Do You Take Cash, Credit or Chip?
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A leading Japanese electronics company is developing memory cards that can be used to make cashless payments, open locks and read identification with a simple flick.
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Here's your game plan for finding the best funds out there.
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I&#39;ve been explaining quite a bit of late about a new federal law that allows banks to convert your checks to digital images. Banks aren&#39;t the only businesses using electronic means to process paper checks.
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Data breaches contribute less to ID theft and fraud that most people think, according to a recent survey by Javelin Strategy & Research. Losing your checkbook or wallet is more likely to put you at risk.
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Know what you pay for when you pay to invest.
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Other people's money versus your own.
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Call it a love affair with a dark side. Consumers today can't get enough of their credit cards, slapping them down with a passion to pay for everything from fast food to plane tickets at a rate of 10,000 transactions a second worldwide.
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As we reported Friday, Apple is trying to head off black market iPhone resellers by refusing to accept cash or check payments for iPhone sales. Stores will accept Apple gift cards as partial payment, we found, although policies seem to vary from store to store.
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Cash is not trash, it's the basis for a successful financial life. Having some money stowed away for a rainy day will keep the tax bill, unexpected illness, or a broken appliance from stealing your peace of mind.
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Make the best use of whatever cash you have available to invest.
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By embedding a computer chip or other type of memory device, a cellphone can double as a credit card.
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Take your Virtual Wallet music shopping
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"Yes. Ready money is Aladdin's Lamp." - Lord Byron, 1788-1824 Most of us don't appreciate the magic of cash until we are without it.
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Be smart when you use your credit card globally.
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I don't understand the popularity of debit cards ( "The debit dilemma," Feb. 4 ). We use only credit cards and enjoy the float. We pay them off monthly and incur no interest charges. We carry cards that have high interest and no fixed fees. Where is the downside?
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Make sure that you think things through before you decide to borrow against your plan.
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InfoWorld - Vending machines are not just about soda and candy and chips anymore. Wireless technologies that enable credit card purchases are spurring companies to market a wider variety of items from vending machines--everything from suntan lotion to golf balls to consumer electronics.