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Credit Cards

Credit Perspectives: Credit Cards Are Dangerous Tools

by That One Caveman on July 10, 2008

This is the third installment of Credit Perspectives. Please visit the introductory post for the other perspectives provided in the rest of the series.
The idea of credit has been around since before money was invented, but the invention of the credit card in the 1950s allowed our economy to grow in new and previously-unimagined [...]

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Credit Perspectives: Credit Cards Are Evil

by That One Caveman on July 9, 2008

This is the second installment of Credit Perspectives. Please visit the introductory post for the other perspectives provided in the rest of the series.
The idea of credit has been around since before money was invented, but the invention of the credit card in the 1950s crippled our economy. Never before has it been [...]

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Credit Perspectives: Credit Cards Are Good

by That One Caveman on July 8, 2008

This is the first installment of Credit Perspectives. Please visit the introductory post for the other perspectives provided in the rest of the series.
The idea of credit has been around since before money was invented, but the invention of the credit card in the 1950s revolutionized our economy. Never before has it been [...]

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Credit Perspectives: 3 Ways To Look At Credit Cards

by That One Caveman on July 7, 2008

I’ve heard a lot of bickering over credit cards lately. It appears there are two camps that are dead-set on pushing their conflicting agendas and everyone else is caught up in their fight.
One side is convinced that credit cards are great. They free you from the need to carry cash, they provide you [...]

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Cutting Up Credit Cards Just Got a Bit More Difficult

by That One Caveman on May 15, 2008

Last week, my bank sent me new debit cards that I didn’t request or want. Ours weren’t set to expire until late next year, but these were forced upon us by our bank and replaced our existing cards. Why would they incur the extra expense of sending out replacement cards for cards that [...]

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Money Hack: How to Make Money With Your Credit Card

by That One Caveman on February 18, 2008

Warning! This “Money Hack” takes a great amount of discipline and requires that you do not normally carry balances on your credit cards. Do not attempt this hack if you aren’t certain you can see it through to the end.
There are two simple ways to approach making money by using your credit cards. [...]

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