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Optimize Your Plastic

When you wheel and deal on the world stage, as I do, you need to keep abreast of your credit status at all times. Often I apply for a credit card, only to find out months later what a bad deal I got from a company offering a "variable rate" or sandbagging me with hidden fees. This handy site provides comparative charts on dozens of card issuers. Who offers the lowest rate? Which cards allow the most generous grace periods? You can even find out which issuers offer the coolest theme and specialty cards. So instead of seeing these banks as just monolithic institutions indistinguishable from one another, you can apply for credit armed with the facts that enable you to make the wisest choice possible. And isn't that what being a savvy consumer is all about?

Thu, 09 Dec 1999 05:03:14 -0800