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How To Avoid Using Credit Cards

November 2nd, 2006 · 1 Comment

This is a short post but basically it’s a follow-up of the How To Save Money on Credit Cards article. Below are several thoughts on the benefits of not using credit cards and saving up for major purchases. Stick the money in a shoebox, under the mattress or in a hole in your backyard – [...]

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How To Save Money On Credit Cards

October 28th, 2006 · 1 Comment

If you are like most Americans your average credit card balance is around $8500 according to a CNN article (http://money.cnn.com/2002/09/24/pf/banking/q_rates/ ). Just to pay it off in 3 years, you will be making monthly payments of $307.50 per month with an average interest rate of 18%. Now that’s the bad news for those of us [...]

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