Being engaged is a rare special occasion in life, so it's no wonder people go to great lengths to make it perfect. That need for perfection comes at a cost, and it's easy to get carried away. Your special wedding season Ask Savvy questions, like this one below, will be answered by SavvySugar and a very savvy bride. Submit your questions in our Ask Savvy group. Dear Savvy, I was two paychecks away Read more

The Goldman Sachs and Stephen Colbert debacle reached a high Tuesday night when Colbert received a letter from the lawyers at the bank. Here's a refresher of the drama: one of Colbert's staff found the credit card of Buckley T. Ratchford, a partner at Goldman Sachs, which the comedian used to try and blackmail Ratchford to come on his show by threatening to reveal a digit of his credit card Read more

Seems like shoppers let loose on Cyber Monday sales! Many of you took advantage of the Thanksgiving web discounts, and the sales figures were telling — Americans spent a record of over $1 billion, which is now considered to be the biggest online shopping day of all time, according to Internet researcher comScore. An interesting fact: 48.9 percent of the orders were from work computers. I guess Read more

Not into the shopping madness of Black Friday? I don't blame you, but you shouldn't worry about missing out on any deals on electronics just because you want to skip the 4 a.m. wake-up call. Cyber Monday is quickly becoming the shopping holiday of choice for Internet-savvy geeks, and for good reason — you can score serious deals without ever leaving the comfort of your couch! Making purchases Read more

You're about to purchase that lovely dress you've been eyeing online, but when you're checking out, you face a dilemma — should you pay by credit, debit, or PayPal? It's the age-old question of online shopping, and the worry of having your identity stolen can eat at you. Turns out, if someone has used your account illegally, you're more like to get your money back with a credit card, because it Read more

When I first talked about the Kim Kardashian MasterCard aka the Kardashian Kard that debuted last week, 80 percent of you thought the idea was baffling. Turns out, SavvySugar readers have great instincts and were totally on the ball with this one. One of the biggest downsides to the prepaid debit card is that activating it will cost you $50 or $100. Another one is the endless list of fees that Read more

We've heard about credit cards becoming more high tech, with companies installing buttons on cards that will let you choose between using reward points or credit. A revelation yesterday by Google CEO Eric Schmidt spoke volumes about where credit card technology is heading — straight to your phones. Schmidt said the Near Field Communications chip in the yet-to-be released version of the Android Read more

Got a mountain of credit card debt that seems too large to tackle? Let Creditable help you out. This website provides all the tools you need to pay off your credit cards, get organized, and boost your credit score. With personalized payment plans, credit card trackers, tips to keep your credit score healthy, and approval estimators that help you gauge if you'll be approved for a card before you Read more

Citibank credit cards are going to become more advanced next month, with their new high-tech makeover, according to The New York Times. Apparently, the new cards, named 2G, will have two buttons that let you choose how you want to pay for the purchase. One button allows you to pay with reward points while the other lets you pay with credit. The 2G cards will have little lights and a battery life Read more

Good news small business owners — Mophie is making it easy for you to make like an Apple store employee and take payments from your handset. A partnership between Mophie and Intuit brings the Complete Credit Card Solution, an app and case combo that lets you take mobile credit card payments from customers anytime, anywhere. Mobile payments are taking off, not only in the consumer space, but Read more