Are Colleges Creating a Legacy of Credit Card Debt for Students and Alumni?
March 6, 2007
If you don’t graduate with credit card debt your alma mater may try and help you accumulate some once you’re gone. Not only are some schools allowing credit card marketing to students on campus, selling their students’ personal information to credit card issuers, and failing to provide student education on the proper use of credit […]
The 10 Worst Credit Card Mistakes College Students Make
January 8, 2007
Blueprint for Financial Prosperity had an article the other day about college students establishing credit by signing up for one of his favorite student cards. I’m glad I had a credit card in college, it helped me build up my credit score. However, in my time at school I saw many mistakes being made with […]
The Good, Bad, and Ugly of Credit Card Alerts
December 15, 2006
How do you remember to pay your credit card bills? Some credit card companies have a service that alerts you to key events in the cycle of your credit card bill. I use these alerts for one of my credit cards and have had mixed results. The Good The best alerts come 7 days before […]
Lunch Money Arbitrage
November 14, 2006
Gen X Finance wrote today about his “Brown Bag Experiment“, and how much money he could save a year by brown bagging it. I’m all for saving money but sometimes you need to get out, whether it’s to network or maybe to get away from your “favorite person” at work. If you’re the type that […]
Credit Card Hangover
November 5, 2006
Alcohol + Easy Credit = Big Money Consumer credit cards are a boon for the bar industry. This realization came to me last night at a friend’s surprise birthday party at a popular watering hole. We arrived early in the evening to gather for the surprise and people-watched as customers trickled in. The vast majority […]
