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March 10th, 2013, 01:43 PM
Thread: Citi Dividend World Mastercard
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Re: Citi Dividend World Mastercard
You guys arent talking about the Citi Executive AAdvantage World Elite MC are you because Citi's site is talking about a $450 AF
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February 20th, 2013, 01:44 PM
Thread: Best Buy Credit Cards
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Re: Best Buy Credit Cards
I'm assuming Wanderer that this will be " transparent" to the consumer... ?
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February 1st, 2013, 04:56 PM
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Re: Credit Score Reality Check: Is 760 the New 680?
Great to hear Wanderer, question now is if the economy continues to stagnate, will the required score continue to rise to get the best rates ? When the score was between 680 and 700 what was the...
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January 24th, 2013, 04:02 PM
Thread: Chase Freedom Mastercard
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Re: Chase Freedom Mastercard
Congrats Wanderer ! You know me, always looking for the best card to apply for, so what does the Ultimate Reward Program have over my Amex Premier Rewards card ? Want to take the Credit Score out...
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January 16th, 2013, 04:41 AM
Thread: Amex Credit Card or Delta or Others ?
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Re: Amex Credit Card or Delta or Others ?
Is their an objective to applying for your next card, i.e., rewards points, a more prestigious card, more lines of credit, etc. ? Personally, I would choose the Delta Card but I'm an AMEX Charge...
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January 15th, 2013, 04:27 PM
Thread: Amex Credit Card or Delta or Others ?
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Re: Amex Credit Card or Delta or Others ?
Would you consider one of Amex's Charge Cards instead ?
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Re: Discover
Just upgraded to IT card, we will see..........
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December 22nd, 2012, 09:39 AM
Thread: Merry Christmas Everyone!
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Re: Merry Christmas Everyone!
Hands down, one of the best sites out here !
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December 12th, 2012, 01:40 PM
Thread: Building my first new home
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Re: Building my first new home
Congrats Patrick12, just goes to show that with discipline and diligence that one can accomplish goals that might have been thought of as impossible a few years ago. As long as your happy that's all...
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November 30th, 2012, 10:57 AM
Thread: Discover Bank
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Re: Discover Bank
Hey Wanderer, this post made me remember to use my Discover Card, try to stay on the "use the card twice a year to keep the account open plan :cheesing: " Know this has nothing to do with your post...
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November 10th, 2012, 03:07 PM
Thread: Happy Birthday Mike, the creator of FG
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Re: Happy Birthday Mike, the creator of FG
Happy Birthday Mike, one of the best sites on the NET !
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November 2nd, 2012, 05:46 PM
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Re: Why is early retirement planning advisable?
I think more information is needed in order to answer your question:
are you self employed or working for someone else
your age
what amt of income are you expecting to live off of for the... -
October 29th, 2012, 05:34 PM
Thread: Hurricane Sandy
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Re: Hurricane Sandy
You know FG one thing that made me smile ( hard to believe in this scenario ) was Governor Christie of New Jersey, He basically said " If you haven't left for a safer environment we are not coming to...
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October 14th, 2012, 05:28 PM
Thread: American Express Cards
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Re: American Express Cards
Charge Card or Credit Card ?
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October 12th, 2012, 04:07 PM
Thread: Reward points
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Reward points
This is a testimonial to credit card reward points as it applies to American Express. For three years I pushed everything to my AMEX Preferred Rewards card garnering the 15K additional points for...
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September 21st, 2012, 06:06 AM
Thread: How to stop myself from shopping?
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Re: How to stop myself from shopping?
Have to ask, with your shopping behavior, are you able to pay your bill off every month if your using cc's to finance your spree ? Are you able to save 30% of your income monthly with your shopping...
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September 12th, 2012, 05:54 AM
Thread: The ability to save
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Re: The ability to save
You know I started this thread over 4 years ago ! I have re-read all the posts since then and although the economy is somewhat better than in Jan 2008, everybody is on the same page and doing what...
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August 31st, 2012, 05:09 PM
Thread: What to do when credit card lost.
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Re: What to do when credit card lost.
If you have already notified the bank that your card was missing / lost , that card number was immediately deactivated to prevent further purchasing. I will assume the bank asked you what was your...
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August 31st, 2012, 05:05 PM
Thread: CTS vs Lincoln MKZ Ultimate AWD
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Re: CTS vs Lincoln MKZ Ultimate AWD
Have 2 Fords, 97 Expedition with 183K miles and an 05 Focus with 240K miles. They have been VERY dependable cars as my Focus is a daily driver totaling 80 miles a day.
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August 14th, 2012, 07:10 AM
Thread: Looking for some suggestions..
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Re: Looking for some suggestions..
I understand your issue. Your FPB card, should you close the card, yes you would be in good standing but you have stopped "aging" the card and that works against you. I understand the fees...
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August 13th, 2012, 04:55 PM
Thread: Looking for some suggestions..
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Re: Looking for some suggestions..
Gabe:
Reviewed your post and have a question:
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August 2nd, 2012, 12:08 PM
Thread: Credit Lines
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Re: Credit Lines
In my opinion their is so such thing as too much credit, its how you manage the credit you have. Before the Credit Card Act, I had $40k on a BOA card which I never charged over $500 and paid the...
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July 31st, 2012, 04:55 PM
Thread: Visa Black Card vs Amex Platinum
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Re: Visa Black Card vs Amex Platinum
What's up Joeyman, yeah I'm going to stay with AMEX, never had a problem with them, just going back and forth regarding upgrading to Platinum. The Black Card is more hype if anything. What keeps...
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July 27th, 2012, 02:34 PM
Thread: Visa Black Card vs Amex Platinum
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Re: Visa Black Card vs Amex Platinum
Been a long time Meya ! First of all, "small timer ? ", seriously ? you have provided more advice to more people who have had credit scores from poor to excellent and been a shoulder to cry on for...
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July 25th, 2012, 04:01 PM
Thread: Visa Black Card vs Amex Platinum
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Re: Visa Black Card vs Amex Platinum
As always Wanderer, waiting on your wisdom to shine through. Did some more research since this post and found nothing to clamor about regarding the black card. Have yet to pull the trigger on the...




Thanks for the compliment. But I do not have a financial background really, well not in credit management. However there are several members on here that are, and they give great advice by the way. I...
687 FICO Score......What Card can...