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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Throughout much of the country, however--and especially among larger public institutions--the use of credit cards to pay for tuition has become big business...

Author: By Scott A. Resnick, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Word From Harvard: No Charge! | 10/15/1999 | See Source »

...says roughly 75 to 80 percent of all students at the extension school now pay for their courses with credit cards. And although the school does pay a fee to offer the service to students, Gravell-Santos says the policy is particularly beneficial to the extension school students--many of whom work part time in order to take class and rely on credit to help finance their education...

Author: By Scott A. Resnick, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Word From Harvard: No Charge! | 10/15/1999 | See Source »

...Find a card with no annual fee. If only because many credit cards don't charge an annual fee, you don't need to pay...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Tips for Avoiding Debt | 10/15/1999 | See Source »

...Pay the card off each month. Make a budget. Write down how much you make each week, with realistic amounts for personal costs like food, entertainment, clothing and entertainment. Try to think of the interest as what it really is: extra money spent in the long...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Tips for Avoiding Debt | 10/15/1999 | See Source »

...only paying the minimum, make sure it's at least reducing the balance. Some credit cards have a negative amortization schedule, which means if you pay the minimum the company requires, your balance will actually increase each month because the interest is so high...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Tips for Avoiding Debt | 10/15/1999 | See Source »

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