Personal Finance and Credit Card Advice

Credit Card Associate has written many advice articles that can help you take control of your finances and help you find the right credit card. We try and publish a new article every other week. Each title has a brief description of the article. If you need help finding a credit card, want to suggest an article subject, or have a question please contact us, we are here to help you.

Personal Finance
Adverse Action Notice - describes what an adverse action notice is and what you can do when you receive one.

Avoid Two-Cycle Average Daily Balance Method - we explain how the two-cycle average daily balance method works and why you should avoid it.

Balance Your Checkbook - a brief article to remind you to set aside time to balance your checkbook.

Credit Score - describes how a consumer credit reporting company determines a person's credit score.

Credit Vs. Cash - discusses why credit cards are more beneficial to use than just spending cash.

Debt Free for Life - helps you manage your debt by providing simple steps you can take to become debt free.

Disputing a Credit Card Charge - we take you through the step-by-step process of disputing a charge on your credit card.

Fix an Error on Your Credit Report - describes how to go about fixing an error on your credit report if you find one.

Free Credit Report - explains how you can receive a free credit report from each of the three credit bureaus once a year absolutely free.

Fraud Alert - describes what a fraud alert is and how to place one on your credit report.

Make Online Credit Card Payments - takes you step by step to setup your online payment for your credit cards. Now you don't have to worry about loosing a statement.

Opt-Out of Pre-Approved Credit Card Offers - Tired of receiving credit card offers in the mail? Find out how to opt-out of them.

Personal Finance for College Students - advice article for college students giving them some financial advance based on my own experiences. Focuses on making a budget, paying for an apartment, groceries, and buying and selling textbooks.

Write a Check - describes the different parts of a check and how to write one.

Credit Cards
Activate Credit Card - tells you how to activate a new credit card.

Apply For A Credit Card - explains how we organize the credit cards listed on this website, and helps you find the card you are looking for. Also explains where you can find the reviews of each card.

Best Cash Back Credit Cards - lists the best cash back credit cards we could find and tells you what percent of cash back each card offers.

Capital One Card Lab - describes the new Capital One online application and how it works.

Citi ThankYou Network - lists the possible rewards if you choose a Citi card with their ThankYou Network.

Cash Reward Credit Card - article that explains how cash reward credit cards work, and how to pick out the best ones from the average ones.

Credit Card Offer - an article which tells you about our site and describes how we help you find the best credit card offer.

Credit Card Rewards - describes the different kinds of credit card rewards available.

College Student - gives advice to college students to help them decide what credit card they should get, and tells them what they should look out for when applying for a credit card.

Frequent Flyer Credit Cards - describes what you should look for when applying for a frequent flyer credit card.

Green Dot Credit Card - a review of the Green Dot prepaid card.

No Annual Fee Credit Card - gives details about the different kinds of credit cards you can get that doesn't have an annual fee.

Small Business Credit Card - article that tells you why its better to get a business credit card than to use your personal credit card for businesses expenses. Also gives information about the benefits of using a business credit card over a personal one.

The Nest Credit Card - gives details about the Nest credit card and it's specific rewards.

The Knot Credit Card - provides more information about how to save money for your wedding with the Knot credit card and at the Knot online store.

World of Warcraft Credit Card - our review of the World of Warcraft credit card.