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  1. Q&A: What are the 4 best and worst things about credit cards? Our ex-credit counselor/expert reveals. http://tr.im/IqnP
  2. Nice! MSN's home page features a story of ours people can't get enough of - 13 ways to buy gift cards for less http://tr.im/Ir59
  3. Q&A: What are the 4 best and worst things about credit cards? Our expert/ex-credit counselor reveals. http://tr.im/IqnP
  4. Looking to plug gap in your holiday gift list? Consider gifting your reward card / frequent flier points http://tr.im/IkLW
  5. Time heals credit wounds, but how soon and how well remain a mystery. Reader Q&A by @JeremyMSimon http://tr.im/Il7E
  6. Equifax credit trend data: credit card accounts opened in Sept 09 (2.4 million) was 45 percent lower than Sept 08. http://tr.im/IkSu
  7. Looking to plug a gap in your holiday gift list? Consider gifting your reward card / frequent flier points http://tr.im/IkLW
  8. All anyone wants to read on our site today is gift cards. Fine by me: How to buy 'em cheap, wrap 'em creatively: http://tr.im/Ifr9
  9. Credit counseling firm CEOs list their top 10 New Year's financial resolutions http://tr.im/Ig5S #personalfinance (From NFCC)
  10. Fine. If all you want to read about today on our site is gift cards, have at it. How to buy 'em cheap, wrap 'em pretty: http://tr.im/Ifr9
  11. Atlanta bank robber's holdup note: "Give me the money ... I need to pay my mortgage ... Merry Christmas" http://tr.im/If8K
  12. Instant, in-store credit offers (and their discounts) could vanish, retailers say, due to new income verification rules http://tr.im/If62
  13. Our story on the 79.9% credit card includes the 1st interview with the CEO of the card issuer. "Pricing for risk" he says http://tr.im/I1ZI
  14. Expert QA: What?!? Your kid racked up $20K on your credit card? Time to sell some of the deadbeat's stuff. http://tr.im/I01x
  15. The ever-popular Emily's list rounds up the top #personalfinance blogs of the week. Theme: Mayflower landing Dec. 18, 1620 http://tr.im/HZ2S
  16. Fun with debt: We take an animated look at the short, unhappy life of a credit card that goes bad http://tr.im/HYXo
  17. AP's reporting that First Premier, a subprime card lender, is testing a credit card with a bloated 79.9% rate http://tr.im/HVPh.
  18. The CreditCards.com weekly rate report is about to go out: The national average credit card interest rate has risen to 12.99%.
  19. VISA, FTC, BBB decry deceptive "free trials" that end in credit card charges http://tr.im/HTGP Our story: http://tr.im/zidi
  20. Consumer Reports poll: 68% of credit card users plan to pay off holiday debts by Feb. 1. Me: Most are way too optimistic http://tr.im/HT9P