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It’s that time of the year again… Spring break, baby!

How about Florida this year? Or Mexico?

Great stuff! But how are you going to pay for all this?

Maybe you’ve got the airfare. But what about a place to sleep? What about breakfast, lunch and dinner? Wait, skip the breakfast part, you’ll probably sleep right through that!

Here’s a reality. Wherever you’re heading, it’s probably going to cost you more than you think, and more than you have. That’s why credit card companies are pushing college-age people right now to use their credit cards—or to get a new “free” credit card.

Don’t fall for their spiel. It would be so easy to sign up for a “free” credit card and pay for the whole trip. But with that “free” card, you could be cruising for a credit card crash!

Financing virtually anything on a credit card doesn’t make sense, unless it’s an emergency. But using plastic to finance spring break is terminally stupid.

FDIC Releases Study of Bank Overdraft Programs. Take a look at what they found.

And yet another article on identity theft… Boring!

But is it? Did you know young people are big targets?

Here’s a quick head’s up.

What is ID Theft?

A scammer uses your name, personal information, and credit to steal products and services and leaves you with the bill.