Credit Card Protection – How Covered Are We?
Archive for June, 2008
Credit Card Protection – How Covered Are We?
By admin | June 23rd, 2008 | FeaturedMany credit card and bank account holders are being spoon fed, allsorts of flannel and that’s what it is flannel about all of the protection that they are offering us when it to fraud on our credit cards.
So many now are telling us that they are offering credit card protection for fraud on our purchases [...]
Payment protection insurance on credit cards
By admin | June 23rd, 2008 | FeaturedCredit cards are one of life’s essentials. From buying groceries to spending a week in the Bahamas, credit cards offer us financial convenience at our fingertips. Our reliance on credit cards means that we can ‘buy now – pay later’, safe in the knowledge that the salary from our jobs can be used to repay [...]
Making Money With Credit Cards
By admin | June 23rd, 2008 | FeaturedSo here’s the thing: if we exclude those people that are disciplined enough to pay off their credit card balances every month and aren’t actually interested in playing the system for all its worth, then we can see the credit card world is divided into two:
those who are up to their eyes in debt
those [...]
Common Credit Card Mistakes
By admin | June 23rd, 2008 | FeaturedCredit cards can be wonderful things. Used properly they can really help you deal with some of the stresses of frantic modern life. But used carelessly or out of ignorance they can become like the friendly family dog that suddenly turns and snaps back. And it can really hurt.
Here’s a few pointers that may help [...]
Credit Card Minimum Payments – The True Cost OF Living On The “Never Never”
By admin | June 23rd, 2008 | FeaturedThe most unfortunate thing with making a purchase on your credit card is that at some point you are going to be asked to repay the debt incurred. Now, when the statement arrives you’ll have 3 repayment options:
(i) repay the entire balance;
(ii) repay a sum of the balance, but not all; or
(iii) make the minimum [...]
Rising costs for credit card users
By admin | June 23rd, 2008 | Credit CardsAccording to a recent report credit card users in the UK have seen costs rising for the past two years, namely since the Office of Fair Trading placed a ceiling limit on penalty charges that credit card firms could charge for late or missed repayments and for exceeding the credit limit on the card. Credit [...]
Increase in debit card popularity
By admin | June 23rd, 2008 | GeneralA recent report has shown that there was an increase in the use of debit cards at UK retailers last year. Over the course of last year the level of spending on debit cards at retailers across the nation is said to have spiked by around 11%. Whilst consumers tend to enjoy the convenience and [...]
Consumers warned not to fall victim to scam letters
By admin | June 22nd, 2008 | GeneralConsumers are being warned to be vigilant with regards to their junk mail, and not to fall victim to elaborate scam mail, after a case involving an elderly woman highlighted how falling for this sort of scam can lead to incredible levels of debt. The woman reportedly got into thousands of pounds worth of debt [...]
Be careful with your PIN
By admin | June 20th, 2008 | FeaturedMost people know what a pain in the backside it can be to be standing at the cash point machine or in a queue of people in a shop only to realise that our debit or credit card PIN has escaped our minds completely. From time to time many of us have a mental block [...]
Concerns over plastic card security from campaigners
By admin | June 18th, 2008 | FeaturedMost people use plastic cards such as debit and credit card for increased ease and convenience, and these cards have become increasingly popular over the years. However, whilst using plastic does bring with it ease, convenience, and the increased security of not having to carry cash around with you, it also comes with a range [...]
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