Tag Archives: Christmas

Steep interest rates may be better than no credit at all

Just in time for Christmas, First Premier Bank is out with a new credit card that offers rates as low as – 80 percent! It’s no mistake. This credit card’s interest rate is 79.9 percent. […] So for a $300 balance, a cardholder would pay about $20 a month in interest. The rate is the [...]

This Christmas, “Going Green” Will Cost Some Green

Americans have been increasingly interested in “going green,” seeking out products seen as being friendlier to the environment. Retailers have been quick to capitalize on this desire, and this season the eco-trend of the moment is the rented Christmas tree. The Living Christmas Co., based in Torrance, is offering potted, 2- to 7-foot-tall Christmas trees [...]