Tag Archives: Personal finance
Samsung’s Pay Card will be a ‘true digital wallet’ for its UK phone owners
TurboTax maker Intuit buys Credit Karma to corner personal financial data
Intuit wants to manage more of your financial data. The TurboTax developer has bought Credit Karma, best known for helping people track and control their credit, for $7.1 billion in cash and stock. It intends to use Credit Karma to craft a "personali...
International money transfer service Travelex held ransom by hackers
Foreign exchange company Travelex has been targeted by hackers demanding $6 million (£4.6 million), in an attack many believe could have been averted months ago. The ransomware gang known as Sodinokibi -- also as REvil -- says it has downloaded...
Entrepreneurship Strategies for the Risk Averse
Given that a reported 9 out of 10 businesses fail, with “no market need,” “ran out of cash” and “got outcompeted” paramount among the reasons why, it begs the question: is there a better, more...
50 Cent Files for Bankruptcy
The 'In Da Club' hitmaker has reportedly put in court papers to state he has assets and debts, which range between $10m and $50m.The filing of the Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection has come just days...
Largest iTunes Gift Card Discount of the Year Shows Up
Today at 11am Eastern, GiftCardMall threw up a $100 iTunes gift card for only $75, marking the largest percentage discount of the year for an iTunes gift card from a reputable retailer. There's a...
Retirement Planning: Tips for Selecting the Right Retirement Plan
Retirement planning requires setting aside some income for rainy days that are bound to come later on in life. “Grow old with me…the best is yet to be!” So go the lines of a song. Yet to think that...
Debt Consolidation: Credit Card Debt Consolidation Tips
Debt consolidation is always not easy. And when you are using credit cards which are much better option than cash, you have to take care of its limit. But when you pass the limit on your credit card...
Student loans expected to be the next big bailout
Many in the US weren't happy at all when the federal government had to bail out the bank and automotive industry when things went south. Homeowners have been given many ways during the economic...