Archive for the ‘Credit’ Category
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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Friday, August 28th, 2009
Students going off to college need to have a card that will fulfill their needs while they are away from home. The main function of the college student's card is to provide them with ready cash in case of emergency needs or personal needs during the school semester. Most students ...
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Saturday, August 22nd, 2009
In the world we live in today, credit is everything. If you do not have a good credit score, you may very well not be able to get things you need and want in life -- things like lower rates on automobile insurance, lower rates on credit itself or being ...
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Sunday, August 2nd, 2009
If you are student-young or old, full- or part-time, at home or in another state-the last thing you need added to your educational efforts are financial worries and credit card problems. Today there are any number of special "student credit cards" whose arrays of benefits are intended to simplify your ...
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