That certainly does help, but it is just so easy to get into credit card trouble when you're young.
I think it helped that I was only using a check card until a few months ago. So I only ever "charged" what I could pay for.
My dad got me a credit card "for emergencies" in college, but the bill went to him, so I never used it. But apparently, keeping that card open gives me years of good credit, even though I don't use it. I have an Amazon.com Visa that gives me rewards, whereas the other one doesn't do anything.
(when I say pay tax now, I just mean that you pay tax on your regular income as normal. There's no special tax.)
Oh, okay, thanks! Yeah, I was getting a little confused.
I have an Amazon.com Visa that gives me rewards, whereas the other one doesn't do anything.
Ah, rewards cards. Also known as "How Nora and Tom get all their kitchen equipment."
P-C, before you do *anything*, I strongly suggest buying and reading Personal Finance for Dummies. It explains all of these terms clearly and gives good advice. I don't think you should invest anything until you either understand what you're doing on some level yourself or have hired someone to help you make those decisions.
ETA: Also, use your credit card and pay it off each month. It will really help your credit score when you get to the point when you want to buy something. Just my two cents.
I just wrote this email to Tom:
There's a discussion of naan in Natter that makes me want Indian food tonight, but another discussion of fiscal responsibility that makes me think we shouldn't go out! Aieee!
Is 4.4% considered good these days?
For a bank savings account, it's awesome. And, while the $25 bonus is nice, it's more like a cherry on top of a sundae like moving your interest up from 0.5% (or in my case, 0.2%).
Huh, does anyone know about Emigrant Direct?
P-C, before you do *anything*, I strongly suggest buying and reading Personal Finance for Dummies. It explains all of these terms clearly and gives good advice. I don't think you should invest anything until you either understand what you're doing on some level yourself or have hired someone to help you make those decisions.
No, that's a good idea. I think I can at least change my savings account to the ING now, though. That, I understand!
Ah, rewards cards. Also known as "How Nora and Tom get all their kitchen equipment."
It's annoying because I keep seeing all these other cards that are probably better, but I shouldn't be opening up a new card so soon after this one, right?
Is 4.4% considered good these days?
For a bank savings account, it's awesome.
How about for an annuity I won't see the contents of for another 20 years?
I don't think you should invest anything until you either understand what you're doing on some level yourself or have hired someone to help you make those decisions.
Yeah, I read David Bach's "Smart Women Finish Rich" and then when Tom and I got married and a mortgage, "Smart Couples Finish Rich." Reading up on this stuff is important.
