Comments on: The Credit-Card Personal Shopper Helps Mary Pilon http://blog.filife.com/the-credit-card-personal-shopper-helps-mary-pilon/ A production of FiLife, a new personal-finance site that goes live later this year. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:10:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Jessica http://blog.filife.com/the-credit-card-personal-shopper-helps-mary-pilon/#comment-283 Jessica Thu, 25 Oct 2007 19:45:06 +0000 http://www.filife.com/the-credit-card-personal-shopper-helps-mary-pilon/#comment-283 Thanks, Ron, I've actually been meaning to e-mail you about this :) Problem solved! Thanks, Ron, I’ve actually been meaning to e-mail you about this :) Problem solved!

]]> By: Dave Hanson http://blog.filife.com/the-credit-card-personal-shopper-helps-mary-pilon/#comment-261 Dave Hanson Wed, 17 Oct 2007 18:58:14 +0000 http://www.filife.com/the-credit-card-personal-shopper-helps-mary-pilon/#comment-261 I like the "personal shopper" idea Ron. It will be interesting to explore how this can be rolled into a web application when the main site goes live. The Chase freedom card is indeed a great choice for a general purpose card. Chase has one feature worth highlighting that the other big players don't do as well: a no-hassle "auto-pay" feature. In just minute or two on their website, you can set a bank account from which you'd like to have have the full balance (or minimum payment) be deducted from your bank account. It does this on the due date (letting you keep your funds as long as possible), and if you make any other payments of any kind prior to that due date, it correspondingly reduces or eliminates the autopay. It can also be turned off as easily as it can be turned on via the same website. I have some other ideas for cards suited to people like Mary, but we'll save those for another time. I like the “personal shopper” idea Ron. It will be interesting to explore how this can be rolled into a web application when the main site goes live.

The Chase freedom card is indeed a great choice for a general purpose card. Chase has one feature worth highlighting that the other big players don’t do as well: a no-hassle “auto-pay” feature. In just minute or two on their website, you can set a bank account from which you’d like to have have the full balance (or minimum payment) be deducted from your bank account. It does this on the due date (letting you keep your funds as long as possible), and if you make any other payments of any kind prior to that due date, it correspondingly reduces or eliminates the autopay. It can also be turned off as easily as it can be turned on via the same website.

I have some other ideas for cards suited to people like Mary, but we’ll save those for another time.

]]> By: Ron Lieber http://blog.filife.com/the-credit-card-personal-shopper-helps-mary-pilon/#comment-247 Ron Lieber Wed, 10 Oct 2007 19:37:24 +0000 http://www.filife.com/the-credit-card-personal-shopper-helps-mary-pilon/#comment-247 Gary, I had forgotten that you covered cash-back in addition to frequent flier miles. My apologies. FiLifers, Gary's site is a wealth of terrific information for anyone interested in loyalty programs and does indeed qualify as a single site that organizes this nicely. I'll correct the text accordingly. Gary, I had forgotten that you covered cash-back in addition to frequent flier miles. My apologies.

FiLifers, Gary’s site is a wealth of terrific information for anyone interested in loyalty programs and does indeed qualify as a single site that organizes this nicely. I’ll correct the text accordingly.

]]> By: Gary Steiger http://blog.filife.com/the-credit-card-personal-shopper-helps-mary-pilon/#comment-246 Gary Steiger Wed, 10 Oct 2007 19:29:18 +0000 http://www.filife.com/the-credit-card-personal-shopper-helps-mary-pilon/#comment-246 Ron- I am very surprised at your comment "...there isn’t a single site where it’s all nicely organized...". I know you are aware of the credit card section of my <a href="http://www.freefrequentflyermiles.com/index.htm" rel="nofollow">Free Frequent Flyer Miles</a> website. --- Gary Steiger Ron-

I am very surprised at your comment “…there isn’t a single site where it’s all nicely organized…”. I know you are aware of the credit card section of my Free Frequent Flyer Miles website.

— Gary Steiger

]]> By: Ron Lieber http://blog.filife.com/the-credit-card-personal-shopper-helps-mary-pilon/#comment-244 Ron Lieber Wed, 10 Oct 2007 02:11:16 +0000 http://www.filife.com/the-credit-card-personal-shopper-helps-mary-pilon/#comment-244 Thanks Steve It's all free! And we're trying to live by the credo... Thanks Steve

It’s all free! And we’re trying to live by the credo…

]]> By: Steve Heideman http://blog.filife.com/the-credit-card-personal-shopper-helps-mary-pilon/#comment-242 Steve Heideman Tue, 09 Oct 2007 23:22:23 +0000 http://www.filife.com/the-credit-card-personal-shopper-helps-mary-pilon/#comment-242 So I have to say that I just checked out that Mint website--Great stuff!I had no idea that something like this existed. I just wanted to say that I experienced 3 of the FiLife Creed Points with this one post: -It’s not rude to talk about money -Peers offer better advice than professionals sometimes -None of us are as smart as all of us Maybe a little cheezy but I wanted to share my experience. So I have to say that I just checked out that Mint website–Great stuff!I had no idea that something like this existed. I just wanted to say that I experienced 3 of the FiLife Creed Points with this one post:
-It’s not rude to talk about money
-Peers offer better advice than professionals sometimes
-None of us are as smart as all of us

Maybe a little cheezy but I wanted to share my experience.

]]> By: Steve Heideman http://blog.filife.com/the-credit-card-personal-shopper-helps-mary-pilon/#comment-241 Steve Heideman Tue, 09 Oct 2007 22:57:57 +0000 http://www.filife.com/the-credit-card-personal-shopper-helps-mary-pilon/#comment-241 Ron, Fun idea. What do you charge for your services? Ron,
Fun idea. What do you charge for your services?

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