September 2010

Protect Your Child’s Social Security Number

Thumbnail image for Protect Your Child’s Social Security Number by Kasey Steinbrinck September 30, 2010

You can’t get a credit card until you turn 18 years old – but your children are issued a Social Security number when they are born. As you might expect – scammers and identity thieves have found ways of obtaining those dormant social security numbers and use them to open up lines of credit. The [...]

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Debt Relief Companies – Too Good to Be True?

Thumbnail image for Debt Relief Companies – Too Good to Be True? by Kasey Steinbrinck September 29, 2010

Have you ever wondered if those TV ads and telemarketers who call you about debt relief are for real? You know what we’re talking about… The people who say they can reduce your credit card and other debt by 50% or more. They tell you that they’ll negotiate with the credit card companies, and make [...]

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Identity Theft & Check Fraud Hit Close to Home

Thumbnail image for Identity Theft & Check Fraud Hit Close to Home by Kasey Steinbrinck September 28, 2010

Who can you really trust? You’d like to believe that family and close friends are people who wouldn’t take advantage of you, but unfortunately the opposite seems to be true. According to the Better Business Bureau, half of all identity theft victims are well acquainted with the person who commits the crime. Take the recent [...]

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New Personal Check Designs Coming Soon!

Thumbnail image for New Personal Check Designs Coming Soon! by Kasey Steinbrinck September 27, 2010

It’s been just over three months since we began offering personal checks online here at Check Advantage and we’re ready for the next step! When we introduced our first round of personal check designs, the majority of those checks came from amazing photos taken by our very talented Check Advantage photographers. Many of the styles [...]

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Economical Numbers or Astronomical Numbers?

Thumbnail image for Economical Numbers or Astronomical Numbers? by Kasey Steinbrinck September 23, 2010

When you think of an astronomical number – you probably think of a sum that’s almost beyond human comprehension. It would be a number so large it would take you most of your life to count that high. For instance, it would take more than 31 years and 251 days for a clock to tick [...]

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Give the People What They Want!

Thumbnail image for Give the People What They Want! by Kasey Steinbrinck September 22, 2010

You tend to hear a lot of complaining about personal checks. Maybe you’ve heard that they’re slow, that they’re ancient, or even that they aren’t as safe to use as debit or credit cards. But maybe that’s because the whiners and complainers are always the loudest. You probably haven’t heard many people say they wish [...]

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Save Money and Do It Yourself!

Thumbnail image for Save Money and Do It Yourself! by Kasey Steinbrinck September 21, 2010

Let’s face it. Time really is valuable. That’s why we say “time is money.” You can hire someone to fix just about any problem you encounter. When you have legal problems, you hire a lawyer. When the toilet overflows, you call a plumber. When the grass turns brown and dandelions pop up, you call a [...]

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How to Attack Debt – Advice From Five Expert Personal Finance Bloggers

Thumbnail image for How to Attack Debt – Advice From Five Expert Personal Finance Bloggers by Kasey Steinbrinck September 20, 2010

Ready to take aim at your personal debt? If you want to do it right – you need a good plan. You need to combat debt like you’re General George S. Patton leading your personal finances on an invasion of Nazi credit card, mortgage and student loan territory. You’re in luck. Some of the greatest [...]

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7 Ways to Live a More Frugal Lifestyle

Thumbnail image for 7 Ways to Live a More Frugal Lifestyle by Kasey Steinbrinck September 17, 2010

We’re all keeping a tighter grasp on our wallets these days. Many people are paying down debt, looking for ways to save money, and being conservative about where they invest the extra funds they do have. Living frugally is just a fancy way to say you’re being thrifty, that you’re trying not to waste anything [...]

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