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Cancel card and enjoy convenience?

By Cathy Moran

American Express is offering a cash reward for card holders who cancel their accounts.  This is touted as a convenience to help card holders manage their finances.  Huh?

Is it my imagination, or weren’t credit card companies recently promoting the use of their cards as a means of conveniently managing money?

Old Am Ex Blue, we hardly knew ye…

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About Cathy Moran

I'm a veteran bankruptcy lawyer and consumer advocate in California's Silicon Valley. I write, teach, and speak in the hopes of expanding understanding of how bankruptcy can make life better in a family's future.

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