It’s Saturday night and your team isn’t in the Final Four (or didn’t even get invited to the tournament – sigh). Let’s find a way to drown your sorrows… Presenting: Financial “I Never” with Finance Girl In order to play Financial “I Never,” you first need to find the hard liquor of your choice. There, [...]
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Financial “I Never” with Finance Girl
Posted in Credit Scores, Stupid Tax, tagged drinking games, financial mistakes, I never, Stupid Tax on April 5, 2008 | 14 Comments »
Opening, Closing and Re-Opening Credit Cards for Airline Miles
Posted in Credit Cards, Credit Scores, tagged Credit Cards, Credit Scores, Travel on March 16, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I’m sure you know someone like this: “Credit cards are great! I use mine for everything and pay it off each month. I flew to Tahiti last March with the airline miles I earned and I get $500 cash back from my Discover card at the end of the year. I know some people can’t [...]
Why FICO Scores Are Important for Non-Borrowers
Posted in Credit Scores, tagged Credit Scores on February 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Everyone knows that having a high FICO score is key to getting low interest rates and can save you thousands of dollars. But what if you don’t need to borrow money? Financial guru Dave Ramsey calls the FICO score an “I love debt score,” and suggests manual underwriting for mortgages. I maintain that there are [...]



