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How to cut up credit cards

How to properly cut up your credit cards from wikiHow – The How to Manual That You Can Edit It may be a trivial topic, but with identity theft rampant, one can never be too cautious. Steps Look at the credit card and be certain that this is the credit card that you want to cut up. Don’t laugh; many have absentmindedly cut up their new credit cards! Identify the embossed card number on...

Tricia

Why does Providian have to be so greedy?

Ok, I know credit card companies are all about making money but some of their methods are just down right shady and it is starting to piss me off. I just got an email saying that my providian card was over the limit. I am thinking how did that happen I just made a payment. Turns out even though I have not made any purchases there was still a finance charge. I know this is normal but I never really thought...

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I did it

I went through all my accounts so i could have an accurate amount of what I owed where. The total on all credit cards is $14,867.86. WOW!! That is not including my mortgage, cell phone, house phone, gas, electric, internet, satellite or miscellaneous bills. I will figure those out in the next few days. I did good today and did not  eat out...

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Tomorrow is the day

Well, tonight my DH put my credit cards in the freezer. He put them all in a baggie and put them in the freezer. I feel kind of ……. empty and a little anxious. Tomorrow the kids go back to school so I will be able to get some work done. I am going to get out all my bills so I can have a total of how much I owe and what my minimum payments are.  That way I will know where exactly I stand.I did...