CashAdvance

    By Geoff Williams

    | 9:00AM 9/02/2009
    The changes are subtle, but has anyone noticed? It's getting a little harder to distinguish banks from payday lending establishments.There are at least three major banks that offer cash advances to their customers, in the way that the often-criticized payday lending stores do. I just find it...

    By Tracy Coenen

    | 4:45PM 3/19/2008
    I'm not a big fan of debt, especially if you're already swimming in it. Debt is something that should be used very carefully and strategically. A home mortgage is fine if you're in a house you can afford and you're able to make payments on time. Credit cards can provide you a short-term line of...

    By Tracy Coenen

    | 9:00AM 3/11/2008
    While opening today's mail, I came across a nice balance transfer offer from one of my credit cards... but with a sneaky catch. Now let me just say this: Using credit cards is optional. Anyone who doesn't like their rates or fees shouldn't use them. Credit cards have a cost, and it's often high....