Obama Wants Everyone Out of Debt – Erase Up to 50%
This administration realizes that the economy is bad and people are suffering. President Obama is trying to put a limit on the amount of interest the credit card companies can charge you. But perhaps you have already gotten into trouble with your cre... [more...]
Date: 2009-09-11 16:06:20
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American introspection after collapse
Every time I write on the subject of our "economy of consumption," I get loads of e-mail ... of people receiving loans that should not of been allowed to have a credit card, but greed again ... and planning (See Ford, GM, Chrysler). I don't know how bad this correction is going [more...]
Date: 2008-12-07 13:27:07
Pandora’s Post Box
In keeping with my current view of things namely, no news is good news, I haven’t collected my post since about middle of June last year ... people to take care of and redistribute)An invitation to get another credit card (Seriously ... . I don’t lose much sleep over it either since the majority of it’s bad news, bills and bitching [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 17:27:25
Oregon's mileage tax proposal
A few days ago I was intrigued by a couple news stories about Oregon's proposal to tax mileage instead of gas ... a cell phone or a credit card, which can be traced. Furthermore, in the study of the people ... in the stories on why a mileage tax might be a bad idea. First, there are supposedly complaints [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 04:59:00
Banks and Consumers Are the Problem, Not Bad Assets
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson announced that he has shelved the original plan to buy troubled mortgage assets via the recently approved $700 ... loans, student loans and credit cards. This is creating a heavy burden on the American people [more...]
Date: 2008-11-14 12:14:14
Help In A Bad Economy
Since the economy has been suffering these days, so have many people. Some businesses have had to close and lots of people have lost their jobs ... you can expand your business is by accepting credit cards, accepting and offering cash advances. Merchant [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 18:45:35
Smoothing Out Economic Wrinkles With… Botox
The economy may be in the tank, but some people are still willing to pay hundreds of dollars to look good ... , patients are reluctant to run up credit-card debt on a big ticket item like surgery. In a survey ... expenditure. As one dermatologist tells The Wall Street Journal: “Things are so bad that investments [more...]
Date: 2008-12-23 10:49:28
All About Emergency Funds
The news is full of heartbreaking stories about people losing their homes, going bankrupt and facing financial ruin ... a lot of money, having an emergency fund is a lifesaver. While you can use a credit card ... se, but rather a fund that you can pull from when things get bad. You don’t need to have $10k socked away [more...]
Date: 2008-09-03 13:10:11
The Bad Paper Chase
The Bad Paper Chase November 26th, 2008 admin And the handout/buyout craze continues ... such as credit cards, auto loans and student loans. By all means, let’s just keep buying up debts from people ... Loan Banks. It also will purchase another $500 billion in mortgage-backed securities, pools [more...]
Date: 2008-11-26 07:37:00
Shopping and Saving Money...
Oh, for the good old days when people would stop Christmas shopping when they ran out of money. ~Author Unknown So... ... has a mortgage, we own everything. No loans. No credit card debt. We lived on hand-me-down furniture ... . I thought -- heck, it's NOT the weekend, and it's early in the morning, it shouldn't be too bad. WAS I EVER [more...]
Date: 2008-12-06 10:17:42
Search Term "Tiffany replica" on top 10 Tiffany replica websites listed in google, Simple comparison was done to find out the best replica of all.
This article is for people who wants to buy Tiffany products online. It is pertinent that they are purchasing from a reliable source ... your credit card number or personal information. Online frauds are very common nowadays and one needs to know how to identify the good from the bad. Objective: To compare and see what is good and bad [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 19:47:59
Wall Street bailout plan to include more than bad mortgage debt: Feds to absorb unpaid bar bets, inadvertently laundered postage stamps, unredeemed soda cans and insufficient tooth-fairy disbursements
Totally absurd? Think twice: In the dark of night over the weekend when most people were snoozing, the Treasury dramatically expanded its bailout plan to include buying student loans, car loans, credit card debt and any other “troubled” assets held by banks. The changes, which were included [more...]
Date: 2008-09-23 06:05:06
The Problem with “Maxxing Out”
As we all know, there are lots of people who are in deep trouble with their mortgages ... they go?) until the sheriff shows up at the door with the eviction notice. Bad news all the way around ... Equity Line of Credit (HELOC) which comes complete with a checkbook and debit cards that look [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 23:08:39
International Phone Cards How Did We Survive Without Them?
