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The Pitfalls of No-Interest Financing

by Mitchell D. Weiss on 01/28/2013

The Pitfalls of No-Interest Financing

The New Year has come and gone, which means it’s time for the torrent of resolution-related ads for diet aids, …

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by Mitchell D. Weiss on 01/28/2013

Are Buy Now, Pay Later Deals a Good Idea?

by Emily Peters on 02/15/2007

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Electronics stores, mattress retailers, furniture dealers, even WalMart.com all offer some version of the famous “Buy Now, Pay Later” deal. An offer that is listed as having no payments until 2008 and no interest on the balances can sound like a no lose deal to many consumers. Personal finance expert and CreditBloggers.com contributer, Gerri Debtweiler, recently appeared on San Francisco’s ABC news to warn consumers about the traps associated with these buy now, pay later deals. Click on the image below to watch the KGO video clip:

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by Emily Peters on 02/15/2007

Debt! Whose Fault Is It Anyway?

by John Ulzheimer on 04/24/2006

Direct deposit, credit cards, debit cards, stored value cards, gift cards, e-bill pay, auto debiting…does anyone use cash anymore? Can you even identify the new $50 bill? I saw one the other day and thought it was from a board game like Monopoly. It’s almost like we’re playing one big financial video game. I’d even be so bold and say that some of us don’t even recognize that we’re in debt.

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by John Ulzheimer on 04/24/2006

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