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3.21.19 Apps and subscriptions to lower entertainment costs; Expensive 403b plans; Apple releasing a credit card

3.21.19 Apps and subscriptions to lower entertainment costs; Expensive 403b plans; Apple releasing …

The NY Mets have created a subscription service to attend baseball games. An app called InWeGo also allows for a lot of entertainment options at a lo…

583 - Your Guide to Building Credit by Using Credit Cards Responsibly

583 - Your Guide to Building Credit by Using Credit Cards Responsibly

Credit cards are powerful tools that can help you build excellent credit—but they can also sink your finances. Money Girl answers a listener question…

How She Went from Huge Credit Card Debt to #1 Real Estate Agent & Team Leader with Jan Copeland

How She Went from Huge Credit Card Debt to #1 Real Estate Agent & Team Leader with Jan Copeland

Jan Copeland is a success coach, sales strategist, top real estate agent & team leader (and HGTV & HomeGoods junkie) dedicated to helping women build…

3.5.19 A credit card for folks with poor credit; Colleges collecting data on students

3.5.19 A credit card for folks with poor credit; Colleges collecting data on students

Petal Card is a great new credit  card for people that have poor credit; Colleges are collecting data on students without their knowledge. Learn more…

2.27.19 Virtual credit card numbers; Fake Netflix email scam; Social media makes us spend more

2.27.19 Virtual credit card numbers; Fake Netflix email scam; Social media makes us spend more

Virtual credit card numbers are becoming more rampant. Capital One offers them to its credit card users and its helps in preventing massive amounts o…

2.21.19 Credit card fees on the rise; FDA cracks down on fake supplements; Making your home WiFi safe

2.21.19 Credit card fees on the rise; FDA cracks down on fake supplements; Making your home WiFi sa…

Credit card fees from Visa and Mastercard are going up. Small businesses and consumers will bear the brunt; The FDA has issued a warning about supple…

1.24.19 Cashless businesses?; Wells Fargo fined again; Bogus credit card insurance

1.24.19 Cashless businesses?; Wells Fargo fined again; Bogus credit card insurance

Some businesses aren't accepting cash anymore. Others are charging you more for using credit cards. What should a smart consumer do?; Wells Fargo has…

1.18.19 Paying bills will increase your credit score; Clark Stinks

1.18.19 Paying bills will increase your credit score; Clark Stinks

Paying bills could now have a direct positive impact on your credit score thanks to Experian; Christa reads listener posts about how Clark has missed…

1.15.19 Hospitals now posting prices; Car theft on the rise; Contactless credit cards

1.15.19 Hospitals now posting prices; Car theft on the rise; Contactless credit cards

Hospitals are now posting prices but it doesn't look like it will actually help consumers right now; Car theft is on the rise mostly because drivers …

12.27.18 Flight cancellations and what to do; Are credit card annual fees worth it?

12.27.18 Flight cancellations and what to do; Are credit card annual fees worth it?

Clark tells you what to do in the case your flight is cancelled; Credit card annual fees are often said to be bad. But sometimes they can be worth it…

10.31.18 Credit card issuers canceling cards; Kids and screen addiction

10.31.18 Credit card issuers canceling cards; Kids and screen addiction

Discover, Capital One, and other credit card issuers are cancelling cards that haven't been used in a while. Clark talks about what this means for th…

10.29.18 Credit card with no credit check; Harmful selfies; Resumes in the digital age

10.29.18 Credit card with no credit check; Harmful selfies; Resumes in the digital age

Petal Card allows consumers to get a credit card without going through a credit check; More people are dying from poorly timed selfies; Clark talks a…

563 - How to Save Money Using a Balance Transfer Credit Card

563 - How to Save Money Using a Balance Transfer Credit Card

Not sure if a balance transfer credit card offer is right for you? Laura explains what a transfer card is, the pros and cons, and when it can help yo…

Lesser Known Credit Card Benefits #036

Lesser Known Credit Card Benefits #036

Let's talk about lesser known credit card benefits! Did you know that with a credit card you might already use, you have access to $600 worth of cell…

8.20.18 Home internet prices; Credit scores on the rise

8.20.18 Home internet prices; Credit scores on the rise

5G is coming to certain markets by the end of the year. Home internet prices are currently on the rise...but not for long. Clark discusses how 5G tec…

How I Paid Off $500,000 in Credit Card Debt, then Launched a Company with $35 Million in Annual Revenue -- with Rand Fishkin, Founder of Moz

How I Paid Off $500,000 in Credit Card Debt, then Launched a Company with $35 Million in Annual Rev…

#145: When Rand Fishkin was 25 years old, he carried $500,000 in credit card debt. Less than a decade later, Rand was the Founder and CEO of a compa…

27: How to Get Even MORE from Your Travel Rewards Credit Card with Lee Huffman

27: How to Get Even MORE from Your Travel Rewards Credit Card with Lee Huffman

Open up a credit card, earn miles, get a free plane trip or hotel room. Sounds great, right? But what if you could exponentially increase your travel…

How I Paid Off Thousands in Credit Card Debt - with Laura Adams, from Money Girl Podcast

How I Paid Off Thousands in Credit Card Debt - with Laura Adams, from Money Girl Podcast

#129: Laura Adams grew up in an upper-middle-class family in South Carolina, and her parents supported her through college. She attended her top-choi…

What Do We Think About Niche Real Estate? (plus FICO and more of your questions!)

What Do We Think About Niche Real Estate? (plus FICO and more of your questions!)

We back up the truck and plow through the mailbag today! We'll start off with a question about employee stock purchase plans, work our way into niche…

Using Credit Cards like a Pro #014

Using Credit Cards like a Pro #014

Credit cards can be a double-edged financial tool, and in this episode we cover how you can use them like a pro. Do you find yourself carrying a bala…