Archive for February, 2007

Request a Credit Limit Increase on AMEX Cards: It’s Easy

Posted by Sun on February 26, 2007 (5) Comment

I know Citi bank has a very simple procedure for cardholders to request a credit line increase, which can be either an automatic amount or a cardholder specified  number, all on one page. However, with Discover card, every time when I happened to speak with them asking for a credit increase, they told me that [...]

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Congratulations to WH

Posted by Sun on February 26, 2007 (1) Comment

winner of the Lunar New Year celebration give-away!
The post has received a total of 33 comments and a random generator picked comment #16, WH from My Personal Finace Blog. WH, please check your mailbox for the $28 Amazon.com gift certificate. Meanwhile, I’d to thank everybody who stopped by and left a comment, making this the [...]

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My Best

Posted by Sun on February 25, 2007 (1) Comment

Early last week, FMF at Free Money Finance announced his own version of “March Madness,” competition of best posts from personal finance bloggers. I thought it’s a great idea to get a chance to read what other bloggers consider their best articles. Also since I have been writing on this Dairy for 6 months, it’s [...]

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No Network at Home

Posted by Sun on February 25, 2007 (1) Comment

Now I am stealing a connection from my neighbour’s wireless network, but the signal is very weak. My ISP told me I have to wait till Tuesday afternoon when they can send somebody to fix it, :((

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Lesson Learned: Read the Credit Card Statement; otherwise a Charge from Netherlands will Keep Coming

Posted by Sun on February 23, 2007 (7) Comment

I have an AMEX Costco TrueEarnings card, which I use to shop only at my local Costco and once in a while at restaurants to get 3% cashback (higher than the 2% universal cashback I get from my Fidelity 529 Rewards card). I don’t use it at grocery stores, I don’t use it at gas [...]

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