Writing a finance 'book' for my niece...What do you know now about money that you wish you knew at 17? What have you learned the hard way? [more inside]
posted by nineRED on Apr 8, 2009 - 75 answers

What if I just stopped paying my credit cards? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Feb 12, 2009 - 16 answers

I have this money-making idea in mind, and I wanted to test its potential viability and profitability with some of you who may know more about banking and credit cards... [more inside]
posted by Christ, what an asshole on Apr 28, 2008 - 15 answers

My fiancé and I are considering getting a joint credit card and I had a few questions about it. [more inside]
posted by ml98tu on Feb 11, 2008 - 6 answers

I want to pay off my credit card debt once and for all. Is selling mutual funds the best strategy to do this? [more inside]
posted by lolalivia on Jan 3, 2008 - 15 answers

Specialty credit card for healthcare: what say you, hivemind? [more inside]
posted by gc on Sep 5, 2007 - 9 answers

I am looking to work with a credit counselor to manage our debt. Should I get this done before or after I am married next month? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Aug 20, 2007 - 7 answers

Beyond the obvious (Google and MeFi searches have been done), what can I do to restore my credit over the next 2 and half years? [more inside]
posted by The Deej on Jul 7, 2007 - 9 answers

Bad Credit Filter: When I was 19/20 years old, my credit was ruined. It's nearly 7 years later, are these charges going to disappear, or is that just an urban legend? [more inside]
posted by idledebonair on Feb 20, 2007 - 40 answers

Cheap Money Filter: I've got a moderate amount of credit card debt right now ($15k), at reasonable but not great rates (13-18%). I'll be making more money in the upcoming year, and the debt load is manageable, but I want to explore trading these loans with an unsecured line-of-credit type loan or some other loan. Advice? Suggestions on where to get a good rate (i.e. got any good junk mail lately)? [more inside]
posted by zpousman on Jan 10, 2007 - 15 answers

Should I get another credit card? [more inside]
posted by synecdoche on Jun 9, 2006 - 15 answers

I'm a college student, and I was looking for a (cheap) money management software package to manage my loans, credit card, and income from work. Does anyone know of a cheap one that works well? I was looking at Quicken, but that's 80 bucks and seems like overkill.
posted by jare2003 on Jan 15, 2004 - 13 answers

My wife and I currently have about 12K in credit card debt. We have controlled our spending and are slowly paying off our cards starting with the highest interest rates first. Does anyone have any tips or experiences on how to refinance our credit card debt at lower interest rates? (more inside) [more inside]
posted by yangwar on Jan 2, 2004 - 10 answers