Targeted on Christmas Eve

December 24, 2013

It’s Christmas Eve, and not a creature is stirring, except the thieves who stole credit card information from Target – they are probably  busy doing some last minute Christmas shopping with YOUR credit card information.  If you shopped at Target between November 27 and December 15, you could be one of the estimated 40 million credit and debit card accounts that may have been exposed to this breach.  (Only in-store purchases are at risk, so if you bought something online from Target over the past several weeks you were not impacted.)  Continue reading “Targeted on Christmas Eve”

The 5 Most Rewarding Cash Back Credit Cards

October 17, 2013

I recently received an email from a friend asking for a suggestion for a new cash back rewards card. Credit card debt can be a dangerous thing but as long as you pay off the balance in full each month, getting cash back is a great perk to using credit cards. I especially like cash back as a reward because of the simplicity and flexibility it offers versus miles and other types of rewards. Without further ado, here are the best ones I’ve found: Continue reading “The 5 Most Rewarding Cash Back Credit Cards”