credit cards offer but you don’t want the risk of debt tied to having a credit line? Do you have options? You do! Two of those options are debit cards, like the St. George Visa debit card, and prepaid credit cards.
On the surface, debit cards and prepaid credit cards can sound very similar. There is no line of credit extended to you (unless a debit card is tied to a bank line of credit which acts more like a typical credit card — for this article however we’re talking about traditional debit cards tied to your checking account). You’re limited by the actual funds tied to the card. While s
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Tags: Cards, Credit Cards, Debit Cards