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Can a car rental agency charge me for a rental I didn’t agree to pay for? This spring, my mechanic took longer to fix my car than he had expected, and offered me a free car rental one night when I showed up to take my car home and it wasn’t ready (again).
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Posting for a friend: My friend was bad about paying bills on time for a credit card over a long period of time (multiple years). It’s one of the major blemishes on their credit score right now and the issuer has just decided to cancel their card. The question is, how much will the issuer […]
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Can a car rental agency charge me for a rental I didn’t agree to pay for? This spring, my mechanic took longer to fix my car than he had expected, and offered me a free car rental one night when I showed up to take my car home and it wasn’t ready (again).
The rental […]
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Posting for a friend: My friend was bad about paying bills on time for a credit card over a long period of time (multiple years). It’s one of the major blemishes on their credit score right now and the issuer has just decided to cancel their card. The question is, how much will the issuer […]
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Can gas station attendants access my credit card number when I pay at the pump? Similarly, can any normal cashier/bagger/checker/etc. at a store with a self-swipe console charge my account after I have left? Of course, the store’s corporate computer needs my number, but it seems like the point-of-sale employee is outside the transaction. […]
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Can gas station attendants access my credit card number when I pay at the pump? Similarly, can any normal cashier/bagger/checker/etc. at a store with a self-swipe console charge my account after I have left? Of course, the store’s corporate computer needs my number, but it seems like the point-of-sale employee is outside the transaction. […]
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If a company had a “clerical error” and forgot to charge my credit card for 3 months, do they have right to charge it now? I took a class back in early October, which I thought that I had paid for in September. However, I received an email from the administrator that stated […]
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I want to pay off my credit card debt once and for all. Is selling mutual funds the best strategy to do this? I am coming to terms with my credit card debt. This means calculating my total debt and creating a realistic payment plan that works with my income as well as discontinuing the […]
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My fiancĂ© and I are considering getting a joint credit card and I had a few questions about it. Background: Engaged to be married, living together and all finances are joint (with the exception of assets in existence before we moved in together six months ago). We have four credit cards between us, […]
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I am considering selling off most of my assets to pay some of my debts, and want some outside advice on if I should. I’ll try to be as brief as possible.
Current income is about $28K per year; there is reason to believe that will improve shortly, but nothing promised.
Assets:
I have about $28K […]
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Posting for a friend: My friend was bad about paying bills on time for a credit card over a long period of time (multiple years). It’s one of the major blemishes on their credit score right now and the issuer has just decided to cancel their card. The question is, how much will the issuer […]
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Posting for a friend: My friend was bad about paying bills on time for a credit card over a long period of time (multiple years). It’s one of the major blemishes on their credit score right now and the issuer has just decided to cancel their card. The question is, how much will the issuer […]
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Can gas station attendants access my credit card number when I pay at the pump? Similarly, can any normal cashier/bagger/checker/etc. at a store with a self-swipe console charge my account after I have left? Of course, the store’s corporate computer needs my number, but it seems like the point-of-sale employee is outside the transaction. […]
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I want to pay off my credit card debt once and for all. Is selling mutual funds the best strategy to do this? I am coming to terms with my credit card debt. This means calculating my total debt and creating a realistic payment plan that works with my income as well as discontinuing the […]
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Can gas station attendants access my credit card number when I pay at the pump? Similarly, can any normal cashier/bagger/checker/etc. at a store with a self-swipe console charge my account after I have left? Of course, the store’s corporate computer needs my number, but it seems like the point-of-sale employee is outside the transaction. […]
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Can gas station attendants access my credit card number when I pay at the pump? Similarly, can any normal cashier/bagger/checker/etc. at a store with a self-swipe console charge my account after I have left? Of course, the store’s corporate computer needs my number, but it seems like the point-of-sale employee is outside the transaction. […]
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I want to pay off my credit card debt once and for all. Is selling mutual funds the best strategy to do this? I am coming to terms with my credit card debt. This means calculating my total debt and creating a realistic payment plan that works with my income as well as discontinuing the […]
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Any experience with or deeper information about the Foreign Currency Conversion Fee Antitrust Litigation (whew) settlement? I got the mailing regarding the settlement of the class action lawsuit against banks charging excessive (is there any other kind of bank fee?) fees on foreign currency transactions. The basic info is here: http://www.ccfsettlement.com. You may […]
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My fiancĂ© and I are considering getting a joint credit card and I had a few questions about it. Background: Engaged to be married, living together and all finances are joint (with the exception of assets in existence before we moved in together six months ago). We have four credit cards between us, […]
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If a company had a “clerical error” and forgot to charge my credit card for 3 months, do they have right to charge it now? I took a class back in early October, which I thought that I had paid for in September. However, I received an email from the administrator that stated […]
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How will my credit be affected now that Wachovia has revoked my student credit card? With Wachovia tightening its belt–and with my payment timeliness never approaching spectacular–I’ve just received word (when I called to ask why the card that carries NO BALANCE was declined) that my credit card has been revoked. I have two questions
1) […]
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How will my credit be affected now that Wachovia has revoked my student credit card? With Wachovia tightening its belt–and with my payment timeliness never approaching spectacular–I’ve just received word (when I called to ask why the card that carries NO BALANCE was declined) that my credit card has been revoked. I have two questions
1) […]
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Can gas station attendants access my credit card number when I pay at the pump? Similarly, can any normal cashier/bagger/checker/etc. at a store with a self-swipe console charge my account after I have left? Of course, the store’s corporate computer needs my number, but it seems like the point-of-sale employee is outside the transaction. […]
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I want to pay off my credit card debt once and for all. Is selling mutual funds the best strategy to do this? I am coming to terms with my credit card debt. This means calculating my total debt and creating a realistic payment plan that works with my income as well as discontinuing the […]
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I want to pay off my credit card debt once and for all. Is selling mutual funds the best strategy to do this? I am coming to terms with my credit card debt. This means calculating my total debt and creating a realistic payment plan that works with my income as well as discontinuing the […]
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