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Don’t sign up for credit cards you don’t need

I talked to a man today who agreed to sign up for a credit card he did not need because they had a special promotion at the store at which he was shopping. He …

Why a credit card (including prepaid) is better than a debit card.

Credit cards, even if you do not use them for borrowing, offer far more protection under federal law than debit cards. If you use a credit card to buy something and there is a …