MoneyWise

Tuesday, February 1st, 2011

If you're a fan of prepaid cards, have a tough time opening a checking account or a credit card, Western Union may have an answer for you. Western Union, along with InComm, is kicking off its "MoneyWise" General Purpose Reloadable prepaid card. This complements the Western Union "GoCash" ...

Pros and Cons of Paying Your Bills with Credit Cards

Friday, January 28th, 2011

Paying your bills with credit cards can be a convenient way to stay on top of what you owe. In most cases you can even increase your cash-back earnings on your rewards cards with your bill payments. Before you link your credit card account to all your utility ...

Best Tip To Avoid Being Scammed, Only Use A Credit Card

Thursday, January 27th, 2011

Credit cards have their drawbacks.   People can get into serious debt if they are not careful.   Banks can pull all sorts of tricks and traps if you let them.    On the other hand, insisting on using a credit card is the only way to ensure that you will not ...

Getting Front Row Seats On SouthWest Airlines

Sunday, January 23rd, 2011

I was on the plane today flying to Orange County in the West Coast. I flew with SouthWest. It was quite a hassle for me because of two things. Firstly, I had to change flights. The first flight was 1157 from PHL to MWD (Chicago). Then I had to ...

Direct Express Debit MasterCard

Sunday, January 23rd, 2011

If you're tired of having to wait for your paper benefits check in the mail, listen up! The U.S. Department of Treasury announced waiting for those paper checks are soon to be a thing of the past. The Treasury will now provide all federal benefits through a prepaid ...

Travel Insurance From Your Credit Card

Tuesday, January 18th, 2011

A reader asks: If I signed up for a United Mileage Plus Visa credit card would I be able to get travel insurance from that card and is this different from United’s Access America travel insurance one can get online when purchasing a flight reservation from United? The answer ...