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Is it bad for your credit score to open so many credit cards Featured

Is it bad for your credit score to open so many credit cards?

Stephen Pepper - 8
The average American has three or four credit cards. Of those, about half of them carry a balance from month to month which results...

Watch out for easy-to-forget debts! An embarrassing, but useful reminder. (A Carrie commentary)

Caroline Yoder - 11
I have been very gradually re-entering the miles and points game after a long stretch of years out of the loop. Today, I have...

Guide to Credit Scores, Reports, and Free Monitoring

Greg the Frequent Miler and Tim Steinke - 22
If you often apply for credit cards in order to earn welcome bonuses (or even if you don't), then you've probably realized that managing...
American Express MyCredit Guide

American Express launches MyCredit Guide – a free credit score reporting tool

Stephen Pepper - 3
American Express has launched a free credit score reporting tool called American Express MyCredit Guide. This works in much the same way as similar...
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Building (and viewing) teenage credit

Greg The Frequent Miler - 45
FM author Nick and I are approaching near-opposite ends of the greatest journey on earth: parenthood.  Nick announced last weekend that his first child...
Authorized Users

Earn points from authorized users. Is it worth it?

Greg The Frequent Miler - 30
Credit card companies want cardholders to add authorized users (AUs).  The hope is that more users will result in more spend which means more...
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A case study of a 470,000 point application spree

Greg The Frequent Miler - 21
In mid August, my wife applied for 8 credit cards across three banks.  After a few phone calls, all 8 cards were approved.  You...

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