Archive for the ‘Credit’ Category
Saturday, February 6th, 2010
Parents your child is off to college and you are concerned about their financial well-being. On campus there are agents trying to get you to sign-up for a credit card for your child. You are wondering which credit card is the best one and what limits should you set. Now ...
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Thursday, February 4th, 2010
You are trying to get the best deal possible for your credit card and wanting to have perks included makes good sense. Credit card companies make plenty of money for the privilege of letting you use their services. This makes it very easy for them to allow you to have ...
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Wednesday, January 13th, 2010
When a student gets ready to go off to college and they are at the initial enrollment many times an agent is available from the credit card companies to encourage and sell a credit card to the new student. Today with the economy being in such a bad state it ...
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Tuesday, December 29th, 2009
When it comes to credit cards and students, a question that is often brought up is what makes a good student credit card? While I can give you some pointers on what makes a good one, it also comes down to a person's personality and spending habits. Just like a ...
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Saturday, December 26th, 2009
There are so many student credit cards being offered to college students these days that it may be difficult to choose the right college student credit card. With the dawn of the 'cashless' era, student credit cards have become a fact of college life. College student credit cards allow you ...
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Friday, December 25th, 2009
College is the last care free step before real life begins, or at least it should be. Students should be able to go to sleep each night with the only pressing responsibility being the English exam tomorrow morning. They should still get to live in a world where although they ...
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Wednesday, November 25th, 2009
Student credit cards are one of the number one happenings for credit card companies. Some of these credit card companies depend so totally on getting the younger generation to take their credit cards that many of their agents are available all during the school year. The agents give out many ...
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Sunday, October 18th, 2009
A recent study conducted by the Georgetown University Credit Research Center shows encouraging results about students and student credit cards. According to this report, 87.9 percent of students in college manage their student credit cards effectively.Unlike in the past years, this study has proven that college students are now more ...
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Saturday, September 26th, 2009
For years now the credit card companies have been bombarding college students with offers of credit. All that will change on February 22, 2010 when new legislation goes into effect. Pre-screened offers and "tangible gifts" like free t-shirts and water bottles will no longer be allowed. In an even bigger ...
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Monday, September 7th, 2009
The high interest rate is necessary for the credit card company to maintain business. As a person with no credit, a student is a high risk candidate. This means that they have no idea whether you will pay back your balance or not, since you have no credit history for ...
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