Copyright 2013 CreditDonkey charles@creditdonkey.com (Charles Tran) feedback@creditdonkey.com (CreditDonkey) http://www.creditdonkey.com/news.html Balanced coverage from our credit card news desk. http://www.creditdonkey.com/borrowing-last-learn.htmlhttp://www.creditdonkey.com/borrowing-last-learn.htmlMost respondents to a recent CreditDonkey.com survey said they learned key finance concepts in high school. Despite all the reports about poor financial literacy buzz among adults and debates over when teens should learn money management skills, our survey of over 1,000 adults revealed that while in high school:Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700naomi@creditdonkey.com (Naomi Mannino)Newshttp://www.creditdonkey.com/lifestyle-income-loss.htmlhttp://www.creditdonkey.com/lifestyle-income-loss.htmlJust over half of over 1,000 respondents to a recent CreditDonkey.com survey said that if they ever have to face an unexpected loss of income, they would not be able to support their current lifestyle for even a month.Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700naomi@creditdonkey.com (Naomi Mannino)Newshttp://www.creditdonkey.com/mom-world.htmlhttp://www.creditdonkey.com/mom-world.htmlIf money were no object, over half of respondents to a recent CreditDonkey.com survey would send their mom on a vacation for Mother's Day. Second on this wish list was a house (27.4% of respondents said so). Alas, for all the mothers out there, the average amount of money our more than 800 respondents plan to spend this Mother's Day is just $61.56 – not enough for a dream vacation or a new home.Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700naomi@creditdonkey.com (Naomi Mannino)Newshttp://www.creditdonkey.com/men-work-shopping.htmlhttp://www.creditdonkey.com/men-work-shopping.htmlMore than half of men shop online while at work, according to a recent CreditDonkey.com survey of over 1,200 respondents. In fact, they are more likely than females to shop at work; exactly half of women do it while they’re on the clock.Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700naomi@creditdonkey.com (Naomi Mannino)Newshttp://www.creditdonkey.com/mothers-day.htmlhttp://www.creditdonkey.com/mothers-day.htmlA new CreditDonkey survey reveals sons plan to spend more money this Mother's Day while daughters plan to spend less than they did last year. In the survey of over 800 Americans, nearly 1 in 4 son respondents said they plan to increase their Mother's Day budget, while nearly 1 in 4 daughter respondents said they plan to spend less this year.Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:00:00 -0700charles@creditdonkey.com (Charles Tran)Newshttp://www.creditdonkey.com/social-networking-work.htmlhttp://www.creditdonkey.com/social-networking-work.htmlJust over 60% of respondents use social networking at work, according to a recent CreditDonkey.com survey, but they might not be getting any work done. Only 2% of the respondents who use social networking said they are on the sites solely for business purposes.Tue, 09 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700naomi@creditdonkey.com (Naomi Mannino)Newshttp://www.creditdonkey.com/social-media-buying.htmlhttp://www.creditdonkey.com/social-media-buying.htmlDespite the move by companies to expand their reach and win consumers’ loyalty and attention through social media, most consumers aren’t buying it. Just over 70% of respondents to a recent CreditDonkey survey said they have never shopped as a result of a tweet or a post on a brand's social media page.Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700mike@creditdonkey.com (Mike Foster)Newshttp://www.creditdonkey.com/read-book.htmlhttp://www.creditdonkey.com/read-book.htmlDespite the ease of e-readers and tablets for reading, a recent CreditDonkey.com survey found that a real book in the hands trumps the digital version. Out of over 1,200 respondents, 73.7% would rather hold an actual book versus 26.3% who would rather read the online version of a book.Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700naomi@creditdonkey.com (Naomi Mannino)Newshttp://www.creditdonkey.com/social-media-usage-statistics.htmlhttp://www.creditdonkey.com/social-media-usage-statistics.htmlOut of almost 1,200 respondents to a recent CreditDonkey.com survey, 48.6% admitted to engaging in social networking while on the toilet and 47.6% admitted to doing it while drunk. Maybe these high numbers shouldn’t surprise us, considering The Urban Dictionary already has a word to describe tweeting while under the influence of alcohol, or drunk tweeting: “Dweet.”Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700naomi@creditdonkey.com (Naomi Mannino)Newshttp://www.creditdonkey.com/mistrust-banks.htmlhttp://www.creditdonkey.com/mistrust-banks.htmlMany consumers think banks are saving us from actually saving because of their numerous fees, some of which we may barely know about or understand. When asked which types of financial institutions they do not trust, consumers to a recent CreditDonkey survey put banks at the top of their list. More than half of respondents (57.2%) answered that they do not trust banks, and 50.3% said they do not trust credit card issuers either.Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0800naomi@creditdonkey.com (Naomi Mannino)News