Category Archives: Personal Finance
Atlanta Bankruptcy Attorneys Wonder What Happened to Free Checking
If banks have their way, free checking could become a thing of the past. But we don’t have to accept it without a fight. You know how I discussed the way credit card companies have been hiking up rates in light of the new consumer protection legislation? Since they can no longer charge unfair fees… Read More »
Compromise to Cut Heating Bill Costs This Winter
Every fall, we go through the same battle. Do we want to be comfortable or save money? Comfort used to win out for me every time. I cranked my thermostat up to tropical temps. I’d jokingly tell myself I could afford to splurge because I was saving money by not flying to Hawaii to soak… Read More »
Save Money on Your Heating Bill This Season
Every fall, I hope for a gradual transition from warm to cool weather. And every year, I’m rudely surprised as we go immediately from the last Indian summer night to a chilly, frost-covered morning. As if being robbed of balmy fall temperatures weren’t enough, I get that first big heating bill. Not a good start… Read More »
Higher Minimum Payments Can Save Money, According to Chicago Bankruptcy Lawyers
Higher interest, a lower credit limit and a larger minimum payment – the new changes credit card companies are throwing our way aren’t exactly in the holiday spirit. But at least one of these changes can actually be spun to work in your favor. In the past, most credit card companies kept minimum payments as… Read More »
Atlanta Bankruptcy Attorneys Explain How Increasing Minimum Payments Can Work in Your Favor
Sometimes it seems like credit card companies are out to get us. Especially when they do something like, oh, increase their interest rates, fees and minimum payments right before the holidays. Call it a downside to the new consumer protection laws. Lawmakers limited the unfair fees they could charge, so creditors are finding new ways… Read More »