The Sun's Financial Diary

The Platinum Zero Secured Visa Credit Card from Applied Bank is a secured card. This card is designed for those with limited or poor credit history.
The major benefit of this card is that there is a 0% APR on purchases. Also, unlike most secured credit cards, this card provides additional services and benefits, including online [...]

A set of new rules under the Credit CARD Act of 2009, which aims to protect consumers from abusive practices of credit card issuers, take effect today, February 22, 2009. As I discussed earlier, one of the main pieces of the new credit  card legislation prevents credit card companies from raising credit card interest rates [...]

The Simmons First Visa Platinum Rewards Card, issued by Simmons First National Bank, is designed for those with very good credit who are looking for a low cost credit card with a rewards program. Features of the Simmons First Visa Platinum Rewards Card include:

Excellent Credit Required – Applicants who do not have excellent credit will [...]

If you have a good credit score, then you should be looking for other premium cards because Orchard Bank Classic MasterCard is, from what I can tell, for people with poor credit or low credit score but hoping to improve their credit by using a credit card that fits them responsibly. The cards, with four [...]

Intuit is having some promotions for it QuickBooks accounting software, including 30-day free trial of the QuickBooks Online Editions for small businesses. QuickBooks small business financial tools are easy to set up with no expertise necessary and allow you to bill and track income, manage expenses, organize employees and contractors, and much more, plus you [...]

H&R Block At Home, formerly H&R Block TaxCut, is offering a free online edition for people with simple taxes to file their 2009 Federal income tax online for free.  The free online filing is perfect for the most basic tax situations. With At Home Free, you will get

1 Federal e-file
Step-by-step guidance and guaranteed accuracy
Double-checks for [...]

Zync from American Express is a rewards credit card that offers a full range of customizable card benefits. Membership Rewards, which can be redeemed for travel, shopping and entertainment rewards, are earned with every eligible purchase. Cardholders can also choose which Lifestyle Pack offers them the benefits they use most. Zync from American Express has [...]

Starting January 2010, anyone can convert a traditional IRA into a Roth IRA. In the past, only those earning less than $100,000 were eligible to do contributions to Roth IRA (even after January 2010, contribution to Roth IRA starts to phase out if you earn more than $100,o00). According to media reports, this conversion opens [...]

ID Watchdog provides credit monitoring services to protect you against identity theft with a 100% guarantee and a 30-day free trial period, plus you’ll save up to 35% off ID Watchdog services for long-term plans when you sign up today.
ID Watchdog’s patent-pending technology monitors credit reports, credit records, property records, court records, social security records, [...]

IDFreeze from TrustedID provides identity theft prevention services to secure your identity and protect you against credit fraud. With IDFreeze, you will get

Financial identity protection
Medical benefits protection
Social Security benefits protection
Lost wallet protection
$1,000,000 service warranty

Unlike many credit monitoring services, which notify you after your identity has already been compromised, TrustedID prevents thieves from ever using your [...]