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Credit card companies have collected over millions of dollars as fines late fee

Credit card companies have collected over millions of dollars as fines and late fees? There are reports of credit card companies have collected over millions of dollars as fines and late fee. There...

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Q&As for Freelance Writers

Have you got questions about making money writing as a freelancer? We’ve got answers:Do I Need a Degree? How Do I Submit Clips?What am I doing wrong in responding to ads? Can I charge a...

Odd Coincidence of Newspapers Pleading for City Wi-Fi

Philadelphia Inquirer, New York Times, Houston Chronicle call for city-wide Wi-Fi (in different ways): It's a very odd set of circumstances that led columnists and editorial writers in three major...

Citigroup division cancels 140,000 credit cards

A bank canceling credit cards? In recent weeks I have heard so many stories about people receiving calls from credit card companies asking if payments were still going to be made. There have also...

Pros and Cons of Debt Consolidation

Debt consolidation can offer many great benefits, such as a lower monthly credit card payments, reduced interest rates, the prevention of being assessed late and over-the-limit fees, and faster debt...

What Determines The Student Loan Rate?

A lot of different factors go into determine the rate for a student loan. This includes rather or not the loan is backed by the Federal Government or if it is a private loan. It also depends on which...

Beware of Citibank’s Retroactive Late Fee

Here’s one way for banks to compensate for their losses during the subprime lending debacle: screw their other customers. GRS reader Morydd shared a scary story in the discussion forums. His...

The Dangers of Credit Cards....

I have run into problems with credit cards in the past. Recently, I ran up about $1,000 in credit card debt in the span of a few months. In the past, I have not read the credit card fine print and...

Q&A: Can I charge a late fee for a late payment?

Last June I wrote 40 articles with the understanding that I’d receive $1,000 by July 14th. By the 28th the money still hadn’t been deposited in my PayPal account as agreed. The articles are up on a...

Almost wearing my rent-theme welcome, but...

This is not directly about how high rent in Berkeley/California is, but about personal responsibility in the context of a lease agreement with a former roommate.I happen to have a pretty awesome...

SHF#27: Chocolate By Brand; The Final Round-Up

Here it is!The final round-up for Sugar High Friday #27: Chocolate By Brand.These are the last entries for the event and thanks to everyone for their participation. I was overwhelmed by the...