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The Only Thing Is To Tell Her How To Choose The Right Credit Card November 18, 2009

Posted by Vedis in : Banks / Banking Services, Credit Card Scam, Credit Cards , comments closed

A cousin who had just recently graduated and found a job in local bank was so eager to apply for a credit card.

Even after she was told of the soon-to-be imposed service tax on a credit card, she still wanted to own one. What to do? She said most of her best friends have had a credit card and some even have had more than 2 cards.

Since she was so insistent on having one, what I could do was telling her how to choose the right credit card and avoid credit card scams.

Earn 2 Free Nights At Unique Hotels With This Credit Card March 22, 2009

Posted by Vedis in : Credit Cards , comments closed

2 Free NightsWhile shopping at a mall yesterday afternoon, I was stopped by a credit card sales executive.

Well, she was so polite that I didn’t feel good to walk away. I stayed for a few minutes to listen to what she had to say about the Visa credit card.

No annual fee. Earn points on all your purchases. Redeem your points for free nights at unique hotels, airline rewards and gift cards. Wow, earn 2 free nights at over 1,500 unique hotels!

Well, I would apply for the card if I was not in deep debt trouble. :-)

Hong Leong Bank Should Have Stopped Banking In Post-Dated Checks After Being Notified About The Debt Management Programme December 20, 2008

Posted by Vedis in : Credit Cards , comments closed

Banks are blood suckers! I am so pissed off now.

I have been under the debt management program since October 2008, all banks should have been notified about this and they should have stopped the late payment fees and finance charges.

One of the banks, Hong Leong Bank, is still holding the post-dated checks I issued to them. I could understand that they hadn’t got the notice yet in November and banked in the check. The check was returned because of insufficient funds in the account. I was fine with that.

I called and informed them to send me back the checks or destroy them in November after the first check was returned.

Just now my current account statement came. I was surprised that Hong Leong still banked in the check. Of course the check was bounced and I was charged $100 for the returned check.

I was so angry that I quickly stopped searching for Leptovox online and called Hong Leong. They said the official in charge of the check withdrawals was on leave and they would withdraw the checks for me on Monday.

Are Your Credit Limits Increased Or Decreased? December 12, 2008

Posted by Vedis in : Credit Cards , comments closed

While many countries reduce the credit limits of credit cardholders, certain banks in my country increase the credit limits of their credit card users.

Some of my buddies have told me of their sudden increased credit limits. Some are happy with the higher limits while some fear that they may overspend.

What one of my buddies did was right. She cut off one of the credit cards which was given the highest percentage of credit limit.

According to her, one of the prominent motorcycle accident attorneys in our town, “If you know you are not disciplined when it comes to using credit cards, the best way is destroying the cards.”