Sales are down, but not hideous

I know this was intended to be another doom-and-gloom story, but a drop of 2% to 4% from last year (excluding car and gas sales) ... sales paid for by credit card, checks and cash — retail sales fell between 5.5 percent and 8 percent ... doesn't sounds that bad. Am I missing something? What I'm also wondering is, with so many things [more...]

Date: 2008-12-26 21:45:00

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Horse-race-loving former police chief winds up behind bars

Frank Kessler, former Garden Grove police chief, councilman and mayor, and his wife were arrested Wednesday on suspicion of financial misdeeds, ... and personal loans with a city-issued credit card. They were named in a 21-count district attorney ... , grand theft and writing tens of thousands of dollars worth of bad checks. She was being held in lieu [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 19:55:29

No economic news, but Lots of investor updates

The rates are great – jump on in!  Remember that next-to-0% short term Treasury rates are helping many ARM loans reset to lower rates ... but not limited to processing a loan application, ordering appraisals and/or credit reports ... . How are we looking in terms of ARM re-sets for 2009? Well, not too bad! Check out the websites [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 17:23:40

One-Stop Shopping Calamity

The news that Citigroup is considering selling half its Smith Barney brokerage unit to Morgan Stanley is seen as evidence that Sandy Weill's plan for ... from one financial institution. Credit cards, checking accounts, mortgages, brokerage services ... a one-stop financial shop is officially dead. But the financial supermarket is the bad idea [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 18:00:00

10 Tips on Using your Credit Card Wisely

This is a guest post by Andy over at Retire at 40. Check out his great blog and subscribe to his RSS feed here. I’ll admit it. I’m a credit card user. I use it a lot, not everyday, but a lot. Am I wrong? Am I a bad person ... ways why you’re not an automatically bad person if you use a credit card but you must follow them [more...]

Date: 2008-12-25 03:49:57

Good Banks, Bad Banks

Check out this turn of events: JP Morgan Chase is stepping up to offer $400, ... . The bank’s offer comes on the heels of Bank of America’s pledge to also make a loan to Republic ... its credit. From Reuters: The worker sit-in that began on Friday has become a symbol of Main Street [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 22:04:02

Payday loan, emergency cash money

Applying for a loan and getting it in your hands has a lot of gap in between ... salary should be above £1,000 per month - You should have a current checking bank account ... , depending on your income. The repayment term is usually a week to a month. If you have a bad credit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 00:33:35

Get Out of Debt in 2009

The new year is here and many of you have new year’s resolutions on your mind. You may be motivated to change bad habits in your life, complete projects that you started long ... one of your financial goals this year? If so, make sure you check out No Credit Needed a great personal finance blog [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 12:55:20

Never Give Up! - Funny Pics, Part 9

"QUANTUM SHOT" #465 link See the whole "Never Give Up! Lords of the Logistics" series here!. When life gives you lemons.. ... are they for? - (images credit: Thomas Kalak) Also check out his illustrated book "Thailand - Same same ... for the workout: No crossing the road for these chickens: Parents come up with (bad) solutions [more...]

Date: 2008-08-24 10:33:30

Pancake City Online Buying Guide

I don’t understand the yearly rush of shoppers on Black Friday ... in Google or check out an aggregator like RetailMeNot. Credit card sites sometimes have coupons around ... and for the next few months because the economy is so bad. Retailers are going to be forced to slash [more...]

Date: 2008-12-05 04:13:08

Finding County Marriage Licenses

by Jason Voxly Maybe you are dating someone and think they are hiding something ... the system. You do have to be careful and check into the companies before giving them your credit card ... with a legit company. It is a rare situation that you will receive bad information [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 22:43:42

2008 Goals Review and Preparing for the New Year

One year ago, I listed my goals for 2008. Here’s a review of my list from last year. Pay off all Credit card debt - Failed! ... in my primary checking account, which helps make budgeting easier and can serve as an emergency fund if needed. Earn $20,000 (gross) from side businesses - Not bad. I didn’t make it to $20,000 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 22:33:00

Watch Out for Possible Credit Card Scams

I am constantly amazed by the creativity of thieves when it comes to ways to scamming people ... card. Bad Photography A lady paid by using my Visa Check Card, and the young man behind ... will be so much better. Currently in the United States, the credit card companies take the burden off [more...]

Date: 2008-10-30 15:25:07

Is Making 100K in One Day Selling Real Estate Guru Product Bad for Business?

That depends. Who is the speaker? What is the product? Was it done in a pitch-fest? ... about their beautiful spouse and kids or need to see pictures of them in front of their 60K car? “Selling ... ! (But first they “qualify you” by checking to see how much money you have on your credit cards!) YIKES [more...]

