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Credit cards going green

Eco-Office Gals

With environmentally friendly products becoming more mainstream and readily available, credit card issuers have begun to roll out products, services, and rewards that have a focus on going green. Credit card companies and banks have long come under scrutiny for not doing enough to battle the effects on the climate.

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Lessons From Past Recessions

Success

For anyone who lived through the fear and uncertainty of the 2008 financial crisis, hearing ‘recession’ from news anchors and pundits can bring up anxiety and fear. The most recent recession was in 2020 and only lasted a couple of months, whereas the 2008 recession lasted about 18 months. Consider your skills and upskill.

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How to Prepare for a Recession

Success

Talk of a recession might have some people remembering the fear and hardships of the Great Recession in 2008, or even the disruption of the COVID-19 recession in 2020 , which lasted only two months. One of the best things you can do to prepare for any financial downturn is to pay off your credit card or other high-interest debt.

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How to Organize Your Wallet

Clutter Coach

by Originally posted 2008-06-12 10:00:00. You don't want to be one of those people who holds up the line trying to find her preferred shopper card, do you? Credit cards :  You really only need one, or two if you have a business.    And make sure you have time to manage and track your benefits. . 

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Keep Tabs on Your Credit

Clutter Coach

by Originally posted 2008-02-26 09:36:00. It reminded me that it’s time for my yearly request for free credit reports. The Fair Credit Reporting Act says that all three of the major credit reporting agencies offer free credit reports to everyone once a year. This last point bears repeating. Believe them!

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Customers Have to Pay at Claire's

Make or Break Moments

Claire’s prefers customers who pay with credit cards Or perhaps Claire’s only wants you to spend LESS than $40 It is better to receive two bad $40 checks than one $75 bad check Gosh. One of the things I love about life is that it never ceases to provide lessons. So what do you think?

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Forecast Lessons from Past Small Business Trends Lists

Small Business Labs

  Either way the trend had been around quite a while in 2008 when we said it was "taking off" due to the iPhone's recent success and the expected 2008 release of Google's Android.    But if you'd asked us in 2003 when NFC would have its breakout year, we would have said 2007 or 2008

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