Dec 08
Capital One, American Express unveil seasonal credit card offers by Peter Andrew
Has there ever been a holiday period with so many tempting credit card offers? Well, here are two more.
American Express gift chain
American Express launched its gift chain on November 28. The idea is that you get a free gift every time you charge to an eligible American Express card an online purchase of $25 or more through a participating merchants website. You stand to receive anything from a $500 gift card to a $5 statement credit, a years membership of ShopRunner or… well, the list is long. The company will send you an email saying what youre going to get as soon as your transaction is processed.
The catches? W
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Tags: Card Offers, Credit Card, Credit Card Offers, Offers
Nov 30
These days, it matters to be a smart credit card score. Focusing on your credit score is just like close monitoring your blood pressure or even your blood sugar level. It is so vital for a person to know the numbers that deal with credit cards more so with the score which is as essential as well especially for frequent card users. Credit card report will be the ultimate guide of those who are always using their cards and according to Bloomberg if there may be inaccuracies on the report given by the card company, you will suffer a lot because it will possess a bad or negative data about you and it can affect your ability to purchase a car, home or even rent for a house.
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Tags: Credit Card, Days, Smart Credit, Smart Credit Card
Nov 17
Part of my job is to deal with people who can’t or won’t pay their debts. I hear plenty of genuine hard-luck stories from the former, and I get plenty of green ink from the latter.
A year or so ago I started receiving letters that were odder than usual. The writer would be happy to pay “any lawful debt”, but only if I provide “validation of the debt: the actual accounting” and “a hand-signed invoice in accordance with the Bills of Exchange Act (1882)”. I replied to each, answering the questions as best I could. My replies resulted in further letters claiming that, because I had not provided the requested information, I had entered into a “tacit contract” that required me to pay £1,000 for each further letter that I sent to the writer.
Once you receive a few letters in identical terms, you suspect an internet campaign.
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Tags: Debt, Magic Bullet