Grace Carter Team Writer Grace is a writer from California. Grace plans feature stories and web content in conjunction with the editorial team. She researches, conducts interviews, writes and fact-checks a wide range of topics including credit cards reviews, news stories, feature stories, profiles, web content and newsletters. Send an e-mail to grace@creditdonkey.com

Recent Articles by Grace Carter

5 Ways to Maximize Your Financial Aid Eligibility

August 11, 2011 - By Grace Carter - Tips for Student

If the thought of paying for higher education seems overwhelming and quite daunting, you’re not alone. Many families across the country are being faced with rising college tuition rates and either stagnant or falling family income.

6 Common Balance Transfer Mistakes to Avoid
By Grace Carter - Tips for Balance Transfers
We love the idea of balance transfers. They allow us to transfer higher-rate balances to one low-rate credit card, thereby allowing us to both simplify our monthly debt payments and save money.

Are Credit Cards with Event Perks Worth the Annual Fee?
By Grace Carter - Tips for Events
So many of us are conditioned to reject any credit card offer that comes with an annual fee that we may very well be losing out on some great opportunities – ones that tip the financial sense scale in favor of that annual fee.

Why You Should Have a Credit Card with Return Protection
By Grace Carter - Tips for Return Protection
Most premium credit cards offer a feature called “free return protection,” yet many of us know little about this beneficial feature.

Choosing the Right Discount Rewards Credit Card
By Grace Carter - Tips for Discount
We love discount rewards credit cards because they pay us back in the form of discounts at our favorite retailers.

4 Business Strategies to Monetize Your Blog
By Grace Carter - Tips for Business
Does your business have a blog? Do you write a blog you love? Now is the time to make your blog work for you!

Credit Card Purchase Protection: Should You Pay Extra for It?
By Grace Carter - Tips for Purchase Protection
Credit card purchase protection is a feature offered by many credit card companies to lure customers into becoming a card member. Most of the time, it is simply a feature of the credit card; other times, the credit card company charges the ...

Dining Rewards: 5 Ways to Feast on Reward Credit Cards
By Grace Carter - Tips for Restaurant
Whether we need to entertain a business client, head to the local drive-thru on the way home from work, or catch a quick breakfast at our favorite deli, eating out has become an American way of life.

Top 8 Cash Back Credit Card Myths
By Grace Carter - Tips for Cash Back
Take full advantage of cash back credit card benefits when you dispel the top 8 myths.

5 Ways to Improve Your Quality of Life and Save Money
By Grace Carter - Tips for Cheap Credit Cards
Many of us think that cutting back means squashing our way of life. However, this doesn’t have to be the case! In fact, there are a number of things you can do today that will help both your financial bottom line AND your quality of life!