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Emily Starbuck GersonI'm the former editorial assistant at CreditCards.com, and no, I don't like coffee (it's a family name). Upon finishing college, I was horrified to learn how little my friends and I knew about credit and personal finance. It seems our dear parents forgot to mention a few things, so I have made it my mission to help those in the dark understand the ins and outs of credit, debt, identity theft and other vital issues...
With last weekend's explosive debut of Batman's escapades with the Joker in "The Dark Knight" (which I must say was outstanding -- bravo, Mr. Ledger), it's only appropriate to mention the Batman credit card. Sure, there's the movie prop version but there is indeed a real one.
Taking Charge is hosting the 162nd Carnival of Personal Finance. Enjoy!
Now that I've completed my series of credit card tales from Europe and warned you of everything from pay potties to overpriced ATM fees, I want to share some additional credit card travel tips -- this time from others.
This is the fourth installment of a week-long series documenting Emily's experiences with plastic in Europe. This time, she discusses surprise charges.
This is the third installment of a week-long series documenting Emily's experiences with plastic in Europe. This time, she discusses pay toilets.
This is the second installment of a week-long series documenting Emily's experiences with plastic in Europe. This time, she discusses transportation issues.
Those of us at Taking Charge are honored to announce that we will be hosting the 162nd edition of the Carnival of Personal Finance next Monday, July 21. We welcome your submissions!
While I was in Europe for two weeks I took endless notes in a journal, documenting my experiences with credit and debit cards abroad. Here is the first installment of things I learned and encountered while using plastic in Europe.
Now that I'm back from Europe, it's time to resume my weekly roundups. This week's blog posts will teach you how to embrace a debt-free mindset, equip you with facts you may not know about credit cards and provide a fun list of money movies to watch this summer, among other things.
When you donate money to a presidential campaign with your credit card, you may think you are benefiting only your candidate of choice. That's not the case. Due to the massive amounts of credit card donations received in the current election season, credit card companies are also seeing green.
Consumers’ attitudes about the economy just keeping getting worse, according to a new study, and people’s fears are forcing them to cut back on everything from summer vacations to groceries.
Losing your credit card can be unsettling. Be prepared with a plan before it happens.
Going back to school after a few years in the workforce involves re-examining and rearranging your finances and coming up with new ways to entertain yourself, now that you’ve slashed that expense out your budget along with the carefree spending activities of the past.
Data breaches that leak sensitive information of millions of consumers are happening all the time, even with security safeguards in place. What extra steps can you take to protect your financial information from fraud and identity theft? InsideCRM provides 50 excellent tips on taking control of your data. Here are 13 of the tips most related to credit with some additional information from me.
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