As our country’s financial markets change, credit cards are adding new fees and enforcing old ones.  Today on Financial Columnist Liz Weston’s blog:  8 Credit Card Fees to Beware.  We’ve talked about some of these here at The Paycheck Chronicles but Liz’s list puts the most common fees in one article.

Military members are uniquely fortunate to have a number of low cost banking and credit sources:  USAA, Navy Federal Credit Union, and many other small branch or installation credit unions.  Don’t let the big banks charge you unnecessary fees.  If you’re not sure where to look, ask around your unit and find out where people are banking.