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Archive for January, 2009

Major Mistakes To Avoid On Credit Cards

Credit cards can be the most amazing credit tool even created but it can also be the worst b*&$h you have ever seen. In order to make credit cards friends of yours, we will show some of the major mistakes to avoid on credit cards:

Don’t look at your interest rate
Do you know [...]

Credit Around The Blogosphere

Every Saturday, The Credit Toolbox does a review of good read around the blogosphere. Here’s what caught my attention this week:
PFR from Personal Finance Reviews shares some tips on what to do when your credit cards are closed due to inactivity.

Len from Len Penzo shows you why paying off your mortgage is a no-brainer.
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Does writing NSF checks affect your credit rating?

Do you know what NSF means? NSF is a banking industry abbreviation for “insufficient funds.” If you write checks without having the money in your checking account to balance the checks you write, your checks will be NSF.
NSF checks may not be bounced checks. The bank may pay them then hit you with some [...]

A Glossary of General Mortgage Contract Terms

Are you considering taking out a mortgage to buy property? Here are some terms you may encounter when you read your mortgage contract.
Adjustable Rate Mortgage (ARM)
This is a loan with an interest rate that can change during the term of the loan. Payments tend to increase or decrease with the interest rate, which is typically [...]

Why Would You Choose A Variable Mortgage Rate?

In one of our previous post, we outlined the pros and cons of fixed mortgage rates. Today, we will look deeper into the variable mortgage rates and its variation. You should know upfront that there are two types of variable mortgage rates: The home equity line of credit (HELOC) and the conventional variable mortgage [...]

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