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• Credit card fees and penalties FAQs

  Banish fees from your expenses with our valuable advice.

  9 min read Jan 12, 2005

• Debt collectors calling? Know your rights

  A close look at the Fair Debt Practices Act that controls what debt collectors can do.

  2 min read Aug 26, 2004

• 28 ways to save on vacations

  Smart travel tips for the savvy traveler.

  3 min read Aug 20, 2004

• Denying our debt

  Debt embarrasses us so much that we’d rather disclose our weight and age and salary than the amount we owe. But credit card problems? Nope. Not us. It’s that other guy.

  5 min read Apr 06, 2004

• Written budget separates savvy from clueless

  If you want to be a money-management master instead of a debt-defying dawdler, you need a written budget or spending plan. Here’s how to create it.

  3 min read Feb 02, 2004

• 17 sneaky — and fairly painless — ways to build a nest egg

  Build that emergency fund with these painless ways to stash cash.

  5 min read Jan 05, 2004

• 19 ways to save on credit card fees

  Don’t let fees eat up your payments.

  2 min read Dec 29, 2003

• Want a T-shirt? Sign up for this credit card!

  Students are hit with freebies for signing up for a credit card. What does that free CD or T-shirt really end up costing?

  0 min read Aug 08, 2003

• How to get a lower credit card rate

  Getting a lower rate from your credit card company is easier than you think. All you have to do is ask.

  1 min read Mar 10, 2003

• Reading a credit card statement

  A guide to reading, understanding and interpreting your credit card statement.

  4 min read Jan 06, 2003