Katie's CreditKatie's CreditMaking money from credit cards, written by Katie, Finance PhD Articles
Credit Cards That Fit Your Style
2008-01-08 07:52:00 Hi everyone, sorry we haven’t posted in awhile. We’ve been busy with a little secret project, and here it is! We thought it would be neat if there were alternatives to the standard credit card designs out there. The idea is to have a group of illustrators make fun & interesting credit card designs, so that people can use ... More About: Credit Cards , Credit , Style , Cards
They Bribed Me To Keep My Credit Cards
2007-09-26 05:24:00 Like most people, I have a few credit cards that I don’t use and they’re not old enough to help my credit score. Today, I woke up and didn’t want to get up, so I decided I’d cancel my extra cards to be productive while laying in bed. My battle plan was to be ... More About: Credit Cards , Credit , Cards
6 Reasons Why The Perfectcard Is The Best Credit Card For You
2007-09-06 09:14:00 If this story doesn’t convince you to get the Chase Perfectcard, then I don’t know what will. Wait, yes I do. Here is why the PerfectCard is the one I chose after many days of research. 1) 1% cash back on everything: Many cash back cards say up to 1% cashback on everything. This usually means ... More About: Credit , Credit Card , Reasons
The 4 Basic Types of Credit Cards
2007-08-31 05:52:00 Not all credit cards are the same. Certain ones will fit your needs better than others. Here’s a breakdown of the basic scenarios you may fit into. Low APR If you will be carrying a balance on your card from month to month throughout the foreseeable future, you want a low APR. You want to pay as ... More About: Credit Cards , Credit , Basic , Cards , Types
A PerfectCard Made of Imperfect Cards
2007-08-28 10:44:00 Imperfect makes perfect. Download a PDF version for printing. More About: Made , Cards
No Annual Fee Credit Cards - Gotta Catch Em All!
2007-08-28 09:33:00 Do people think you’re a credit card maniac? Download and print out Katie’s 8″x11″ poster of a bunch of “no annual fee” credit cards, and put it on your wall to show people that you don’t have them all! Printable PDF of No Annual Fee Credit Cards (a Katie’s Credit exclusive) Unless you’re this guy, who actually is a ... More About: Catch , Gotta
Cash and Cancel: Deposit Those Free $20 Checks From and Make Like a Bandit
2007-08-28 08:00:00 Here’s another way to make a little money from your credit cards. You know those apparently $15 checks your credit card company sends you, where the fine print says that you will automatically enroll in so-and-so program if you endorse and deposit it? Most people throw them out, thinking it’s some sort of scam. Don’t be ... More About: Free , Make , Cash , A Band , Posi
Why You Ought To Consider Having More Credit
2007-08-21 08:37:00 You’re content with the credit card or the few cards that you normally use. You never reach your credit limits. So why would you want another credit card? Here are a few reasons: An unexpected emergency might require immediate money. If you needed a large amount of money right this minute, you wouldn’t be able to dip ... More About: Credit , Cons , Consider
The Tale of Aladdin and the Perfectcard
2007-08-12 03:54:00 Our story begins in the small Mediterranean village of Everest. A teenager named Aladdin was out exploring caves with his sister Aladdina. The caves were tunnels of tunnels and the town rumor was that Elijah, the ancient wise man lived within. Aladdin and Aladdina were on their hands and knees, crawling through muddy holes going deeper ... More About: Tale
Do you like getting free money? What about tiny amounts of free money?
2007-08-05 00:09:00 Like most people, I have fat sacks of unused credit cards laying around. What can you do with these unused cards? You don’t want to close them because your credit score might suffer. Well here’s one way to make the smallest amount of money using credit card. Many banks will write off small balances from your statement since ... More About: Money , Free , Tiny , Mount
Accumulate credit cards while you?re young
2007-08-05 00:03:00 I feel honored that Katie invited me to write for this thing. I remember what it was like being a youngster with no credit history. I started out in college with my first credit card, back in 1966, with a credit limit of $100. A hundred dollars went much further back in the day, but it was ... More About: Credit Cards , Credit , Young , Cards , Accu
James Bond would spank merchants who cheat
2007-07-22 06:29:00 *spank spank*. That was the sound Juliane of Juliane’s Diner made when I spanked her for charging me a $0.50 fee for using my credit card. Okay, so maybe that’s just a fantasy but James Bond would have none of that. He’d whip out the credit card merchant agreement that every merchant signed, and show ... More About: Cheat , Would
Credit Card beat up Debit Card and took his lunch money
2007-07-22 04:42:00 This is a site about credit cards and all the ways we can use them to make us rich. But I’d like to first talk about credit cards’ evil enemy, the debit card. Debit cards are BAD BAD BAD!! There’s not one good reason to use debit cards over credit cards. Lets look at the ... More About: Card , Credit , Money , Lunch , Credit Card |
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