New York Times: Credit Card Stats for the Consumer

We’ve come to expect credit card companies to bury the important facts about their cards in the “fine print.” But why should that happen? Shouldn’t we expect, as consumers, that the card companies would work to make things clear for us? At the end of the day, we will be more content with the services [...]

FYI: Becoming “Un-Broke” Gains Popularity

My Money Blog tipped me off to a special ABC is running this Friday (the 29th) called “Un-Broke: What You Need To Know About Money.” Stars like Will Smith, Samuel L. Jackson, Rosario Dawson, and the E*TRADE babies will show up in prime time TV to fill us in about saving money, the stock market, [...]

Link Round-Up: Earn Some Financial Know-How

April is national financial literacy month, and we hope that we’re doing our part to help you understand one particular part of your financial life–your checking account. We’ve added an important segment to this blog– “Checking Accounts – Everything You Need To Know,” (see the tab above!). It’s a pretty ambitiously titled segment (and [...]