Archive for the ‘Credit’ Category

Up to 3% off on the cheapest gas in town

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

Costco gasoline was going for $1.96 this weekend.  A couple of years ago I didn't think we'd ever see $2 gas again, but the recession is really taking its toll on oil and gas prices. I hadn't been getting my gas at Costco because I could get a better deal with ...

We just got really close to carrying a balance

Sunday, September 28th, 2008

I felt like we dodged a bullet tonight. I was checking balances on some of my accounts and I loaded up the balance on our primary checking account.  I knew it was going to be low.  We had had a couple of big expenses (a six-month car insurance premium ...

Love credit cards and hate credit card debt

Thursday, June 12th, 2008

Liz Pulliam Weston clarified something that I've been at odds with for a while. How can I manage the Carnival of Debt Reduction and still encourage people to get a credit card to save at the pump? Here's what she said right at the beginning of her article, 9 Reasons ...