Just charge it! Should you pay off your student loans with a credit card?

Liz Weston says to be careful if you’re considering paying off your student loans with a low interest credit card.
Using low-rate credit cards to pay off other debt may lower your finance costs — or cost you a lot more in the long run.
That’s because the low rates offered by credit cards are typically temporary. [...]

Paying for ID protection

Is it worth your while to pay for identity theft protection services?  An article in the LA Times says “maybe.”
But should you spend money to buy services that promise to protect you from identity theft?
As in so many matters financial, it depends: on whether you don’t mind paying for something you could do yourself for [...]