NOT CHECKING STATEMENTS
Credit card statements can help you avoid late payments, but are also the best way of knowing if a charge is correct. A consumer typically has 60 days to dispute a payment amount; if you ignore your statement and fraudulent charges, you’re basically accepting them. “In these days of ID theft, you need to check your bills religiously,” said June A. Schroeder, a Wisconsin certified financial planner, to CreditCards.com.