What’s your debt age now?

What’s your debt age now? The types of debt we have largely depends on our age and stage in life. For most of us, having debt in some form or another is an inescapable fact of life. And despite its reputation, debt is not necessarily a dirty word. If managed well, it can be a powerful tool to build wealth, and good debts, such as those used to invest in an asset which increases in …

A Few Summer Credit Card Blunders And How To Avoid Them

A Few Summer Credit Card Blunders And How To Avoid Them Summer is usually the time for people to sit back and relax. All through the year, hardworking round the clock means some well needed rest is deserved. But beware to not let the leisure and complacency extend to your pockets. Summer time is the time to guard your money and finances rather well because mistake outlets are open everywhere. So which blunders should you …

How to Get Yourself Independent from Credit Cards

How to Get Yourself Independent from Credit Cards Credit cards have almost become a necessity in today’s world for most people. They have made the use of hard cash a little less important in society while simultaneously becoming something on which people seem almost hooked up. Credit cards can be used constructively to have a positive impact on your life. However, there may be times when they cause a negative financial situation in your life. …

FSCG (Financial Services & Credit Guide)

FSCG  (Financial Services & Credit Guide) Latest Financial Services & Credit Guide    Why this Financial Services & Credit Guide is important to you This Guide explains the financial planning services we provide, as well as giving you important information that will help you decide if you want to use any of these services. It explains who we are and:  AMP Financial Planning, the company that authorises us to provide our services  The …

How Can You Repay the Debt on Your Credit Card Faster?

How Can You Repay the Debt on Your Credit Card Faster? When people get their first credit card, they assure themselves that they will not use their credit card for unnecessary purchases. However, they have just lied to themselves, as in the coming months; they find themselves in debt. If your credit cards are maxed out and the interest rates are through the roof, you are in a desperate need to get out of debt …

3 Steps To Get Your Credit Card Charge Back

3 Steps To Get Your Credit Card Charge Back With the end of the season of festivities over, it is time for most of the people– who’ve spent lots of their fortune on making holidays fun for their family and friends – to look back at their credit card bills and go through their expenses. Often during this process some people are likely to come across expenditures that have been deducted from their credit cards …

Brush Up On Your Knowledge Of Credit Cards

Brush Up On Your Knowledge Of Credit Cards The use of credit cards continues to enjoy an almost meteoric rise to popularity and fame. It has been seen that credit cards have now even overtaken debit cards in the race to become the top plastic alternative to money. The use of credit cards is more often than not rewarding in terms of credit scores and points. Yet, it is important that you are smart when …

3 Reasons For Your Credit Card Application To Be Rejected

3 Reasons For Your Credit Card Application To Be Rejected When you go into a bank and want to apply for a credit card, the reason for your application can be very different to someone else. Some people might want it just for the first time to enter the world of credit, while others may simply want to widen their already present credit card range. Irrespective of why you apply, it is perhaps safe to …

5 Reasons Why You Are Still Stuck Knee- Deep in Credit Card Debt

5 Reasons Why You Are Still Stuck Knee- Deep in Credit Card Debt With the credit card bills piling up, you know you have created a ditch for yourself unwillingly. The events that led you to this point are a blur, mostly because you may not be willing to admit your mistakes. When someone point blankly tells you where you are going wrong, it dawns on you that it may be time to fix the …

3 Credit Card Secrets That Banks Don’t Want You To Know

3 Credit Card Secrets That Banks Don’t Want You To Know Credit cards can be helpful on certain occasions,  and yet, completely catastrophic on others as far as your financial position is concerned. Whether you are short on cash or in dire need of payment at a particular moment, credit cards can help you overcome such financial distresses without you having to break a sweat. However, there are several intricacies to the process that banks …