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		<title>Gas Only Credit Card = Only For Suckers In 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 12:37:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CreditCardGuru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the insanely high prices at the pump, I’ve been asked by more than one person what are the best credit cards for gas only (in other words, not major credit cards that can be used everywhere). The answer? Most downright suck! Reason #1: Rewards are pathetic or non-existent Rewind back a decade ago and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>780 Credit Score = The Magic Number?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 14:02:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CreditCardGuru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What’s the minimum credit score needed to get the best rates on everything? There’s a lot of debate as to where that threshold lies. Is a credit score of 800 good enough to get the best mortgage rates, credit card offers, and loan rates? Here are 3 compelling reasons why it might be the magic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Discover Card Balance Transfer Offers Might Be a Bad Idea</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 16:12:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CreditCardGuru</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://creditcardforum.com/blog/?p=10299</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Although I personally haven’t used a balance transfer offer in at least a couple years, since I run CreditCardForum obviously I am constantly staying on top of who’s giving what. As a Discover cardholder, they periodically solicit me with balance transfer promotions (as do most credit card companies). Here is an example of an email [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Show MasterCard? Show Me Better!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 11:25:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CreditCardGuru</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bryant State Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Show credit card]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://creditcardforum.com/blog/?p=10265</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently a forum member received an application in the mail for the Bryant State Bank Show MasterCard. She wanted to know if it was worth applying for? Well, it’s definitely not for me! But let’s see if it makes sense for you… Who’s it for? It’s an offer that’s marketed to people with no/bad credit. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Discover &#8220;Cash Over&#8221; Going To Cost You Extra?</title>
		<link>http://creditcardforum.com/blog/discover-cash-over/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:11:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CreditCardGuru</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://creditcardforum.com/blog/?p=10151</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Q: I was using my Discover card at the grocery store and after swiping, it asked if I wanted cash back. I selected “no” because I don’t know how this works. Will I get ripped off paying cash advance interest rates for using this? A: The feature you are referring to is Discover Cash Over. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bank of America 5% Cash Back Offer For 2012?</title>
		<link>http://creditcardforum.com/blog/bank-of-america-5-cash-back-offer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:58:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CreditCardGuru</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[bofa 5 cash back]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://creditcardforum.com/blog/?p=10340</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have a Bank of America credit card from many years ago (it was my 2nd card). However the last time it garnered day-to-day usage was at least 5 years ago. Why? Because the World Points program just doesn’t make sense given the unfavorable conversion rates for cash back. These days I just dust it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AirTran Credit Card Discontinued In 2012?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2012 12:59:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CreditCardGuru</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://creditcardforum.com/blog/?p=10359</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Southwest bought AirTran Airways and is phasing out the brand in 2012. What does that mean for cardholders? Issued by Barclays, the AirTran credit card came in a couple different versions: AirTran Visa w/ fee – $59 annual fee. 2x miles per dollar spent on their airline and 1x elsewhere. The mileage program wasn’t anything [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why is the Juniper credit card login page so ugly?</title>
		<link>http://creditcardforum.com/blog/juniper-credit-card-login-is-ugly/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 16:05:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CreditCardGuru</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://creditcardforum.com/blog/?p=10065</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Q: I’ve had a Juniper credit card for over 10 years (since 2002) but haven’t used it in ages. As far as I know they never cancelled it on me, so I went to the account login page and everything seems prehistoric. Why is it so ugly? Is Juniper Bank still in business? A: I’ve [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Milestone MasterCard Review: Legit or Not?</title>
		<link>http://creditcardforum.com/blog/milestone-mastercard-review/</link>
		<comments>http://creditcardforum.com/blog/milestone-mastercard-review/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:42:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CreditCardGuru</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Milestone credit card]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Milestone MasterCard]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://creditcardforum.com/blog/?p=10048</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Would you pay an old debt to get a new credit card? There’s a good reason why many old credit card accounts are sold off to debt collectors for pennies on the dollar… the chances of successfully collecting on them are quite slim. However in recent years, a handful of debt collectors have gotten creative [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Murphy USA Credit Card: Worth It or Not?</title>
		<link>http://creditcardforum.com/blog/murphy-usa-credit-card/</link>
		<comments>http://creditcardforum.com/blog/murphy-usa-credit-card/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 15:47:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CreditCardGuru</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Murphy USA Visa]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://creditcardforum.com/blog/?p=9963</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[You see them all the time in Walmart parking lots, but contrary to popular belief Murphy gas stations are NOT owned by Walmart. They just have a partnership with them for the Murphy USA brand. Elsewhere they have stand-alone stations called Murphy Express but you just don’t see them much. So how can you save [...]]]></description>
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