Posted on Monday, 20th December 2010 by Sarah Sullivan
Applebee’s now lets you personalize their gift cards with everything from a photo to a personally recorded message. The restaurant has introduced its Digital Gift Cards to allow you to buy and send personalized electronic gift cards 24/7 online via Applebees.com and Applebee’s Facebook Fan Page. What’s more is you can buy and send them [...]
Tags: Cards, Personalize Cards
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Posted on Saturday, 18th December 2010 by Rebecca Ortiz
Credit scores are used in nearly every industry to determine the financial stability of a person or business. There are two main types of credit scores – PLUS and FICO – with the latter being the most commonly used. Credit reports are issued once every three months by the three major credit reporting agencies, although [...]
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Posted on Thursday, 16th December 2010 by Sarah Sullivan
Australians are at greater risk of credit card fraud in December than in any other month of the year, an expert has said. Beth Jones, a senior threat researcher with Sophos, a security software firm, observed that scammers aiming to con consumers out of their credit card information are often more active in the days [...]
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Posted on Wednesday, 15th December 2010 by Timothy Bell
When I find extra money in my monthly budget I like to spend it on travel. There are so many places I want to explore, but I don’t like wasting money on over-priced travel expenses. I want to feel like I’m getting a lot of value for my money. Most people I know want the [...]
Tags: Travel, Travel Savings
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Posted on Saturday, 11th December 2010 by Rebecca Ortiz
A credit card can be a financial tool used to enhance the quality of the cardholder’s life, or it can be the major cause of debt accumulation, depending on the card’s terms and conditions and the way in which the account holder uses it. Higher rates and fees ultimately mean more debt and financial stress [...]
Tags: Terms, Terms Look
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Posted on Thursday, 9th December 2010 by Timothy Bell
The controversy revolving around international media site Wikileaks is escalating quickly as supporters sent a shot across the bow to Mastercard, successfully taking down the credit card company’s website. The cyber attack was a direct retaliation of the credit card company refusing to process donations to Wikileaks. However, Mastercard isn’t alone. Read more…
Posted on Thursday, 9th December 2010 by Sarah Sullivan
Store charge cards can make shopping at certain merchants more enticing due to built-in deals when you use your store card. Most retailers offer 10% or 15% off your first purchase when you sign up for their store charge card. This offer becomes especially enticing when you are planning to buy large ticket items like [...]
Tags: Cards, Charge Cards, Store Charge, Store Charge Cards
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