Date: 2008-10-14 20:58:43

Pulling it Together in 2 Days & Racism Check

I rallied together my resources and since I had been working more than making social networks while here, I had to basically start from scratch, ... who have been complete con artists and "bad" from beginning to end, and I actually gave them credit because I thought [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 05:06:00

How to Replace Bad Financial Habits With Good Ones

This is a guest post from Leo Babauta of Zen Habits. His first book, The Power of Less, was recently published by Hyperion ... full of things we don’t need, bills we can’t pay, and low balances in our checking and savings accounts ... situation? Some ideas: Impulse spending. Overuse of credit cards or other debt. Spending without tracking [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 13:00:09

Obama, McCain: Cautious in econ-crisis

by Mark Silva Count both Barack Obama and John McCain, the candidates for president, ... for banks and other financial institutions holding bad mortgage debts that are "clogging'' the system and threatening a farther-reaching credit calamity. "I don't think it can be a blank check [more...]

Date: 2008-09-22 00:52:05

Morning Update (Scott Pioli Decision Day? Edition)

Make sure you keep checking back here, especially early this week ... about the Chiefs' Super Bowl win. The $25 million tax credit proposal that encouraged the Chiefs to move ... coach. Goes to show you just how bad a job Oakland is. Despite losing to the Pittsburgh Steelers [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 11:36:42

Mayor Nasser Pangandaman Jr. (DAR chief’s son) Mauled A Father & Son at Valley Golf and Country Club

This blog post will be updated regularly for links to interesting blog posts and news Check out the Online Petition for Pangandamans’ Resignation ( ... And he tells me that my brother has a bad attitude and that I need to watch him. WHAT THE HELL ... to you too. (Photo credit to abs-cbnnews.com video) Basing it on Bambee’s first person [more...]

Date: 2008-12-27 09:10:03

If you thought social conservatives were out of power....

... check the offices of your local prosecutors, where a new cottage industry seems to be ginning up non-existent sex crimes ... politicians can make a name for themselves. Consider the case of Greg Soucia. Greg is clearly a bad boy ... got hold of him....Mr. Soucia was a thief: more precisely he stole a credit card. And, as a result [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 16:01:00

BMW Smart key concept multi tasks as your credit card

After news that Ford is developing the MyKey, to keep your children's driving habits under check, BMW has now gone ahead and developed a new key that could double up as a credit card. Considering ... that it will ease the process for rich people to just pay off their parking, groceries, and bad debts via [more...]

Date: 2008-10-22 12:40:08

Marriage and Careers in a Bad Economy - September in Review

September started off kind of slow but ended up a crazy month! Let’s hope we don’t see many more months like it in the future ... for married couples, joint checking accounts for couples, and budgeting for newlyweds. Career Tips ... of the financial markets and the credit crunch that captured the attention of the country and hi-jacked [more...]

Date: 2008-10-05 13:30:15

Treasury Check Kiting Latest Bush Debacle

President Bush has done an excellent job defending the US ... with no accountability wasn’t bad enough, now they’re pumping $6 billion into just above subprime auto loans: GMAC ... 7 years now.  For this, he deserves a great deal of credit.  But for all that, his domestic policy [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 03:35:22

What are you reading?

Labor Days Vol. 2 Welcome once again to What are you reading?, the weekly column where the Robot 6 team runs through what comics and other stuff they've been checking out lately. As Chris is in Bethesda this weekend, I'm filling in for him as your host. Our special guests this time are Philip Gelatt and Rick Lacy , creators of the Labor Days graphic novels published by Oni Press. Volume two, Just Another Damn Day , is now available in finer retail establishments everywhere. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-27 17:11:32

Economic Outrage du Jour

Quite a few right-wing bloggers, including Glenn Reynolds, the Instapundit, got themselves snookered by a recent, lazily corrected article in The New York Post , written by Richard Wilner. Ampersand at Alas, a Blog provided the fact-checking application. Among other mistakes in Wilner’s Obama-slamming piece was this bit in the lede published on September 27: The unemployment rate for young Americans has exploded to 52.2 percent — a post-World War II high, according to the Labor Dept. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 03:18:05

What Auto Lenders Look for While Offering you Car Financing?

