by Teri Cettina | Apr 19, 2010 | Banking, Credit & Debit Cards
Are you wary (as I am) about the safety of using debit cards (read my Reader’s Digest article about that)? Or would you rather not be tempted to overspend with your debit card? If so, did you know that many banks will let you “turn off” the...
by Teri Cettina | Feb 2, 2010 | Budgeting, Credit & Debit Cards, Debt, Food & Groceries
So I started attending meetings of a popular weight-loss program in the fall, to finally lose that last bit of post-baby weight (does it matter that my “babies” are school-age now?). I’m sticking to the program and it’s working. But quite...
by Teri Cettina | Mar 11, 2009 | Credit & Debit Cards
Over the weekend, my SIL told me someone fraudulently tried to charge hundreds of dollars to her credit card for electronics. Thankfully, her card issuer flagged the purchase as suspicious and alerted her. They immediately issued her a new card. But when my SIL went...
by Teri Cettina | Aug 14, 2008 | Apps & Tech, Credit & Debit Cards
I used to cringe when my credit card statement arrived in the mail. And, actually, not because we carry a huge balance. We pay off our balance every month. Still, there would always be a couple of purchases I had forgotten about, and they would totally throw off my...
by Teri Cettina | Jun 25, 2008 | Credit & Debit Cards, Saving
A June 2008 study by the market research firm Matthew Greenwald and Associates reveals that our parents attribute their ability to live comfortably in their retirement years to * Avoiding credit card debt (81%) * Having an emergency fund (86%) * The ability to save...
by Teri Cettina | Jun 20, 2008 | Credit & Debit Cards
I’m intrigued by this article in the July 2008 issue of Money. Mostly because I’m hating my credit cards these days. My issue with credit cards is not about racking up debt. We pay off our cards in full every month. But I have two gripes: 1. I feel like I...
