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Love and Credit Don't Mix (The Motley Fool via Yahoo! News)

Beware of any such offers you get in the mail. If you do receive an advance-fee offer in the mail, be sure to destroy the card and shred the offer letter. For those consumers that have already become victims, and have had money debited from their bank accounts, they should file an affidavit with their bank to revoke the debit. If more than 60 days have passed, request to file a fraud complaint. And, while it is a hassle, consider closing your bank account and opening a new one to avoid having money stolen.

Love and Credit Don't Mix (The Motley Fool via Yahoo! News)

There's no arguing that, financially, twosomes have a leg up on their single competition. Couples get price breaks on insurance premiums, save money by splitting the cable and electric bills, and have built-in justification for buying the family-sized bag of Doritos. Scoring the best interest rates on big loans (to buy homes and cars) is more of a snap, too, since dynamic duos have two credit ...

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Love and Credit Don't Mix (Motley Fool via Yahoo! Finance)

Being overly chivalrous with credit could lead to a long stay in the financial doghouse.

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CreditCards.com: Weekly Credit Card Rate Report (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

AUSTIN, Texas----Credit card interest rates were unaltered this week, as analyst predictions for a lowering of the prime rate were balanced by indications that inflation still remains a concern for the Federal Reserve.

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Use your credit cards wisely (The Morning Call)

Credit cards are a convenient way of paying bills and covering daily expenses, but they make it far easier for the financially challenged to carelessly rack up debt, cripple their credit rating or fall prey to identity thieves.

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The 7 Pillars Of Responsible Credit-Card Management (Fox News)

Financial analysts offer these seven guidelines for responsible credit-card management:

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The 7 pillars of responsible credit-card management (MENAFN)

The 7 pillars of responsible credit-card management

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The 7 pillars of responsible credit-card management (Market Watch)

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Credit cards are a convenient way of paying bills and covering daily expenses, but they make it far easier for the financially challenged to carelessly wrack up debt, cripple their credit rating or fall prey to identity thieves.

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Know ins, outs of credit cards (The Myrtle Beach Sun News)

1/83/8 NEW YORK | Credit cards are a convenient way of paying bills and covering daily expenses, but they make it far easier for the financially challenged to carelessly rack up debt, cripple their credit rating or fall prey to identity thieves. In the book "On My Own Two Feet," Manisha Thakor and Sharon Kedar, both chartered financial analysts, offer seven guidelines for responsible credit ...

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Business in Brief (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

NATIONAL Delta picks former Northwest CEO as new chief Delta Air Lines Inc. chose board...

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Paper calls for local ID cards (The Register)

'More practical' than national ones A think tank has argued that local authority "entitlement cards" could be more practical than the National Identity Card…

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Love and Credit Don't Mix (The Motley Fool via Yahoo! News)

You may have received what appeared to be a credit card in the mail along with a letter promising something to the tune of "You are already approved" or "Clean up bad credit." If you have bad credit, it may have been tempting to follow the included instructions: dial a toll-free number, key in your "activation code," and speak to an operator requesting your bank account number. Perhaps you found out the hard way that these so-called advance fee credit cards are not credit cards at all.

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