Thursday, February 14, 2008

Continuing the Topic of Financial Recession...

Personal finance sites go on discussing the hot topic of lending market fall and crisis. Banks seem to invent new authentic ways to cut the risks as much as possible. Egg bank in Britain made something just outstanding: they cancel the card of the customer after he pays off his balance. That is not damaging for a person's credit score. Hmm... It is better to read the original article - Applying for a Credit Card after Canceling One. In fact, it didn't add any optimism to me...

Happy Valentine's Day!

It is great that there is a holiday when everyone of us can confess our love without confusion. You can look at the person you love and smile and tell him you love him - just without any reason! You can dress in pink and red and buy a heap of sweets - without feeling ashamed! beautiful holiday for beautiful souls.

Monday, February 4, 2008

Providing Safety for Credit Card Payments at Restaurant

My sister had a misfortune last Saturday: after visiting a posh restaurant she found her credit card number was stolen. Thanks God the bank practices great security methods and she didn't lose anything. However, the whole thing was absolutely stressing.
We decided to find out whether there is anything in this country that can prevent such breaches. Google gave a very interesting result: an article about credit card payment security at restaurants tells about pay-at-table devices to control how your credit card is processed by the waiter. they also say the device is widely used in Europe, while in the US it is not well-known. We are looking forward to seeing the gadget in our restaurants... Using cash so far.

Friday, February 1, 2008

Credit management, money saving... so many things to think over every day! And I wonder: are the rich think of how much they spend daily, too? Is anyone of you worried about his/her finance as much as I am about mine? I'm going mad about being frugal... using an old shampoo indtead of shower gel is not the worst thing to do, believe me....