Credit • Debt • Finances & Money
A close family member of mine recently told me that Capital One raised her interest rate without reason. Apparently they raised it from about 5% to a whopping 15%, which, on a multi-thousand dollar balance, will add up to a wad of extra interest paid … [Read more...] about Did Capital One raise your interest rate?
Credit • Debt • Finances & Money
With all the mess going on in our lives (grad school, new jobs, travel), I totally forgot until today that I had set a "Zero Debt" date for May 15, 2009 back in August 2007. Did we succeed? ALMOST! Just today, the $12,000 check I sent to pay … [Read more...] about Did we meet our “Zero Debt” goal date?
From the UK show "The Real Hustle" where they expose ways that you can get your personal information stolen, your home and car broken into and many other scary scams. Watch more of their videos here: Note: If you're reading this in RSS or … [Read more...] about Check how easy someone can steal your credit card info
Credit • Debt • Finances & Money • Home • Investing
To view the video from email or RSS, you may need to click through to the site: subprime from beeple on Vimeo. … [Read more...] about Another awesome “How the Housing Market Fell” animation video
Credit • Debt • Finances & Money
Since starting this blog 3 years ago, we've shed almost $90,000 in non-mortage debt! All we have left is about $12,500 on my Honda Ridgeline loan and under $10,000 on my student loan (need to update the debt scales for April). I haven't really sat … [Read more...] about Personal Finance Bloggers are getting rid of debt!
Just a quick note that I got home tonight (Sunday night) from a long 3-day trip across half of Pennsylvania to see an email from Citibank that I'm past due on a payment. I nearly crapped my pants because I have a spotless credit history with … [Read more...] about Fighting a $15 Late Fee from Citibank
