It’s not easy to compare different credit cards—banks go out of their way to obscure key details, and most comparison websites are difficult to navigate. So I decided to test out BillShrink, the new website that tries to find you the best deal on gas, credit cards, and cell phone plans, based on your preferences [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘credit cards’
May 5, 2009
Should we use our credit cards more often, in order to get rewards?
Today, for the first time in a while, I decided to check and see how much cash back we’ve racked up on our credit card. It’s at $197—which is great, because once we hit $200, we can redeem it for $250 in cash.
But I was expecting to see a bit more. We get 1% cash [...]
April 27, 2009
A $1,200 gadget, a marital dispute
First of all, I want to apologize for the fact that I haven’t posted much lately. I have a new blog at work—a tech blog focused on products and services for business owners—and I find that it’s tough to keep two going at once. I don’t want Monogamoney to become a chore, so when I [...]
January 7, 2009
Why did Citibank raise my credit limit?
We’re in the midst of what is commonly called “the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression,” and credit card companies are cutting credit limits, raising rates, and closing inactive cards. And yet Citibank just raised my credit limit.
I suspect it has something to do with the fact that we stopped using the card. It’s [...]
November 6, 2008
How can I pay off debt and save at the same time?
I recently received this email from a reader:
My husband and I have a lot of debt, including student loans with a pretty low interest rate and about $5,000 in credit card debt from our recent wedding. But I still want us to be saving–I feel nervous without building up a nest egg. It’s totally paradoxical to try [...]
