Comments on: Credit Card Hide and Seek http://www.debtfreeadventure.com/credit-card-hide-and-seek/ Pay off debt. Save. Give. Live your mission. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:36:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Patrice Steinmetz http://www.debtfreeadventure.com/credit-card-hide-and-seek/#comment-7370 Patrice Steinmetz Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:11:23 +0000 http://www.debtfreeadventure.com/?p=2970#comment-7370 Thank's for A Great Post!! I've found out <a href="http://freecredit-report.net" rel="nofollow">Free Online Credit Report</A> is a quality site to get my credit report Thank’s for A Great Post!! I’ve found out Free Online Credit Report is a quality site to get my credit report

]]> By: Willpower! Going from Debt & Addiction to Automation & Success | Debt Free Me http://www.debtfreeadventure.com/credit-card-hide-and-seek/#comment-4970 Willpower! Going from Debt & Addiction to Automation & Success | Debt Free Me Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:44:59 +0000 http://www.debtfreeadventure.com/?p=2970#comment-4970 [...] Credit Card Hide and Seek [...] [...] Credit Card Hide and Seek [...]

]]> By: Matt Jabs http://www.debtfreeadventure.com/credit-card-hide-and-seek/#comment-3513 Matt Jabs Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:19:35 +0000 http://www.debtfreeadventure.com/?p=2970#comment-3513 Indeed it is. We are fully committed to biblical financial freedom and, for us, this was a very necessary step - for FAR more reasons than just numbers! Indeed it is. We are fully committed to biblical financial freedom and, for us, this was a very necessary step – for FAR more reasons than just numbers!

]]> By: Mr. Not the Jet Set http://www.debtfreeadventure.com/credit-card-hide-and-seek/#comment-3510 Mr. Not the Jet Set Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:51:38 +0000 http://www.debtfreeadventure.com/?p=2970#comment-3510 Ha! We see this a lot in our FPU classes. Folks will take the plunge and shred "all" their cards - 3, 6, 12, 44, whatever. Then a few weeks later they come up again with the same story. <i>Well... we were doing some cleaning and found a few more..."</i> It's funny at first, but a little sad too. In the end, the important part is that you find them and clean up the mess. Ha! We see this a lot in our FPU classes. Folks will take the plunge and shred “all” their cards – 3, 6, 12, 44, whatever. Then a few weeks later they come up again with the same story. Well… we were doing some cleaning and found a few more…”

It’s funny at first, but a little sad too.

In the end, the important part is that you find them and clean up the mess.

]]> By: Credit Card Chaser http://www.debtfreeadventure.com/credit-card-hide-and-seek/#comment-3481 Credit Card Chaser Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:02:44 +0000 http://www.debtfreeadventure.com/?p=2970#comment-3481 Unfortunately, I forgot about an old HSBC credit card before and HSBC ended up canceling the card without any notice because I had not used it in so long (I guess that is where Matt would say that they did the job for me of cutting it up lol - I won't go that far because I love my rewards and high credit score but it is somewhat funny that HSBC would have "beat me to the punch" so to speak if I actually was thinking of canceling the card) :) Unfortunately, I forgot about an old HSBC credit card before and HSBC ended up canceling the card without any notice because I had not used it in so long (I guess that is where Matt would say that they did the job for me of cutting it up lol – I won’t go that far because I love my rewards and high credit score but it is somewhat funny that HSBC would have “beat me to the punch” so to speak if I actually was thinking of canceling the card) :)

]]> By: Credit Card Chaser http://www.debtfreeadventure.com/credit-card-hide-and-seek/#comment-3479 Credit Card Chaser Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:16:38 +0000 http://www.debtfreeadventure.com/?p=2970#comment-3479 Haha I have to admit that I was a little taken back by the picture at first but it fits well with the story after reading it. I like the time that you take to add the pics so keep it up! (Plus, I know that it can be difficult to find decent usable pictures that are free/cheap without any copyright issues). - Joel Haha I have to admit that I was a little taken back by the picture at first but it fits well with the story after reading it. I like the time that you take to add the pics so keep it up! (Plus, I know that it can be difficult to find decent usable pictures that are free/cheap without any copyright issues). – Joel

]]> By: Matt Jabs http://www.debtfreeadventure.com/credit-card-hide-and-seek/#comment-3458 Matt Jabs Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:13:25 +0000 http://www.debtfreeadventure.com/?p=2970#comment-3458 Hey Lydia... You'll be happy to know that the handywork of a <a href="http://www.debtfreeadventure.com/go/amazon.php?asin=B0023B14TK" rel="nofollow">Flip UltraHD</a> will be gracing the pages of DFA very soon. If I already had it, this video would have been captured (just like the credit cards) and shared with the masses! Mwhahahahaha! <em>(evil laugh)</em> ;-) Hey Lydia…

You’ll be happy to know that the handywork of a Flip UltraHD will be gracing the pages of DFA very soon.

