WWYD: The Wrong Credit Card Number
You learn that a travel agency used someone else's credit card number to pay for your trip. What would you do?
Let’s All Throw Some Money at Our Problems: September Check-In
We haven't forgotten! It's time to check in with our debt payments. If you're joining us for the first time, you can read about our decision to publicly keep track of our debt here.
The American Express Customer Service Representative Who Loved Me
Matt Powers is flattered, but not swayed, by American Express' advances.
But Can You Buy It With a Credit Card?
Sotheby's is auctioning off a 1960 credit card prototype that's basically a piece of cardboard that's estimated to be worth between $10,000 and $15,000.
Reader Mail: My Credit Card Company Reduced My Credit Limit
I just noticed that the credit available on my three credit cards has been drastically reduced. For example, I used to have a $5,000 limit on one, and now it's down to $1,800. It's not a problem, since I am determined not to use these cards Ever Again, but it seems counterintuitive.
Reader Mail: Should I Borrow Money from Retirement?
I've currently got two credit cards with balances: one with $5,500 (interest rate is 9.9%) and one with $1,700 (with a 20.99% interest rate). I've got about $4,000 in my Roth IRA, none of which is invested. I'm trying to figure out if it's worthwhile to withdraw the $1,700 from my IRA to pay down the higher-interest credit card and focus all my monthly payments on the lower-interest one. I've always been told "never borrow against your retirement," but it seems that this might be a good idea. Help?! — N.C.
Let’s All Throw Some Money at Our Problems: October Check-In
Has a month gone by already? It's time to check in with our debt payments.
Revisiting a Classic Question
I want to know what debt to pay off first. I have four credit cards, all with about the same interest rate, but with different amounts on them. Do I pay off the highest one first or the lowest one first? — J.B.
