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My long journey on the Oregon Trail -- which was really just me ordering computer parts, getting my card information stolen and blogging about -- continues to roll on. The post was included in the 45th edition of the Rich Life Carnival.
In this week's Super Bowl-themed round-up, read about some of the very best credit card- and debt-related posts in the blogosphere from the past week.
Are you ready for Super Bowl XLIV? You may have the big screen TV, snacks and beer on hand, but you aren't truly ready for Sunday's football game until you're prepared for the commercials. While any credit card industry ads aren't likely to generate as much controversy as those starring a Mr. Tim Tebow, for example, if commercials from past Super Bowls are any guide, the latest crop of credit card commercials could still get viewers talking.
For the first time ever, my identity was stolen. And all I was doing was shopping with a small dog. Well, more accurately, shopping on a Web site named after a small dog.
Last week's blog about the pros and cons of redeeming credit card reward points to donate to the American Red Cross for Haiti earthquake relief efforts was included in the 242nd edition of the Carnival of Personal Finance. Blog carnivals rotate...
Redeeming those points was one of the best credit card moves I've made in a long time -- for more reasons than one.
Learn about some of the key points of President Obama's State of the Union address and read about some of the best personal finance blog posts from the past week.
I'm very happy to say that my blog post, "Check your inbox for free TransUnion credit monitoring," has been included in the 241st edition of the Carnival of Personal Finance, hosted by My Journey to Millions.
Read a round-up of some of the best personal finance blog posts from the past week and learn how you can help the relief efforts in Haiti.
Could Republican Scott Brown's election to fill Ted Kennedy's Democratic U.S. Senate seat in Massachusetts derail pending Wall Street financial reforms? Although much of the attention about Brown's election has focused on the fate of the health care bill, there's...
This morning, I got an e-mail announcing that I had been awarded six months of free credit monitoring as the result of class action settlement with credit bureau TransUnion. Check your inbox -- you might have scored some free credit monitoring, too.
Britney Spears an ID thief? Celeb uses bodyguard's credit card to buy boots.
On the anniversary of the airing of sitcom "Happy Days," learn about some of the best credit- and debt-related posts from the personal finance blogosphere from the past week.
Carnival of Money Stories2 picks up blog about Chris Dodd's departure from the U.S. Senate.
Credit card reform law is among the hot money trends of 2010.
Read a roundup of some of the best personal finance blog posts from the Web and learn about Elvis Presley, who would have turned 75 years old today.
Plenty of artists have upped the ante since Warhol's passing, turning mundane items of our everyday living into conversation pieces, including expired credit cards.
Fate of consumer financial protection watchdog agency less certain with pending shake-up in U.S. Senate banking committee.
Mark Fiore YouTube video cartoon spoofs credit card reforms from an industry perspective.
Carnival of Money Stories starts the year off with pickup of deferred interest blog.
Watch out for deferred interest offers. As TV show comically depicts, "no interest until" offers can be costly if you're not careful.
The personal finance blogosphere this week agrees: Setting resolutions is great, but keep them bite-sized if you want them to succeed.
Remember what the holiday season is really about and read a list of some of the best personal finance blog posts from the past week, including several about holiday shopping.
There are some bizarre credit-related questions being posed out there. Fortunately, I have some answers to their problems.
Are there words that, exhausted from overuse, should be retired at the end of each year? Mighty Bargain Hunter highlights such words for what he calls "parts-of-speech abuse" -- and has chosen that as the theme for the latest edition of the Carnival of Personal Finance.
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