If I already had it, this video would have been captured (just like the credit cards) and shared with the masses!

Mwhahahahaha! (evil laugh) ;-)

]]> By: Matt Jabs http://www.debtfreeadventure.com/credit-card-hide-and-seek/#comment-3456 Matt Jabs Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:05:02 +0000 http://www.debtfreeadventure.com/?p=2970#comment-3456 As soon as you catch that little bugger, shred him, and brick off his door... you will have earned your Jedi status and will be able to train many. ;-) As soon as you catch that little bugger, shred him, and brick off his door… you will have earned your Jedi status and will be able to train many. ;-)

]]> By: Matt Jabs http://www.debtfreeadventure.com/credit-card-hide-and-seek/#comment-3455 Matt Jabs Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:01:21 +0000 http://www.debtfreeadventure.com/?p=2970#comment-3455 Ha ha, that's what Neal Frankle said. I told him that this is what I look like when I go hunting for credit cards! ;-) Ha ha, that’s what Neal Frankle said. I told him that this is what I look like when I go hunting for credit cards! ;-)

]]> By: ChristianPF http://www.debtfreeadventure.com/credit-card-hide-and-seek/#comment-3452 ChristianPF Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:33:18 +0000 http://www.debtfreeadventure.com/?p=2970#comment-3452 way off topic, but that picture freaks me out a little bit! ;) way off topic, but that picture freaks me out a little bit! ;)

]]> By: Paul @ FiscalGeek http://www.debtfreeadventure.com/credit-card-hide-and-seek/#comment-3447 Paul @ FiscalGeek Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:28:08 +0000 http://www.debtfreeadventure.com/?p=2970#comment-3447 I'm still chasing that one around the house. Oh I shredded you little friend just waiting on my mortgage for sure to refinance. I don't want any surprises or FICO hits until after that goes through then you're not only shredded, your door's now filled with bricks! Haha! I’m still chasing that one around the house. Oh I shredded you little friend just waiting on my mortgage for sure to refinance. I don’t want any surprises or FICO hits until after that goes through then you’re not only shredded, your door’s now filled with bricks! Haha!

]]> By: Michelle Traudt http://www.debtfreeadventure.com/credit-card-hide-and-seek/#comment-3442 Michelle Traudt Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:49:04 +0000 http://www.debtfreeadventure.com/?p=2970#comment-3442 Great post. There are always those "forgotten cards". And thank you for the reminder to get my free credit reports each year. I have not been doing that, but need to! Great post. There are always those “forgotten cards”. And thank you for the reminder to get my free credit reports each year. I have not been doing that, but need to!

]]> By: Lydia aka Ms. MoneyChat http://www.debtfreeadventure.com/credit-card-hide-and-seek/#comment-3438 Lydia aka Ms. MoneyChat Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:17:10 +0000 http://www.debtfreeadventure.com/?p=2970#comment-3438 LOL. I really wish you would have youtubed your credit card hunt excursion (same to any of your readers use this strategy to hunt for credit cards). I got a hearty laugh at that one. Unfortunately I wasn't as creative in my hunt for hidden credit cards. I went straight to tip #2 and obtained my credit report to identify all open revolving accounts. In full transparency, I still have one credit card. I've been through the headache of identity theft so having that one credit card does provide me a sense of peace - even if it's false - when I shop online and travel. Against my normal practice for shopping online, I made a purchase a few weeks ago using a debit card and I still don't have the product (which was an online product that should have been downloaded immediately). I've been trying to get a refund for over a week, with no success to date. They are constantly "trying to find my account" and will "call me back tomorrow." I'm going to follow-up with my bank to see what their dispute policy is. I know with credit cards it's fairly simple (in my experience). We'll see how this goes. If all goes well, I could be one step closer to ridding myself of my last credit card. My heart and my head are moving in two directions. LOL. I really wish you would have youtubed your credit card hunt excursion (same to any of your readers use this strategy to hunt for credit cards). I got a hearty laugh at that one.

Unfortunately I wasn’t as creative in my hunt for hidden credit cards. I went straight to tip #2 and obtained my credit report to identify all open revolving accounts. In full transparency, I still have one credit card. I’ve been through the headache of identity theft so having that one credit card does provide me a sense of peace – even if it’s false – when I shop online and travel.

Against my normal practice for shopping online, I made a purchase a few weeks ago using a debit card and I still don’t have the product (which was an online product that should have been downloaded immediately). I’ve been trying to get a refund for over a week, with no success to date. They are constantly “trying to find my account” and will “call me back tomorrow.” I’m going to follow-up with my bank to see what their dispute policy is. I know with credit cards it’s fairly simple (in my experience). We’ll see how this goes. If all goes well, I could be one step closer to ridding myself of my last credit card. My heart and my head are moving in two directions.

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