Archive for the ‘Banking’ Category
Saturday, January 24th, 2009
Apparently Chase has taken some of the fun out of their balance transfer accounts. Some of these low-APR accounts now have raised minimum payment requirements (from 2% of the balance to 5%) and raised monthly fees to $10 per month from nothing per month.
Would you be a little ticked if ...
Posted in Banking, Commentary, Debt Reduction | 6 Comments »
Thursday, January 22nd, 2009
As promised a few weeks, here are some more questions about Visa debit cards, along with answers from Visa, and my comments. I saved my personal favorites for this post, so I hope you find the answers educational and enlightening!
Question: If someone gets hold of my debit card it's possible ...
Posted in Banking | 4 Comments »
Friday, January 16th, 2009
Five Cent Nickel posted on how to calculate the payback period for a potential mortgage refinance. It's indeed important to figure this out before paying for a refinance that might never save any money. (There are plenty of ways to blow money that are more fun than going through a ...
Posted in Banking, Debt Reduction | 8 Comments »
Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008
You may have noticed the Visa logo on the right sidebar, and thought to yourself, "Hmmmm ... I wonder if Visa is a sponsor on Mighty Bargain Hunter?" Well, if you did indeed think that, you'd be correct! ;) Visa is enlisting the help of several personal finance bloggers ...
Posted in Banking, Personal Finance | 4 Comments »
