http://blogs.creditcards.com/ Learn the latest about credit cards, credit scores, debt issues, new fancy gadgets in a blog written by the award-winning CreditCards.com editorial team. en Copyright 2009 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:30:53 -0600 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Taking_Chargehttp://feedburner.google.com Some of us can relate to Sisyphus: We work tirelessly to get our finances in order, but we can never quite make it happen. Read my roundup of the best credit- and debt-related posts in the blogosphere from the past week to get over your financial hump. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Taking_Charge/~3/UkCb0fPmMjg/emilys-list-albert-camus.php Emily Starbuck Gerson http://blogs.creditcards.com/assets_c/2007/12/emily-gerson-thumb-50xauto-16.jpg http://blogs.creditcards.com/emilyg.php Living with credit http://blogs.creditcards.com/living-with-credit/ 11/06/2009 http://blogs.creditcards.com/2009/11/emilys-list-albert-camus.php More than a year after having a credit card, I'm left with some musical equipment, a lot of empty calories, plenty of great memories and $600 in debt. This is my credit card life -- in 4 squiggly lines. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Taking_Charge/~3/nuoHFk2s02o/my-credit-card-life.php Tyler Metzger http://blogs.creditcards.com/assets_c/2008/10/tyler-metzger-thumb-50xauto-397.jpg http://blogs.creditcards.com/tylerm.php Living with credit http://blogs.creditcards.com/living-with-credit/ 11/05/2009 http://blogs.creditcards.com/2009/11/my-credit-card-life.php If you've tried everything to get your debt under control, it may be time to consider the Nothing Card. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Taking_Charge/~3/0aYOwQ8U8NM/nothing-credit-card.php Jeremy Simon http://blogs.creditcards.com/assets_c/2007/12/jeremy-simon-thumb-50xauto-17.jpg http://blogs.creditcards.com/jeremys.php New, interesting products http://blogs.creditcards.com/new-and-interesting-products/ 11/03/2009 http://blogs.creditcards.com/2009/11/nothing-credit-card.php Laundry blog included in the Carnival of Personal Finance #229: The Candy Edition. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Taking_Charge/~3/1F8zRD_7jrM/clothesline-debate-makes-pf-carnival.php Connie Prater http://blogs.creditcards.com/assets_c/2007/12/connie-prater-thumb-50xauto-14.jpg http://blogs.creditcards.com/conniep.php Living with credit http://blogs.creditcards.com/living-with-credit/ 11/02/2009 http://blogs.creditcards.com/2009/11/clothesline-debate-makes-pf-carnival.php BOO! It's Halloween, and that means it's time to get scared. But are your bank accounts and credit card statements frightening you instead of haunted houses and horror movies? Read these posts from the best of the personal blogosphere to help you face your financial fears. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Taking_Charge/~3/htuVhU3eCig/emilys-list-halloween-edition.php Emily Starbuck Gerson http://blogs.creditcards.com/assets_c/2007/12/emily-gerson-thumb-50xauto-16.jpg http://blogs.creditcards.com/emilyg.php Living with credit http://blogs.creditcards.com/living-with-credit/ 10/30/2009 http://blogs.creditcards.com/2009/10/emilys-list-halloween-edition.php The Pew Charitable Trusts published a pretty damning report Wednesday about how credit card issuers continue to be "unfair or deceptive" with their products -- despite legislation set to curtail these practices in 2010. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Taking_Charge/~3/S5jR8UUFREI/pew-report-do-credit-cards-stink.php Julie Sherrier http://blogs.creditcards.com/assets_c/2008/02/julie-sherrier-thumb-50xauto-69.jpg http://blogs.creditcards.com/julies.php Research, regulation, industry reports http://blogs.creditcards.com/studies-and-research/ 10/28/2009 http://blogs.creditcards.com/2009/10/pew-report-do-credit-cards-stink.php You no longer have to reach the store register with merchandise in hand, only to be told your gift card has a zero balance: American Express, MasterCard and Visa now let gift cardholders check how much money is left on their plastic without leaving home http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Taking_Charge/~3/_PzLAGqpyWQ/gift-card-balance-check.php Jeremy Simon http://blogs.creditcards.com/assets_c/2007/12/jeremy-simon-thumb-50xauto-17.jpg http://blogs.creditcards.com/jeremys.php Living with credit http://blogs.creditcards.com/living-with-credit/ 10/27/2009 http://blogs.creditcards.com/2009/10/gift-card-balance-check.php Are clotheslines making a comeback? I hope so. They are easy on the pocketbook and the environment. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Taking_Charge/~3/XTEuxdpOFgg/clothesline-savings-on-laundry.php Connie Prater http://blogs.creditcards.com/assets_c/2007/12/connie-prater-thumb-50xauto-14.jpg http://blogs.creditcards.com/conniep.php Living with credit http://blogs.creditcards.com/living-with-credit/ 10/26/2009 http://blogs.creditcards.com/2009/10/clothesline-savings-on-laundry.php Whether you bought a bucket of cake or a honeymoon trip to Puerto Rico, credit card companies are watching what you spend. The practice has even made its way into prime time TV comedy. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Taking_Charge/~3/vcVPNOUOps0/jim-and-pam-amy-poehler-use-credit-cards-for-laughs.php Matt Schulz http://blogs.creditcards.com/assets_c/2008/08/matt-schulz-thumb-50xauto-336.jpg http://blogs.creditcards.com/matts.php Credit card miscellany http://blogs.creditcards.com/miscellaneous/ 10/26/2009 http://blogs.creditcards.com/2009/10/jim-and-pam-amy-poehler-use-credit-cards-for-laughs.php Read about the anniversary of the iPod and explore some of the best blog posts about debt and credit from the personal finance blogosphere in the last week. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Taking_Charge/~3/IsSzTFCwZlg/emilys-list-ipod-edition-oct-23.php Emily Starbuck Gerson http://blogs.creditcards.com/assets_c/2007/12/emily-gerson-thumb-50xauto-16.jpg http://blogs.creditcards.com/emilyg.php Living with credit http://blogs.creditcards.com/living-with-credit/ 10/23/2009 http://blogs.creditcards.com/2009/10/emilys-list-ipod-edition-oct-23.php