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Did you know that owning a credit card is a key step in your quest for financial success? Choosing a credit card with the best perks and benefits can help you save thousands of dollars a year. Here we’ll teach you how to become the master of your own credit.

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Should You Pay Your Mortgage With a Credit Card?

Perhaps you’ve heard that you should never pay your mortgage payment with a credit card. We feel it’s important to point out that this advice is absolutely correct in almost every case. It almost never makes sense to pay your mortgage payment with a credit card. Not only are you merely transferring the debt from spot […]

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How Long Do Things Stay on Your Credit Report?

Although most adults have a credit report (and credit score), few people actually check them regularly. Or at all. Even worse, plenty of Americans have no idea what these things say about their spending habits, accumulated debt, or financial future. Some surveys show that only about one-third of Americans have bothered to check their credit […]

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Struggling to Get a Credit Card? Try a Reconsideration Line

Receiving a denial on your credit card application can put quite a damper on things. Rest assured, though, that this decision isn’t necessarily set in stone. There are actions you can take to potentially overturn your rejection and receive that new card. You should consider contacting the reconsideration line of whatever financial institution denied your […]

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