Apply for a credit card with bad credit by getting a friend or relative to add you as an authorized user, fill out a co-borrower application or get a secured credit card account. Reestablish credit and get a credit card with bad credit using tips from the vice president of a bank in this free video on credit counseling.

Credit Card Debt

Have you read the cardholder agreement that comes with your credit card? If so, do you understand the terms? Knowing what is spelled out in the fine print, learning about interest rates, grace periods and fees is important if you want to save money.

On August 4, 2007, hundreds of Boston-area residents gathered at CFP Board’s free Financial Planning Clinic to meet one-on-one with over a hundred volunteer CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professionals to discuss their personal finance questions, concerns and interests free of charge, with no strings attached

A commercial spoof for a bank that takes your money.

If you carry a balance on one or more credit cards, you’re not alone: according to the Federal Reserve, nearly half of American families do. And nearly half of American families also have some sort of bank savings accounts. If you have savings, should you use that money to pay off your credit cards?

On September 13, 2008, hundreds of DC-area residents gathered at CFP Board’s free Financial Planning Clinic to meet one-on-one with over a hundred volunteer CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professionals to discuss their personal finance questions, concerns and interests free of charge, with no strings attached

Maxed Out takes viewers on a journey deep inside the American style of debt, where things seem fine as long as the minimum monthly payment arrives on time. With coverage that spans from small American towns all the way to the White House, the film shows how the modern financial industry really works, explains the true definition of “preferred customer” and tells us why the poor are getting poorer while the rich keep getting richer. Hilarious, shocking and incisive, Maxed Out paints a picture of a national nightmare which is all too real for most of us. Great for college students.

Ahead of its time this is a cartoon animation that’s been up on the web since 2006 and is all about the credit crunch crisis. Credit card spending and loans from banks are in their trillions of dollars and something has to give. We no longer spend what we have earned, we spend what we havn’t earned on the back of house price rises and yet more loans. The banks are prospering and fat cats are awarding themselves massive bonuses, but it cannot continue. Beware the debt time bomb may bring the walls of the western world clattering to the ground. Song arranged and performed by Old Man Pie, with animation by Stuart (formerly of The Pie). Song written by Kyle Christie and (c) Kyle Christie 2006. Credit crunch credit crunch credit crunch!

See what happens when we put 24 credit cards into a Blendtec blender. See more at willitblend.com