Paying your credit card bill

September 29th, 2010

Paying your bill isn’t something that many people write about these days.  Everyone is quick to tell you how to get a credit card and how to get the best credit card, and all about how to exploit them so that you get the rewards without paying interest, but what about paying them?… Read the rest of this entry »

Contactless credit cards may be fraud risk

September 23rd, 2010

The new technology that seems to be taking its sweet time to appear all over the place is contactless technology.  This is when the user simply presses their card against a card reader and no PIN numbers or signatures are required for the purchase… Read the rest of this entry »

Credit cards will soon be necessary

September 17th, 2010

It’s been said by The Payments Council that they are are going to phase out cheque guarantee cards (some banks have done this already) and cheques by 2011.  Cash also appears to be less popular these days, leaving only two main payment methods?: debit and credit cards… Read the rest of this entry »

Rewards cards for young people.

September 10th, 2010

If  you’re a young adult you need a credit card that will work for you don’t you?  It’s no good getting cards that don’t have any real good reward or cashback system, and it’s no good getting a reward system that you won’t use… Read the rest of this entry »

What is the best college credit card?

August 31st, 2010

Credit cards and college students don’t always go very well together, and let’s face it, it’s pretty unusual to find a student who is very good with money.  So this is why there needs to be a credit card out there with a low spending limit and a lot of patience… Read the rest of this entry »

Direct rewards credit cards are the most popular

August 28th, 2010

Now that reward cards are all the rage, there is another newbie on the block and that is the direct rewards card.  A direct reward is something that you get directly.  I know that sounds a little stupid but it’s best to be perfectly clear on this.  The best type of direct reward card at the moment has to be any card that has the Barclaycard freedom reward system in place… Read the rest of this entry »

Points credit cards are not always the best

August 26th, 2010

If you want to get a reward card then don’t always opt for the one who’ll have you first, and don’t always go for the ones that make you add up points in order to claim rewards.  It might be just as good for you to get a very good quality cashback credit card… Read the rest of this entry »

Credit cards with no transfer fee

August 24th, 2010

These are the cards to go for if you want to transfer your balance.  Of course, sometimes you might get offered a really good deal from one of these credit card companies in order to transfer your balance, but be careful if they charge a fee… Read the rest of this entry »

Charity Credit cards

August 19th, 2010

For those of you with a benevolent side to your personality there are now such things as charity credit cards.  You can get them for virtually all the major charities out there at the moment and they are really easy to use; don’t mistake this with easy to get though (your credit score still has to be good to get credit folks)… Read the rest of this entry »

Football credit cards for the true fan

August 16th, 2010

If you are an avid football supporter and you actually have a favourite club, unlike some who just support whoever sits at the top of the premiership then you might be interested in the credit card that can help you support your team a little more than they would usually expect you to… Read the rest of this entry »