When buying online, you can ask for delivering a check payment to you in the mail. Most shopping basket software allows you to select this option when you are setting it up. If you already have an offline, bricks and mortar business, you may simply wish to accept credit card payments over the phone. Even though this method is convenient and easy to do, there are some basic problems with these solutions and it all comes down to the way people shop...more
Affinity credit cards are one of the most popular kinds of plastic we carry today, especially as the fashion for balance transfer deals and the like continues to fade. Where once the focus was on how we could save money by shifting our credit card debt around, now more and more of us are looking to profit from our card use, or at least to benefit in some way from our everyday spending habits. This change of emphasis has led to a vast increase in...more
A 0% APR credit card is an opportunity for you to cash in on a good amount of savings across the board. If you are like many, you are realizing that this might be a great way to realize true benefits from a credit card without having to pay much for it. Yet, there is much more to know about these 0% APR credit cards. You should take the time necessary to find the right opportunities for your specific needs. In many cases, this is a great option, if used in the right manner.What Is 0% APR?When a company offers you a credit card at a 0% APR, they are basically allowing you to borrow funds for no interest. There are generally some fees that are associated with the credit offers, but in most cases, you will see that they are still quite an affordable option. In most cases, the APR that is offered to you will one of two types. Some credit cards will offer you a standard APR, or annual percentage rate that is the rate you will likely hold for the time that you hold the line of funds. Others will offer a lower introductory offer. Normally, a 0% interest credit card is offered for an introductory time period only.Should You Use It?If you have the choice between two offers of...more
0% APR credit cards are an appealing option for frequent shoppers that rely on having a low monthly interest rate when they cannot pay off the entire balance of the credit card in any month. But what you really need to know about 0% APR credit card offers, often times is never discussed. For starters, the APR is the commonly-used acronym for...more
Your Credit Score is one of your biggest financial assets. If your credit score is high, your borrowing rates will be low and therefore save you hundreds of dollars. The big mystery is how to maintain a high credit score. Well if you want to either maintain or repair your credit score, you are in luck, it can take as little as two months to raise...more
Saying "no" to credit cards has become a sure shot sale killer. Almost all savvy business owners offer credit cards as a payment option now. Many customers only carry petty cash, preferring to use credit cards for purchases.A business that offers credit card payment options has to pay credit card processing fees to a credit card processing agency or bank. Processing fee is a sore point for many business owners as they cannot justify paying a cut of their sales to another agency. Acknowledging the contribution of credit card sales to their profits will help business owners look at processing fees with more equanimity.Business owners must evaluate the cost of the processing fees to the business by studying the monthly statements frequently. The cost should be adding value to your business.How much processing fee is acceptable?Processing fee is a percentage of the credit card sale value. This can be 2%-5% of the swipe. The percentage being charged to your account can be assessed by studying the monthly bank statements. Calculate the percentage cut per credit transaction. If the percentage is near 2%, that is great. If the percentage is at the higher end of the range then you need to...more
If you are trying to consolidate credit card debt, you most likely have made the decision to pay off your debt and begin living a life without debt. This may take several years, but it will be a great relief when you attain your goal. In years past,...more
All loans come under one of two umbrellas, and these umbrellas are secured or unsecured loans. A secured loan is a loan that's secured against an asset, which is mostly the home, and so is only available to homeowners. You'll often have to have some...more
Cash back credit card offers are all the rage, but how much do you really know about them? How do they give you money back and how often? Is a cash back credit card right for you?Most cash back credit cards carry no annual fee and are accepted by...more
Many credit cards out there are offering you cash back reward with their cards. When you are looking for a credit card that will pay you in return for using their card you will find that the cash back credit cards are going to be the way to go.When...more
Cash back credit cards provide fantastic opportunities for those that carry them. For every purchase a cardholder makes with one of these cards, a cash rebate is earned. This makes cash back credit cards potentially very profitable for those that...more
Charity credit cards have become increasingly popular over recent years, as people seek to support their favourite charities at seemingly no extra cost to themselves. When you take out one of these cards, a one-off donation of a few dollars is made...more