Cheap phone cards are available for just about every country in the world, here are a few examples: Afghanistan Armenia Belgium Botswana British Indian Ocean Territory Central African Republic Chile Cook Islands Cyprus Dominican Republic Ethiopia French Southern Territories Gibraltar Guinea-Bissau India Italy Kiribati KuwaitLiberia} Luxembourg Maldives Mauritius Monaco Namibia Nicaragua Pakistan Paraguay Reunion Saint Lucia San Marino Slovakia Spain Svalbard and Jan Mayen Tanzania (United [more...]
Date: 2009-09-30 04:39:12
Understanding Second Chance Banking
by Lianne Gaines With the economic decline raging, a lot of folks have found themselves in either short-term or long-term economic trouble. Unfortunately, these troubles can haunt you across many aspects of your life. Too many individuals do not realize that there are ways to navigate around these financial troubles. Be it bad checks, credit debt, or lack of health care, there are resources that will get around, or at least alleviate whatever is blocking you from achieving a better financial outlook. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-29 10:39:14
How We Saved $10,000 in a Year Giving Up Nothing We Knew About
Times are tough. People are losing their homes at record pace, sinking further and further into debt. Auto repossessors are making a killing as car loans drop like flies. But the truth is that things aren’t nearly as bad as we seem to think. We perceive it as such because we are, in short, an utterly wasteful and gluttonous society. Even those who constitute the low income households waste more money in a month than many people in the world will see in a year. I know, I know. This is the [more...]
Date: 2009-09-30 11:38:44
Second Chance Banks, Alternative Banking, Alternative Banking Accounts
by Lianne Gaines With the economic decline raging, a lot of folks have found themselves in either short-term or long-term economic trouble. Unfortunately, these troubles can haunt you across many aspects of your life. Too many individuals do not realize that there are ways to navigate around these financial troubles. Be it bad checks, credit debt, or lack of health care, there are resources that will get around, or at least alleviate whatever is blocking you from achieving a better financial outlook. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-30 11:18:06
Always Use Caution When Using 0% APR Credit Card Offers
Amazon.de Widgets There is nothing wrong with chasing offers of 0% credit cards, in fact many people have benefited greatly from doing just that, but did you honestly expect the credit card companies to allow this card jumping to continue indefinitely?Offers of 0% credit cards have been around for quite a few years now; they are a successful marketing ploy by the credit card industry aimed at stealing customers from competitors and were an overnight success with a public that was fed up of paying [more...]
Date: 2009-09-30 22:17:04
Gossip Girl : Sold! To the Man in the Purple Tie [Power Rankings]
As my momma used to say, secrets don't make friends, but they make for great enemies and terrific currency. Last night the Upper East Side was full of loose lips, sinking ships, and the most ghetto Southeby's auction ever. It was really just a lame excuse to get all the characters in the same room so that "Scott" could fess up about his identity with another lie, Serena could diss old enemy Georgina, Chuck and Blair could make up, and Vanessa could wear another heinous outfit out in public. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-29 16:26:24
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
Fed decided to Institute Curbs On Issuers of Credit Cards
On Tuesday rules have been proposed by the Federal Reserve to end banks’ ability to apply credit card payments to balances having lowest interest rates first, implementing legislation Congress passed in May. The Fed also proposed that before charging fees for transactions that exceed credit limits creditors obtain consumers’ consent. The Fed said in a statement that restrictions on lending to people under the age of 21 and subprime credit card fees were also included. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-30 12:56:49
Common Sense Safety While Traveling: Day 21 of 30w30d
This post is part of 30 Ways in 30 days to Redesign Your Life and Travel the World . This series seeks to give you the practical, real world steps you need to take to get from wherever you are, to exactly where you want to be– traveling the world and living the lifestyle you want. Many people are concerned for me , when I tell them that I travel. Even family and friends living in Boston have concerns about me getting raped/murdered/robbed even though those things are more likely to happen [more...]
Date: 2009-09-30 01:08:22
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
Bad Credit Cards – 5 Little Known Facts You Should Know About
If you’re suffering from bad credit, you probably won’t have as many credit card choices as someone with good credit. But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be prudent and examine your options carefully before selecting a card designed for bad credit. Not all bad credit cards are the same! The terms and interest charges can vary greatly so be sure you do your homework before applying. It can literally save you hundreds of dollars each year. Among the credit cards available for people with poor cr [more...]
