http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Janna+Weiss Finances Janna Weiss Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=297576&ca=Finances Cardholders make a lot of choices. First they must choose whether or not to apply for a card. Then they have to decide which card they want. Their choices include 0% interest cards, reward cards, charity cards, and so forth. But now there’s another choice for cardholders to make: debit or credit? Wh... Finances Janna Weiss Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=297577&ca=Finances Have you received credit card offers in the mail? If so, you might have wondered which cards really offered good deals. Credit cards can be helpful budgeting tools, or sinkholes of debt. The difference is in the details: some cards have high rates and fees that make it difficult to keep your debt in... Finances Janna Weiss Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=291794&ca=Finances Identity theft is a serious crime. Estimates vary, but up to 15 million people may have been victimized by identity thieves in America last year. And the demographics of this crime are startling: victims usually know or have a personal relationship with the very people who steal their identity. It’s... Finances Janna Weiss Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=291788&ca=Finances When we think of credit card fraud, we often think of individuals who have had their wallets or purses stolen and their credit cards used to finance unauthorized purchases. Or the victims of identity thieves who learn that they owe thousands of dollars in debts that they never incurred. But credit c... Finances Janna Weiss Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=274544&ca=Finances Living on credit is a way of life for most of us. When we want to make a purchase but don’t have the money to cover it, that little piece of plastic in our wallet can be all too tempting. Credit cards can make life so much easier – if we use them responsibly. Thoughtless, frivolous spending can lead... Finances Janna Weiss Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=259028&ca=Finances Identity theft. Those two words can strike fear in the hearts of card holders everywhere. It seems like you can’t trust anyone these days. Even friends and co-workers can access your information and open a line of credit in your name. Worse, businesses that drop the ball on their security measures h... Finances Janna Weiss Sun, 13 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=242979&ca=Finances You just got an offer in the mail for a low-interest credit card. That sounds great, right? Interest charges make debt pile up faster, so you’re inclined to jump on this credit offer right away. Hold your horses, friend. Before you take the credit card company up on its offer, there are some things... Finances Janna Weiss Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=240263&ca=Finances For many of us, credit reports are mysterious, and sometimes scary, records of our financial history. We know that we should check them often; invalid items show up sometimes which need to be disputed. But did you know that businesses can pull your credit report without your permission? It’s true. A... Finances Janna Weiss Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=238016&ca=Finances There has been a recent move to force credit card companies to review and rewrite some of their more controversial practices. Right now, consumers are complaining that they are at the mercy of the industry’s whims. Interest rates change frequently and, sometimes, without any good reason. The compani... Finances Janna Weiss Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=225371&ca=Finances Sometimes credit cards make life a little too easy. How is that possible? By allowing us to make purchases we really can’t afford, and then giving us an unlimited amount of time to pay off the debt. It sounds great in theory, but ask a card holder who’s been paying off the same debt for years. They’...