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… (more…)
Archive for August, 2010
What is the best college credit card?
Tuesday, August 31st, 2010Direct rewards credit cards are the most popular
Saturday, August 28th, 2010Now 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… (more…)
Points credit cards are not always the best
Thursday, August 26th, 2010If 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… (more…)
Credit cards with no transfer fee
Tuesday, August 24th, 2010These 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… (more…)
Charity Credit cards
Thursday, August 19th, 2010For 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)… (more…)
Football credit cards for the true fan
Monday, August 16th, 2010If 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… (more…)
Good credit card offers are only good sometimes
Friday, August 13th, 2010There are enough good credit card offers out there to keep you choosing a card all day long, and to be perfectly honest the only person who can decide which card to go for is you. But there are several things you need to be aware of when getting a credit card, no matter how “good” it is… (more…)
Look after your credot cards!
Tuesday, August 10th, 2010Another post about fraud here folks, and this is because you can never read enough about this. The post i’m going to write applies a little more to debit cards at the moment, but as the technology in payment processing advances i’m sure that credit cards will soon be adopting the same technology and all of the major credit card companies will be using it… (more…)
Don’t give your credi card details to everyone
Saturday, August 7th, 2010It’s all good and well having indentity protection and insurance and all that stuff on your credit card agreement with your chosen credi card company, but the most important thing to remember is that fraud protection begins with the way you use your credit card… (more…)
All Major Credit Cards Want Your Business
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010It’s a fact folks, all major credit cards want your money and they want your business. Now that might not sound like a very revelatory statement, but it’s surprising how many people don’t apply for a credit card because they don’t think they’ll get one… (more…)