Using a Cash Advance Wisely

In general, credit cards or cash advances are expensive options - financial prudence requires that you avoid taking these on. However, there may be times when you don’t have a choice; or need some reasonable amounts urgently to cover unexpected expenses, until you can refinance / pay it off.
Using a cash advance responsibly is […]

Written by 2cworth on July 25th, 2007 with 1 comment.
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Next generation spam captcha

This is hilarious; I don’t know whether it was put up as an April Fool’s gag, or just a gag in passing, but do check out the “captcha” on searchguild.
http://www.searchguild.com/profile.php?mode=register&agreed=true
Go down to the bit where it says “To prove you’re human place the index finger of your dominant hand in the red box. Hold it […]

Written by 2cworth on April 23rd, 2007 with 1 comment.
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April Foolery

Google’s at it once again. The folks who gave you GMail will now print out all your email (including photos) and send it to you through snail mail.
Remember what date it is today, and then check out
GMail Paper.
I liked the tongue in cheek
Photo attachments are printed on high-quality, glossy photo paper, and secured to […]

Written by 2cworth on April 1st, 2007 with no comments.
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In passing

Came across a couple of quotes relating to money that caught my attention.
Modern man drives a mortgaged car over a bond-financed highway on credit-card gas.
That’s true, and illustrates how pervasive credit has become in daily life. But more important - it doesn’t distinguish between the “good and bad debt”.
The other was in lighter vein
A budget […]

Written by 2cworth on March 10th, 2007 with no comments.
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Saving on Credit Cards?

Sounds like an oxymoron, doesn’t it? Given the amount of flak over credit card debt and charges, it’s almost heretical to suggest that anyone can save using credit cards. The best strategy is to avoid these as much as you can.
Yet, these are a necessary evil; whether for day to day purchases, or for travel, […]

Written by 2cworth on February 14th, 2007 with 1 comment.
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