I don't think I will give any credance to an article written about plastic cards by the Founder and CEO of a company that is trying to market plastic cards. Also, Fiscal Responsibility has nothing to do with plastic cards, it has to do with understanding enough to know that if you have $100.00 available to spend, yo...more

Been drinking beer since I'm 13 (about 46 years now).  Started on Schlitz, Falstaff, and Jax, then switched to Bud.  Back then beer tasted like beer, and smelled like beer too.  When you opened that first can, there was a distinctive beer smell, and that first swig was awesome.  Now they ALL taste, and smell like crap,...more

How about confirmation from your utility companies that all your bills were paid on time all the time (electric, gas, water, cable, etc.) for a number of years (let's say 5 or more)?  How about confirmation from your bank that you have not been a delinquent, that no checks were bounced, and that a positive balance was ...more

Lissabunny....If you walk into a business and want to finance something, are they simply supposed to say 'Oh Okay! Here is some money!' without any verification if you are able to pay it back, or if you have paid others back?   If you don't trust them.....Don't lend them the money.   Because of the unscrupulous few...more

FICO score?  FICO score?  We don't need no stinking FICO score!!!    My FICO score is 1000 as rated by the ABCA.  Doesn't anyone realize that your FICO score goes up ONLY if you are in Debt!!  What is that telling you.    I once tried to buy a car and decided that I was going to go ahead and get a loan for it.  I...more

"6 Reasons You Aren't Going to Retire at 65" - I love how the idiots who write these articles think it is their job to tell everyone what they will or will not do.  I'll retire when I damn well please.  It's none of your Damn business.  Actually I retired at age 51, so shove this crap where the sun doesn't shine.