Sometimes the offer made at the register for a sizable sales discount in exchange for opening a store credit card is too tempting to pass up. Store credit cards, even though limited in use, come with ...

Evan Zimmer has been writing about finance for years. After graduating with a journalism degree from SUNY Oswego, he wrote credit card content for Credit Card Insider (now Money Tips) before moving to ...

NEW YORK — When Mykail James was 19 and working a holiday job at Victoria’s Secret, she took out a store credit card with a $2,000 credit line. When her school break was over, she realized she could ...

Nearly every store has rewards credit cards available for customers, but not all the offers add up to major savings. These offers are often the "genesis" of long-term issues, one personal finance ...

As holiday shopping gets underway, many of us will face the pitch at least once at the store register: “Would you like to save 25% on your purchase today by opening a store credit card?” The specific ...

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- It's an enticing offer we've all heard at the check-out counter: save an extra 10-20% percent on your purchase by signing up for a store credit card. But before you sign up, ...

Paying for purchases with a store credit card can offer rewards and additional discounts at retailers where you regularly shop. Many retailers offer a store credit card, but not all of them are worth ...

After a 15-minute wait, you finally reach the cash register at the department store with your haul of holiday gifts. You drop the armload of presents onto the counter in relief, and then you hear ...

Dashia is the consumer insights editor for CNET. She specializes in data-driven analysis and news at the intersection of tech, personal finance and consumer sentiment. Dashia investigates economic ...

Jerod Morales is a deputy editor at Forbes Advisor and a travel rewards expert. He took a deep dive into points and miles in 2016, searching for a way to make travel both possible and affordable for ...

Kelly-Ann Franklin has spent more than two decades in journalism which has helped her build a wide knowledge base of business and personal finance topics. Her goal with editing is to ensure tough ...

Store loyalty cards compromise your privacy; the deals you love are down to your data. Even knowing the risks, I still use my store loyalty cards all of the time—but there are a few ways I try to ...