Yesterday, the sixth-place ranked San Diego Chargers knocked off the Cincinnati Bengals, who happened to be undefeated at home all season long. In fact, the Chargers didn’t just beat the Bengals, they wiped the floor with them, beating the turnover-prone team by an impressive 27-10 score line. As I watched the game, I couldn’t help… Continue reading How the San Diego Chargers Got Their Name
Who Is C F Frost of American Express Credit Card Fame?
File this one under: Credit Card Nerdisms When you happen upon a credit card advertisement, there’s often a fake name and made-up sequence of numbers emblazoned on the card. This is done to give consumers a real-life vision of the card they’re applying for. Many credit card issuers put monikers like “John M. Cardholder,” or… Continue reading Who Is C F Frost of American Express Credit Card Fame?
View Your FICO Score for Free Simply By Having a Credit Card
The credit score world just got turned on its head. Today, FICO announced that millions of consumers would now have access to their FICO scores without paying a dime. And without jumping through hoops. The initiative is called “FICO® Score Open Access,” and the gist of it is that the FICO scores lenders buy to… Continue reading View Your FICO Score for Free Simply By Having a Credit Card
Credit Card Roulette 101: How to Play and Win
If you haven’t heard of the fabled game of “credit card roulette,” it’s pretty simple. When you’re dining out with friends, whether it be breakfast, lunch, or dinner, instead of paying for your fair share, you take an all or nothing gamble. Here’s how it works. When the waiter or waitress brings the bill, diners… Continue reading Credit Card Roulette 101: How to Play and Win
Capital One’s New Quicksilver Credit Card Offers 1.5% Cash Back Year Round
Remember that baby who hated cash back? You know, the one Jimmy Fallon used to try to coax into liking more cash back? Well, that baby might need to find another job. Capital One has given their Capital One Cash Credit Card a new name: Quicksilver. The new “Quicksilver Cash Rewards Credit Card” isn’t all… Continue reading Capital One’s New Quicksilver Credit Card Offers 1.5% Cash Back Year Round
U.S. Bank Cash+ Credit Card Review: Pick Your Own Cash Back Categories
By now, you’re probably used to credit cards that only offer bonus cash back in select categories during certain periods of the year. Perhaps one of the most popular credit cards to offer this revolving rewards structure is the Chase Freedom card. The new Discover it credit card offers the same style of cash back.… Continue reading U.S. Bank Cash+ Credit Card Review: Pick Your Own Cash Back Categories
Are Credit Cards Recyclable?
Credit card Q&A: “Are credit cards recyclable?” Just about every adult in the United States, and any other established country in the world, has a credit card or two (or three). While this isn’t necessarily a bad thing, at least when it comes to personal finances and credit score, it can be an issue for… Continue reading Are Credit Cards Recyclable?
A List of Celebrity Credit Cards
It seems like a new celebrity credit card is released every week…I suppose it must be good business. And in an effort to track all these wacky celebrity credit cards, I decided to create an open-ended list. Over time, I will make additions when warranted – if you know of one I left out, please… Continue reading A List of Celebrity Credit Cards
New Chase AARP Credit Card Launched: 3% Cash Back on Gas and Restaurants
If you’re an AARP member, listen up. Chase has teamed up with the organization to offer a great credit card deal to members over the age of 50. It’s actually available to non-AARP members and individuals under 50, but I believe it’s geared more toward that crowd. First and foremost, the new “AARP Signature Visa… Continue reading New Chase AARP Credit Card Launched: 3% Cash Back on Gas and Restaurants
Don’t Commingle Your Purchases and Balance Transfers
As I always say, credit cards make for complicated business. They almost seem designed to confuse consumers, though the issuers wouldn’t agree with that statement. Thankfully, the CARD Act and other recent measures have evened the playing field somewhat over the past several years. But there are still plenty of “traps” if you don’t navigate… Continue reading Don’t Commingle Your Purchases and Balance Transfers