Category Archives: Credit Sesame

3 Easy Ways to Check Your Credit Score for Free

Posted on October 2, 2014 by wpengine

Checking you credit score historically has been tough.  Without paying $30/month for some lame subscription it used to be impossible.  Now there are 3 easy ways for you to check your credit score for free! 1. Check Your Credit Score … Continue reading →

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See Your Transunion FICO Credit Score with Barclaycard Arrival

Posted on November 6, 2013 by wpengine

Rock on!  Barclaycard is starting a new benefit for all Barclaycard Arrival(TM) World MasterCard® – Earn 2x on All Purchases cardholders.  You will now have access to your TransUnion FICO score for FREE. Yet another reason to put The Arrival … Continue reading →

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I’m Not Stingy With My Free Travel Secrets

Posted on August 19, 2013 by Brad Christensen

The first credit card I ever signed up for was a Sprint co-branded card that allowed me to make long distance phone calls from college to home for 10 cents a minute. I thought that was a nice perk, but … Continue reading →

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Rules for Planning a Credit Card App O Rama

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Brad Christensen

We don’t pretend to be experts on the subject of credit, but we’ve researched it enough to feel comfortable “spending” a few points of our extremely good credit score to obtain travel bonuses that enable us to get out and … Continue reading →

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How to Meet Credit Card Spending Requirements

Posted on August 22, 2012 by wpengine

When I applied for my first credit card to acquire points and miles I was worried about meeting a $1500 spending limit and I had six months to do it.  Soon I learned that almost anything can be put on … Continue reading →

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From Wanderlusting to Wandering – Los Cabos, Mexico

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Brad Christensen

I mentioned the cold winter as a wanderlust inducer.  It’s actually been pretty nice so far, though I know that at some point in Jan/Feb I’ll be dying to get some sand between my toes.  Tina’s photo will provide some … Continue reading →

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Affecting Your Credit

Posted on September 13, 2011 by wpengine

We always tell our readers to make sure that they are making wise decision about their credit when they begin applying for new credit cards.  If anyone is going to be applying for a big loan in the near future, … Continue reading →

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