(Editor’s Note: CVS unexpectedly squashed their Vanilla Reload program this week so the article I was planning on releasing today is now pretty much useless. I still posted it since I worked hard on it but I thought I would give everyone another article to satiate their Friday hunger for personal finance! 2 articles for […]
Get Your Free FICO Score from Barclaycard
The media likes to bombard us with credit related advertisements. It doesn’t matter whether you’re watching TV, listening to the radio or playing a podcast, it seems like there are always ads for free credit scores, debt repair and things of that nature. I’ve always felt strongly though that I shouldn’t have to pay for […]
Why the Target Data Breach Was a Good Thing
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past couple months you’ve probably heard about the massive Target data breach. It was kind of amusing how it all started off so innocuously and now it’s grown into such a massive story. At first, Target told us that data for ‘only 40 million users’ had […]
Video Blog: What Makes Up Your Credit Score?
Today, I’m doing something a little bit different. I’m posting a video blog post instead of a written one! I’ve still included a transcript of the video below, but the video will have all the information you’ll need. I get a ton of questions from readers, friends and family every week about credit so I […]
My Do It Yourself Identity Theft Protection Plan
These days, there are tons of ways criminals can steal your identity. They can copy your credit card information at a restaurant or go through your mailbox at home. There are some services out there that charge you to monitor your identity, but most of them only offer services you can get for yourself for […]