An Argument for Credit Over Debit

March 19, 2012

By: Hank of America Ok, so obviously we all know the differences between credit cards and debit cards right? Credit Cards use your credit card company’s money to pay for items (which you must pay back in a timely manner) [...]

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5 Credit Card Mistakes That Way Too Many Consumers Make

December 21, 2011

By Odysseas Papadimitriou, CEO of CardHub.com and a former Capital One executive In my time working at Capital One, and now at the credit card comparison website, Card Hub, I have learned more about credit cards than I ever imagined [...]

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Credit Cards: A Classic Case of a Frienemy (Part Uno)

August 19, 2010

Brought to you by: Yupster A lot of young adults today debate the virtues of getting a credit card before applying for one.  They vacillate between “well, it allows for me to spend more money than I may have at [...]

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