American Express: good products, great service

Monday, May 19th, 2008

If you are contemplating a leap into the world of credit cards, I recommend American Express. My experiences with their customer service representatives have been nothing but positive. They train their people well. Furthermore, my highest credit limits (although I always pay off my balance) have come from American Express. ...

$270 Worth of credit card bonuses

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008

There are three great credit card bonuses available for anyone who needs a new card and a little extra cash. The Chase Freedom Visa offers a $50 bonus after your first purchase and then over 3% cash back in a whole bunch of categories of spending. You can read more details ...

The Friday Stack: You can save some money in this post

Thursday, January 10th, 2008

On Tuesday, I participated in the 107th Festival of Frugality at Cash Money Life. Patrick was kind enough to accept my late entry. I deserved to be the very last entry on the page. . . and that's the spot I got. Here are some of the highlights: One of my favorite blogs, ...

Control the behavior, don’t just limit your options

Tuesday, January 8th, 2008

A debate over credit cards has been swirling between Ana of Debt-FREE Revolution and Madison of My Dollar Plan. I really hate to get on the bad side of Ana - she has a serious antipathy toward plastic - but I must come down on the side of Madison. You see, ...