Amazon.de Widgets Auto financing industry is growing leaps and bound with the increased demand for vehicles among people. They are no longer luxuries; rather necessities of modern life. Scores of auto financing lenders have cropped up in the loan market to help people in this regard. They are giant private sector banks, financial institutions, and individual lenders. The parameters of loan approval vary fro lender to lender. In this article we will talk about the common parameters required by all lenders. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-26 08:10:08

The Sad Tale of Gansel and Hetel

The plight of Hansel and Gretel is known to many but have you ever heard the sad story of Gansel and Hetel? Two middle class kids “adrift” in the consumerist shopping mall culture take a bath in debt and almost ruin their lives… can they be saved? Bad Health & Bad Luck Gansel and Hetel had it rough growing up with divorced parents.  Their dad didn’t take care of his health and didn’t buy enough life insurance so their mom was left to raise them totally alone after he passed away.  [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 12:57:44

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229 views Nestle Family Blogger DramaAnnouncements — By Trisha-admin on September 30, 2009 at 3:15 pm I wanted to say, on my own little spot of the world that no one else can regulate (and longer than 140 freaking characters), that I don’t find any of this Nestle crap attacking bloggers appropriate.The message has been lost by those that were trying to advocate a true issue. I would be furious if I was trying to get out information on a cause and this was the result. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 20:15:36

Tips For Finding A Non ChexSystems Bank

by Andrew W. Chen Until someone has had to go through the absolute horror of being reported to ChexSystems, it’s hard to realize how much of a pain it is to deal with. Of course, you’re unable to open a checking account in most institutions, so you can’t pay your bills with a check. You can’t pay online either because online bill pay requires a valid checking account. And since having a debit card is not an option, that means that you walk around with lots of cash. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-26 18:16:50

Student Loans Master Plan: Tips to Unearth the Easy Colleges

September 30, 2009 | By Barlena Axelsson In Finance | by Dorothy WestIf you are requiring bad credit student loans, you have fought with ruined finances in recent history, or have not had time to gain a good credit rating. Both of these aspects contribute to what is known as bad credit rating, and getting student cash under either one of those circumstances can be difficult in the ideal scenario.There are several processes you can utilize to make bad credit student loans possible to gain. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 18:56:02

FAREWELL TO RHODRI MORGAN

Labour’s First Minister of Wales, Rhodri Morgan’s speech at the 2009 Labour Annual Conference: Conference, I’ve had the privilege as Labour Leader in Wales, of addressing you since 2000, and today I’m doing so for the last time. Over that decade of devolution, I’ve seen Wales grow enormously in confidence. Learning the art of government. Getting used to making our own decisions. Moving away from the old culture of blaming others for anything that goes wrong. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-28 10:00:35

Next day Cash Loans fast solution for emergency purposes

Author : jaren lese When a family emergency situation arises, it has to be instantly met and any delayed monetary help may be of little use If you earn a monthly salary, then next day cash loans can fetch you timely monetary help in the same day without any credit checks and other hurdles While the approval comes instantly, the loan amount comes in your bank checking account usually within 24 hours You can use the loan for car repairing, paying off a credit card bill or electricity bill on [more...]

Date: 2009-09-26 07:31:07

WordCamp Philippines 2009 – With Great [Blogging] Power Comes Great Responsibility

Reporting for the recently concluded WordCamp Philippines 2009 last Saturday o> I totally failed at giving the heads up about this early on in the blog, unlike last year . It was already too late by the time I realized I wasn’t able to inform hazy and Zeroblade about this, the two blogger friends I went with last year OTL I ended up going to the event by myself, broke out of my anti-social shell, met new people and chatted up a bit with them during lunch and during the afternoon sessions. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-26 02:00:24

Bad Credit Score: Effective Ways to Repair It

If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Having a good credit score rating means everything in today’s world. It is something that you should have in order to live life comfortable and as easily as possible. This is why many people work hard in order to have good credit rating score and prevent them from plunging in to a bad credit rating score.You now ask what kind of things that you can benefit from by having a good credit score. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-27 02:23:32

Things To Remember In Choosing A Credit Card

by Eric Jilson If you have a low credit rating, you will most likely not be offered an unsecured low interest credit card. This requires faith on the part of the credit card company that you will repay your debts on time. People with good credit are able to get these cards because their credit history shows that they have been capable of paying on time in the past. If you have good credit and plan to continue making timely payments, then you will probably qualify for these low-interest credit cards. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-28 09:44:37

No Credit Check Loans – Help and Advice

by Jimmy Tyrrell Thinking about a no credit check loan but not sure of all the facts? If so, you should invest a few minutes reading this. By the end of this article you should be better informed to decide if no credit checks loans are for you, and as there is more than one type of no credit check loans which one you should consider. Firstly, we must address the subject of no credit check payday loans. Because of the reasons described below these loans might not be an option. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 11:35:37

Credit Repair Can Make Your Life Stress Free

by Dina Salinas For most people, having bad credit would be like the end of the world. People rely on credit for even the simplest transactions in this modern world. If you have bad credit, then simplify your life with a credit repair that is within reach. If you’re having financial issues, chances are that creditors already know. They can tell by the way you handle your credit, the way you pay it, etc. For instance, if you are changing your credit pattern or taking cash advances. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-27 18:08:52

