Archive for the ‘credit score’ Category
Monday, June 2nd, 2008
In March of this year, I shared how our credit score plummeted from 748 to 618 last year.
This last month, I paid off the three largest balance transfers that we made during our bank bonus, credit card bonus and stoozing spree. We had borrowed between $11,000 to $13,000 from each ...
Posted in credit score, economy | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, November 7th, 2007
I know nothing about Wells Fargo checking accounts, but they are offering a $50 bonus for opening an account that does not require direct deposit. Several people on fatwallet claim that there is no "hard pull" on your credit report with opening this account, but I have no real confirmation on ...
Posted in bank, bonuses, credit score | Comments Off on $50 Bonus from Wells Fargo Checking
Monday, October 8th, 2007
The Amex Gold Business Mastercard has been offering 25,000 reward points after your first purchase for several months now. The promotion was supposed to end today (October 8), but I just found out that it has been extended until October 15th. Don't let this bonus get away.
Twenty-five thousand points can be ...
Posted in about me, bonuses, credit cards, credit score, deals | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007
I signed up for a Citibusiness Credit Card last spring. I like the online interface and I really liked the 10,000 points from the Thank You Network that I earned after my first purchase. Since then, my wife and I have qualified for another 50,000 points from Citi Credit Card. ...
Posted in bonuses, credit cards, credit score, deals | 1 Comment »
Monday, September 3rd, 2007
The 116th Carnival of Personal Finance is up at Advanced Personal Finance. My submission was not necessarily didactic, but rather a somewhat amusing anecdote about the challenges of early marriage finances. Nothing to write home about, but "got my name in the paper" so to speak. Here are my personal ...
Posted in about me, Carnival, credit score, family | 1 Comment »
