Credit Myths: Closing Unused Credit Cards Will Increase My Credit Score
Closing unused credit cards accounts certainly will streamline your finances making them more manageable, but closing an account could lower your total credit line.
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Closing unused credit cards accounts certainly will streamline your finances making them more manageable, but closing an account could lower your total credit line.
Online shopping is already quick and convenient. Now it's also on the brink of becoming interactive and extremely personalized and Boston-based retailer Wayfair wants to lead the way.
Banks love it when you opt into overdraft protection on your checking account or debit card.
Automatic bill paying is a great way to have your bills paid on time and it saves you time.
Southwest Airlines is promising not to begin charging its customers baggage fees, even as the low cost carrier is seeing profits plummet.
If you pay cash for everything you will never overspend or owe interest on anything you purchase, however you will also not build credit.
Besides trying to get your Medicare number, scammers may call about an overdue medical bill, asking for bank account information so they can process the payment. Best advice, hang up.
Almost everyone over 65 has Medicare as their primary insurance and your Medicare card uses your Social Security number for identification.
The Federal Trade Commission has some guidelines when dealing with a possible scammer on the phone.
Reebok said Monday it plans to open a new high-tech laboratory in Rhode Island to make sneakers by pouring liquid plastic.
Every year thousands of people lose money to scams, from a few dollars to their life savings.
According to the 2016 Identity Fraud Study, released by Javelin Strategy & Research, $15 billion was stolen from 13.1 million U.S. consumers in 2015.
Many listeners have told me they're not worried about retirement savings because they'll have their Social Security benefit, but Social Security was never intended to be your only source of income in retirement.
Probably not! Your retirement savings will play a very big role in retirement.
If you think you'll be saving money with a retail store's credit card, think again.
