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Archive for November, 2010

Ways to cut your credit card interest rate

By Reno | November 29th, 2010 | Balance Transfers, Featured

As most people know credit card interest rates have really spiralled out of control over recent years, and whilst the base interest rate has been at an all time low of just 0.5 percent for nearly two years now interest rates on credit cards are still sky high, resulting in many people paying a fortune [...]


Charity warns consumers not to use credit for Christmas

By Reno | November 29th, 2010 | Credit Cards

A debt charity is warning consumers not to pay for Christmas purchases using credit, stating that consumers need to have a clear spending strategy and should avoid starting the New Year in debt. Many people are likely to be relying on their credit cards this year in order to fund their Christmas shopping, but the [...]


Increase in searches for 0 percent credit cards

By Reno | November 20th, 2010 | Balance Transfers

It has been reported that there has been a sharp increase in the number of searches being carried out for 0 percent interest credit cards recently, which seems to indicate that shoppers have been preparing themselves early on for the up and coming expense of Christmas. Many people turn to credit cards and other forms [...]


Five common credit card mistakes

By Reno | November 20th, 2010 | Featured, General

Having a credit card provides ease, convenience, and flexibility for consumers, but in order to make the most of credit cards it is important to use them properly. There are a number of common mistakes that are made when it comes to credit cards, and this can make using a credit card more costly or [...]


More than a fifth of outgoings being put on credit cards

By Reno | November 19th, 2010 | Credit Cards

It has been revealed following a recent survey that credit card users in the UK are putting more than one fifth of their outgoings on their credit cards. The research was carried out by Sainsbury’s Finance, and the results showed that men tended to put more of their outgoings on to their credit cards than [...]


Greater transparency could benefit credit card users

By Reno | November 13th, 2010 | General

An industry official has stated that credit card users in the UK could really benefit from greater transparency and recognition of credit card debt. Jasmine Birtles, who founded Moneymagpie.com, said that it is important for consumers to recognise potential financial problems rather than ignoring them and brushing them under the carpet.
She said that it was [...]


Frequent credit card users in better financial health

By Reno | November 6th, 2010 | General

It has been claimed in a recent report that people that use their credit cards on a regular basis tend to be in better financial health than those that do not use their cards all that often. The claim has been made following a recent survey that was carried out by YouGov SixthSense.
The group said [...]


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