Credit Repair! You May Have A Bad Credit Rating And Not Even Know It

When we talk about credit repair, most of us believe that repairing our credit rating is directly related to our mis management of our finance s, and in most cases that is true! However, many of us don’t realize that thousands of men and women every year find out they have bad credit due to credit fraud, and if you’re not 1% sure on how this happens, it’s a method by criminal organizations that are stealing your identity and using it for financial criminal activities. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 14:31:03

Tips on Getting the Best Bad Credit Loan

Copyright (c) 2009 Liz Roberts Usually, people with bad credit history will apply for sub-prime loans. Bad credit loans has higher interest rates and fees because people that apply to this kind of loans are seen as high risk borrowers. if you are one of them, what can you do? Can you still get a loan that has a reasonable rate despite of your credit score. Loans for Bad Credit – Choosing the Best Different lending companies offer varying loans especially for the bad credit market. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-26 05:46:14

Is It Possible To Get A Loan Without A Bank Account?

by Nancy D. Brooks Many are under the assumption that unless you are in a good credit standing and have an active checking account that they are no sources to turn to for help in emergencies. While this may have been the case in the past it is no longer so today. There are many lenders who are willing to provide loans to those who have bad credit and who for whatever the reason may not have a current checking account. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-25 20:40:04

Instant Loans for Bad Credit timely monetary help for urgency

Author : Gamin Kils Instant loans for bad credit are specially created for the purpose of providing timely monetary help to the salaried people of the UK They can immediately have access to these loans without any hassles and credit checks The loan amount is quickly approved and the lenders deposit the amount in the borrowers' bank checking account within 24 hours Bad credit history of the borrowers does not come in the way of taking out the loan on time You may be having some risky tags [more...]

Date: 2009-09-26 07:31:07

“Blow” - Review Of EPMD’s We Mean Business

Remember that end of American Gangster when Frank Lucas was finally released from jail and he looked lost and out of place? ... -hop. To their credit it takes them almost to the end of the album to lambaste hip-hop’s current state ... in a forgotten (but well reminisced) era. Too many pucnhlines and metaphors have you checking [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 15:39:53

Deals of the Day: Good Riddance to 2008

Today in Bailouts Everyone gets a car: General Motors sweetened customer incentives a day after the federal government committed $6 billion to ... stabilize auto-loan provider GMAC. WSJ Related: There were plenty of poorly handled bailouts ... , I don’t know.’” That is true of so many thing. Vanity Fair Mergers & Acquisitions Credit Suisse [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 12:01:16

Fantasy Basketball, Week 5

by Emry DowningHall After dropping a fantasy column on Wednesday of last week, I’m back on short rest with this week’s column ... for that when analyzing a deal is crucial. Though I What great production... occasionally find errors ... that credit the number of fourth quarters sat as a positive statistic; Kobe Bryant owners stand [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 13:33:34

process addictions

I just had my first class for the semester at Vanguard University. I teach a class on Addictive Behavior in their graduate psychology program ... . Every semester, I am seeing more faces staring at their computer screens during class intead ... epidemic. It's gotten so bad that there was some serious discussion amongst the faculty as to how [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 07:36:00

10 SureFire Ways To Get a Credit Card When You Have Bad Credit

In today’s economic climate, it’s become nearly impossible to find a credit card issuer willing to cater to people with bad credit. Among the few financial institutions that do offer bad credit cards, many have tightened their qualification guidelines for approval. Although it’s easy to qualify for department store or gasoline credit cards when you have bad credit, a secured credit card is still one of the best ways to rebuild your credit. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-25 21:32:38

Why You Should See Your Business Credit Report

by Andy Zain When we grow into adults we start to realize that it takes money to get the things that you want. If you do not have enough money, then you can get a line of credit. Of course, you can only get approved for the credit if you have a decent credit score. The same process goes for a small business. If you are starting up your own business take a look at your business credit report. There are many reasons why you should not miss out on an opportunity such as this. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-26 14:35:50

Balance your checkbook with Clearcheckbook

I have to confess I am rather into money management apps, although I never actually got into any of them, except for one of the best, Clearcheckbook ... . You can have standard accounts like checking, savings, credit but you can also enter your own types ... stuff from your bank account. The reason I found it so good is exactly this, since I don’ [more...]

Date: 2008-12-25 00:23:33

Making a list, checking it twice…

Ah, I do love making resolutions. I generally revise them on a monthly basis – goals are good! – but here's a snippet of what I'm plotting for 2009 ... some more friends who enjoy playing board games. 7. Part ways with the credit card, for good. Learn to love ... more, hold doors open for people more, offer up my seat on the subway more, make funny [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 14:26:51

The Poverty Business

Sorry if this appears to be an older article, and not latest headlines, just thought it was interesting - loki The Poverty Business Inside U.S ... into Byrider, Tsosie drove off, jubilant, in a 1999 Saturn subcompact she bought entirely on credit ... access to credit has put cars, computers, credit cards, and even homes within reach for many [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 00:45:24

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