Date: 2009-09-29 17:32:34
Restore Your FICO Score – Part Three
In the previous parts of this article we discussed how FICO score can impact your financial status as well as the initial steps that you can take to begin restoring your FICO score. We covered handling collections first since they do have a big impact on your overall score, but there are a few other ways that you can quickly see a big jump in your score. After you have the collections on your account either settled or verified, double check to make sure that they were removed from your credit report. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-29 23:17:33
Following Grueling Financial Times You Can Re-establish Your Credit
September 29, 2009 | By Kevin Lynch In Blogging | by Kevin LynchRebuilding credit after a time of monetary hardships, insolvency, repossessions or other monetary damage that blemishes any credit report can be frightening and baffling. For most people these are times of awful pressure. But times change and situations change so don’t let the liberation than comes when the income and cash get back in line be overshadowed by the problems left on the credit report. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-29 17:00:00
Filing for Bankruptcy Chapter 13
A lot of people end up looking at bankruptcy chapter 13 when they get into financial difficulties out of which they simple can’t find a way out. Most of them choose to file a bankruptcy chapter 13 where the court will take your entire claimed debts and find you a plan for repayment that matches with what you can actually afford. If you are on the verge of bankruptcy, you should first explore the various bankruptcy alternatives available. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-29 13:17:05
The Reality of Prepaid Credit Cards
by Pedro Turriago Prepaid credit cards are great for those who find it difficult to control their spending habits. They have a limit imposed by the cardholder that is solely determined by how much money they load onto it. If the person does not have money to load onto the card, then they wont be able to use the card. In short, by the time a prepaid card is used, the bill is already paid. Its probably the best type of credit card available for people who want to stay out of debt. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-30 11:13:28
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
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
Credit Crisis Sequel, Global Bank Bailout, Emerging Markets Still a Buy?, Gas Wars and More!
Ghosts of the fourth quarter haunt global financials… so begins the second act of the credit saga… Even the IMF needs a loan… $150 billion to back ... advice… with S&P 500 price targets… Plus, Russia-Ukraine gas dispute not yet over… a reader ... predicted today. According to Morgan’s report, profits at HSBC will decline “sharply” this year [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 15:28:24
Need Info About Credit Cards – Read this Publication
When you are looking for a credit card offer you probably want something that will correspond to your needs, not something that is most advertised and popular. Different people have different lifestyles and spending habits, and they want different credit cards which will help in various life situations. If you like travelling or if you just travel a lot make sure you find a credit card offer that provides special bonuses which will considerably enhance your journeys. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-30 10:17:59
Preparing for the coming year
I was shocked to see a Labor Party politician on the TV news yesterday say that now we've had our retail therapy over Christmas (his words, not mine) ... who will be effected or how bad it will get.I wrote yesterday that your priorities are to keep your home, feed ... shoes you like went in and out of fashion without you buying them. When it comes down [more...]
Date: 2008-12-30 18:57:00
Beating Credit Card Debt Collectors at Their Own Game
September 30, 2009 | By Matthew Highlander In Finance | by Matthew HighlanderConsumer debt collectors! Credit Card debt collectors! There ought to be a law against them! Fortunately, there is a law, and educated consumers have learned how to use it to fend off these debt collectors by making their job difficult.Time is money for a credit card debt collector, who is in the business of collecting unsecured consumer debt, most of which happens to be credit card debt. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-30 20:24:54
Why Use A Safe Travel Guide?
by James Redder Unfamiliar locations, when we are on vacation for instance, seem to be the most likely times when things will start to go wrong. The trouble is when this happens it leaves you with bad memories of what should have been a happy ... with you; are all your credit cards, passport and airline tickets for example necessary where [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 09:39:08
Credit Repair Company
by Brent Hansen Bad credit history can bar one from getting a job, getting a loan, obtaining a lease or even in securing credit. Several people look for ways through which they can repair their credit in order to obtain or secure the credit they are looking for. This is because most of the lenders consider the credit history to be accurate and the best means that can help in judging an individual especially for prompt payments. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-30 12:07:14
What Would You Do If Your Power Went Out For 3 Weeks?
