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Could charity credit cards be for you? If you’re one of those who has always wanted to give to charity but just can’t seem to stretch your paycheck far enough, you may be interested to learn about giving to charity by making everyday purchases! Let me explain…

If you have never heard about charity credit cards before, first thing you should know is that they are a great way to donate money to a cause of your choice without ever having to empty your wallet completely. How does that work? Well it’s quite simple, for every dollar you spend on your credit card, a small percentage of the purchase price is donated to the charity your card supports.

Perhaps you’d like to aid conservation, contribute to cancer research, or support another cause you are passionate about? There are cards for virtually every charitable organization. These credit cards allow people just like you to kill two birds with one stone.

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Chase has announced the launch of their new Chase Sapphire 2011 Golf Experience Program which will be hosted by champion golf professional Stewart Cink.

Chase Card Services announced the 2011 Golf Experience which will be exclusive to Chase Sapphire card members. The program will include a series of five events held in cities across the United States throughout the year.

Chase Sapphire card members can make us of the Chase Ultimate Rewards program and redeem their credit card rewards points for the opportunity to participate in a number of exclusive gold experiences.

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Due to the damage caused by Hurricane Irene, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced it will extend the tax deadline for overseas bank accounts. The deadline, which applies to the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Initiative (OVDI), has been moved to Sept. 9 after being moved from Aug. 31.

Money in Overseas Accounts Must Be Reported

U.S. taxpayers who have money deposited in overseas bank accounts must report their funds if their aggregate value tops $10,000 at any time during the calendar year. Often, however, taxpayers don’t realize they are required to disclosing these balances to the IRS.

It’s for this reason that the OVDI program was created.

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For most average, hard-working and upstanding American citizens, thoughts of theft are far from their minds.  They simply do not spend much time trying to figure out how to steal anything, much less credit card information.  Unfortunately, there are criminals who do spend plenty of time coming up with ways to gain and use falsified credit card data.  Here are 4 of the different methods they use.

A virtual wallet, sometimes referred to as a “digital wallet,” is an electronic version of the papers, credit cards and other items in your wallet. It allows you to access all of your information on your computer and on your smart phone.

A virtual wallet is, as it sounds, not a tangible wallet. In fact, it is not even a piece of computer hardware. Rather, a virtual wallet is software that contains the items in your regular wallet. It holds your payment information, address, identification cards, gift cards, loyalty membership cards and even your Social Security number and card for your use. Another main component of these programs is their ability to store your passwords for websites or bank accounts.

Many virtual wallets can be downloaded to your smart phone. However, you cannot use your phone to complete your purchase.

A virtual wallet runs in the background whenever you use your computer.

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