http://moneysmartlife.com/are-colleges-creating-a-legacy-of-credit-card-debt-for-students-and-alumni/ Money Tips for a Better Life Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:26:16 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://moneysmartlife.com/are-colleges-creating-a-legacy-of-credit-card-debt-for-students-and-alumni/comment-page-1/#comment-9482 Money Smart Life » Colleges Sell Alumni Data for Extra Cash Thu, 14 Jun 2007 00:50:21 +0000 http://www.moneysmartlife.com/2007/03/06/are-colleges-creating-a-legacy-of-credit-card-debt-for-students-and-alumni/#comment-9482 [...] Alumni Credit CardIt appears my alma mater has decided its okay to sell my name and address to Bank of America so I decided to look into their practices.  I started off by looking for a privacy policy on the school’s website but didn’t have any luck finding one. When I visited the Alumni page I ran across an ad, asking people to sign up for the WorldPoints Platinum Plus MasterCard Credit Card.  This is probably the same one that I saw the first credit application for several months back. [...] [...] Alumni Credit CardIt appears my alma mater has decided its okay to sell my name and address to Bank of America so I decided to look into their practices.  I started off by looking for a privacy policy on the school’s website but didn’t have any luck finding one. When I visited the Alumni page I ran across an ad, asking people to sign up for the WorldPoints Platinum Plus MasterCard Credit Card.  This is probably the same one that I saw the first credit application for several months back. [...]

]]> http://moneysmartlife.com/are-colleges-creating-a-legacy-of-credit-card-debt-for-students-and-alumni/comment-page-1/#comment-5570 BestCreditApplicant Thu, 10 May 2007 06:10:50 +0000 http://www.moneysmartlife.com/2007/03/06/are-colleges-creating-a-legacy-of-credit-card-debt-for-students-and-alumni/#comment-5570 If you look at <a href="http://www.low-interest-credit-cards-offers.com/Student-Credit-Cards-923022-page.php" rel="nofollow">student credit cards</a> (not necessary those for alumni) and learn the ways of promotion the banks use, you will be shoked at the students' carelessness and ignorance. They get a miserable T-shirt or a mug for application and get the months of debt and overspending! No one to open their eyes at the issue... If you look at student credit cards (not necessary those for alumni) and learn the ways of promotion the banks use, you will be shoked at the students’ carelessness and ignorance. They get a miserable T-shirt or a mug for application and get the months of debt and overspending! No one to open their eyes at the issue…

]]> http://moneysmartlife.com/are-colleges-creating-a-legacy-of-credit-card-debt-for-students-and-alumni/comment-page-1/#comment-3583 credit cards surfer Wed, 18 Apr 2007 07:27:49 +0000 http://www.moneysmartlife.com/2007/03/06/are-colleges-creating-a-legacy-of-credit-card-debt-for-students-and-alumni/#comment-3583 Having too many credit cards is bad is not good for your credit history but cancelling credit card isn't good either. It's awlays hard to find the golden mean. It's bad to have no credit limit and it's bad to have low credit limit. You are always on the horns of the dilemma... Having too many credit cards is bad is not good for your credit history but cancelling credit card isn’t good either. It’s awlays hard to find the golden mean. It’s bad to have no credit limit and it’s bad to have low credit limit. You are always on the horns of the dilemma…

]]> http://moneysmartlife.com/are-colleges-creating-a-legacy-of-credit-card-debt-for-students-and-alumni/comment-page-1/#comment-1379 Blaine Moore (First Time Home Owner) Tue, 06 Mar 2007 19:24:00 +0000 http://www.moneysmartlife.com/2007/03/06/are-colleges-creating-a-legacy-of-credit-card-debt-for-students-and-alumni/#comment-1379 The same legacy that they leave with their high tuition prices? The same legacy that they leave with their high tuition prices?

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