Category Archives: Credit Card Advice

What happens if I don’t pay my Phone Bill?

As an 18 year old, you are now legally obliged to pay your bills. If you can’t, there can be problems. But, if you don’t do anything about the fact that you can’t, then there can be plenty more long term unexpected problems… like when you grow up a little more and decide to buy your first home and the bank sees you’ve got a black mark on your credit. Continue reading

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How do I help my child who is now a young adult deal with their debt? – Part Two

Part One on of this post looked at why young adults are experiencing so much difficulty with financial debt. To read more about that, click here. To read more about helping your grown up child with debt, please continue reading … Continue reading

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How do I help my child who is now a young adult deal with their debt? – Part One

I’ve joined the ball game late. How do I help my child who is now a young adult deal with their debt? Continue reading

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How to Deal with Mistakes on Your Credit Card Statement

Inaccurate charges that appear on credit card statements happen because of any number of human and computer mistakes. Duplicate charges are usually filtered by computer programs that are designed to prevent multiple charges for the same purchase. Fraudulent charges are … Continue reading

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The 10 Potential Pitfalls of the Balance Transfer

Transferring your current credit card balance to a credit card offering an introductory deal is a great way to reduce your debt obligations. When you take advantage of these promotions you have the ability to significantly reduce the amount of … Continue reading

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Getting Credit Card Debt Paid Off: 13 Starter Tips

Aussies are stuck with billions of dollars worth of credit card debt with many families carrying a revolving balance from month to month. Credit card debt causes feelings of hopelessness and anger, prevents people from sticking extra cash into their … Continue reading

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Just discovered this one – GE Money 28 Degrees Mastercard part Three

Hubby’s additional card holder card arrived in the mail on Friday. GE actually sent it out pretty quickly. It took so long for us to receive it because it took Hubby forever to get to the post office to be … Continue reading

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Just discovered this one – GE Money 28 Degrees Mastercard part Two

It’s always fun to go on journeys, especially brand new exciting credit card journeys. And that’s exactly the reason why I have decided to share my journey with the GE Money 28 Degrees credit card. That way we can look … Continue reading

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An Interesting Credit Card Repayment Article by the Courier Mail

This image comes from an article called “Pay Back Time” in the Courier Mail on the 4th March 2011. I was positively astounded by the table on the image. How can $50 a month make so much difference?

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Just discovered this one – GE Money 28 Degrees Mastercard

It looks like a little gem for bargain hunters doing a little online overseas shopping or for those who can afford an overseas adventure because it has no international fees – you know that nasty 2% currency exchange you pay … Continue reading

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Credit Cards – The Handy Catch 22 That Are Usually More Trouble Than They’re Worth

So, you’re thinking…“Ok, despite your last Post, I’m going to get a credit card. I know you have one. And I want one too. Besides, like you said, society is designed for us to have one. Um, which one should I get?” Continue reading

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Credit Cards and their "Ouch!" Factor

Prior to arriving at this newfound intense interest with how the banks work, the chances of me googling ‘credit card’ would have been about as slim as me winning the lotto. I just simply wouldn’t have bothered. I’m too busy … Continue reading

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