Back in December, residents of a few Massachusetts towns went without electricity for weeks because of an ice storm and the ineptitude of a local ... and this is what I have so far. Cash - We do keep cash on hand in the house in case the ATM’s or credit card machines ... or flashlights. No more refrigeration or freezers, so cold food goes bad. No [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 14:00:45
The Psychology Of Gambling
Check out my Big RSS Subscriber Contest after reading this article. This might seem like an odd post for this blog, but stick with me for a bit. Over the last couple of days, I’ve read some stories about people in positions of some type of authority that have been caught stealing money from their organizations and using that money to support [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 19:44:58
Grab Life By the Disco Balls and Dance
This is my one and only life, and its a great and terrible and short and endless thing, and none of us come out of it alive. – Holly – P.S. I Love You The above movie is one of the most profound I have ever seen I think. It is one of those movies that teaches and inspires you as much as it entertains you. From the opening seen when Holly and Gerry are fighting I recognized that this Holly chick and I have a lot in common. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-29 16:52:47
2008: A Look Back at Being Frugal.net
It’s the last day of 2008. Time to take stock of things. What went right? What went wrong? What changes can I make next year to right the wrongs? ... . For the fun of it, we started browsing local real estate websites, looking at homes. We came across a home ... more organization around here! Amidst the craziness of buying a house and moving, I [more...]
Date: 2008-12-31 12:00:30
Bail Me, Stimulate Me
In a week that signaled much worse is coming, perhaps the more dismal indication on the financial front was that Democrats finally had a chance to ... the kind of behavior that got us here: more bad loans to the wrong people won't en our crisis; they make ... . If that sounds bad, it shouldn't; this week's debate on TARP had essentially the same contours [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 20:24:10
Reduce Your Interest Rate With A Credit Card Debt Consolidation Loan
Amazon.de Widgets Credit Card Debt Consolidation Loans are the perfect solution to manage credit card debts properly. These loans will not only provide a manageable single loan but will reduce greatly the amount you repay each month because of the lower interest rates often applied to loans.It is without a shadow of a doubt that most people would like to reduce their debt burden to as small an amount as possible. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-29 11:54:49
Charity Requests
The new year usually results in a lot of bad moods. It's understandable -- this is the time of year when most folks begin diets, quit smoking, give up alcohol, return to the grind of the day job, see the balance on their credit cards soar ... it's January, and everyone is in a bad mood, and many of you are also being flooded with requests [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 05:00:00
Emotional, financial and legal advice on surviving redundancy
Keep calm Remember you're not alone Redundancy can be a devastating, sometimes brutal, experience but it's not your fault ... the credit crunch in your own backyard," says Phillip Hodson, a fellow of the British Association ... way as due to the western economic cycle, the bastard in charge of hiring and firing, or bad luck [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 14:45:20
Painful eyes
A lot of emails come my way every 24 hours. Some stand out. Like this one. Not just that she’s a realtor who likes me ( ... to holding mortgage and credit card debt to the tune of 75 Billion, they say well that’s normal that’ ... citizens have become. Not just because she now laments the influence of cheap credit and easy money [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 03:17:13
Gates of Vienna News Feed 1/4/2009
The overwhelming evidence of global warming continues to accumulate — as does the level of ice and snow in Greenland’s central ice cap, which increases at a rate of about two inches a year.Shhh! Don’t tell Al Gore…Thanks to Abu Elvis, Barry Rubin, C. Cantoni, heroyalwhyness, JD, Lexington, LN, RRW, VH, and all the other tipsters who sent these in [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 04:27:00
Countrywide Home Loans is killing me
First a little history: November 16, 2007 I had major surgery and my employer let me go on my first week home on disability ... , and executive employment can be hard to find. I lived off credit for 9 months increasing my debt to a crisis ... yet they assigned the data to only one of the loans causing more delay (they kept saying [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 20:06:52
No Fee Balance Transfer Offers Rise Again
Research has showed that credit card providers are waiving balance transfer fees but charging higher interest rates . According to financial website MoneyExpert.com , the number of credit card providers that are offering credit card holders the chance to transfer outstanding debt from another card without having to pay a fee to do so has risen by nearly 20pc to 69 during the past year. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-29 15:20:06
Torture ambivalence masquerading as moral and intellectual superiority
(updated below - Update II) Behold the now-solidified Smart, Reasonable American Consensus on torture: the agreed-upon method for dismissing away -- mitigating and even justifying -- the fact that our leaders, more or less out in the open, instituted a systematic torture regime with the consent of our key elite institutions and a huge bulk of [more...]
Date: 2009-01-02 09:30:11
Gates of Vienna News Feed 1/8/2009
The latest word is that an agreement with Russia has been reached, and the flow through the gas pipeline will resume.Also, look for the storming of the Israeli consulate in Montreal, as well as other Gaza-inspired violence around the world.Thanks to AA, Abu Elvis, Insubria, JD, Tuan Jim, Vlad Tepes, and all the other tipsters who sent these in [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 04:49:00
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