Posted on Monday, 8th February 2010 by CreditCardGuru
Nowadays, they take credit card for everything. In fact, if you’re like me, you probably get frustrated at those dry cleaners and shady convenience store that won’t accept plastic for payment. But one Michigan man allegedly got himself into hot water when he tried to purchase his crack cocaine using - believe it or not [...]
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Posted on Friday, 8th January 2010 by CreditCardGuru
Remember the hysteria that surrounded the year 2000? Many believed it would bring about the end of the world! People were pitching their survival products. Some were saying gold coins were the only solution post-Y2K (sounds like today, huh?). But then when the clock finally struck midnight on December 31st that year, nothing happened!
The world [...]
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Posted on Tuesday, 22nd December 2009 by CreditCardGuru
For the vast majority of us, our personal finances are just that… personal. There’s really no rhyme or reason for sharing our personal spending with strangers, but that is exactly what the soon-to-be social network, Blippy, wants to do.
What is it?
Philip Kaplan (founder of AdBrite), is now working full time on Blippy which is slated [...]
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Posted on Saturday, 28th November 2009 by CreditCardGuru
I hope you and your family had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I also hope your Black Friday wasn’t too hectic (if you participated). Compared to last year, in my opinion the deals this year really sucked, so I didn’t bother getting up before the crack of dawn to go wait in line. However I did make [...]
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Posted on Thursday, 5th November 2009 by CreditCardGuru
What is Coast to Coast? It’s a late night AM radio show about various topics, but it’s most geared towards topics relating to paranormal, conspiracies, etc. Yes, the subject matter is sometimes a little bit “out there” but their shows are often entertaining even if I don’t agree or believe with what they’re saying. It’s [...]
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Posted on Thursday, 29th October 2009 by CreditCardGuru
The Dow has surged nearly 200 points today after the 3rd quarter GDP numbers were better than expected.
For big business, things seem to be on the up and up. Goldman Sachs (known as “Golden Sacks” in the investment circles) recently had an all-time record quarter in July. The company’s third quarter earnings would have even [...]
Tags: credit cards, economics, gdp, goldman sachs, personal finance
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Posted on Sunday, 18th October 2009 by CreditCardGuru
We all know there is the Gold, Platinum, Black. and Plum Card, but is there an American Express purple card that you didn’t know about? The answer may surprise you.
Believe it or not, it’s real! There is such thing as the “purple” card. But you need to hop in a time machine and go back [...]
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Posted on Tuesday, 13th October 2009 by CreditCardGuru
There’s no doubt the recent Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 which was passed this year is beneficial for the long run. But unfortunately for now, it is actually hurting consumers.
The Problem
Banks left and right have been scrambling recently to jack up interest rates while they’re still permitted to do so. Almost [...]
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Posted on Sunday, 4th October 2009 by CreditCardGuru
This was the opening weekend for Michael Moore’s latest movie; Capitalism, A Love Story. Now whether you hate or love the guy, I want you to take that out of the equation for a moment. That’s not what this review is about.
So in a nutshell, this is a documentary about capitalism, both past and present, [...]
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Posted on Monday, 21st September 2009 by CreditCardGuru
When the talking heads spout about personal finance, they often portray Americans as the only ones that have problems with spending and debt. Make no mistake, everyone one is guilty to one degree or another of somethings makes financial decisions that may not be the smartest. But whether it’s problems we bring on ourselves, our [...]
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