Personal Finance Advice hosted Carnival of Debt Reduction #17, and this week’s Flashback comes from Momma and the Boys: Lowering Credit Card Interest Rates.  Her researched showed that many people who called up their credit card issuers got a rate reduction — several percent, in fact.  This can be a big help on large balances.  I imagine that it helps to have a good payment record, but it probably won’t hurt to ask for a lower rate.  Anything to pay more principal and less interest.

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• Interview Series: Free From Broke Today's interview is with one of my favorite bloggers, Free From Broke. He is a frequent commenter and has been an active member of the Yakezie. Thanks for giving us the opportunity to get to know you better! What was first personal finance memory? Wow, that's a tough one. I......
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