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What to Look for in a Credit Counselor

If you’re struggling to pay all your bills and have a lot of debt, you may need some help with your money management skills ... Organizations Act credit counselors may not misrepresent their services, encourage you to make false ... contract that outlines the terms of payment, total amount of payments to the credit repair agency [more...]

Date: 2008-11-28 18:32:26

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Something is Rotten in the State of ING Direct

This complex tale started on Saturday and has not yet fully played out. I’m breaking the story now, but there will be updates to this post as additional details are known. Please read the post in its entirety before asking any questions… but questions are welcome. The Players ING Direct: My favorite bank, which I recommend often to both my friends and readers. Widely known for their helpful customer service, the fact that this is happening with them is mind-boggling. I’m truly disappointed. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-07 15:19:05


Can We Keep the Republic?

Guest Blogged by Peter Weiss, Vice President, Center for Constitutional Rights David Swanson, a tireless analyst and organizer, has taken a leaf from Emile Zola's playbook and written an American "J'accuse". And what an indictment it is. In over 300 pages crammed full of facts, figures, incriminating and self-incriminating quotes, Swanson's Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union makes the following case: Bush-Cheney and their cohorts are guilty [more...]

Date: 2009-09-01 13:05:19


Personal finance expert shares her identity theft story

Filed under: Banks , Credit , Ripoffs and Scams , Identity Theft It was a Sunday morning, in Hyattsville, Md., right about 10:30 a.m., and not exactly the time you would expect your purse to be stolen from your car while you're paying for gas. But that's what happened to Harrine Freeman, igniting a nightmarish plunge into the murky waters of identity theft. Of course, if it can happen to Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke , I suppose it's not surprising this happened to Freeman. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-05 19:19:25


Communique Issued and Obama Speaking Now

You can watch him live here: The text of the communique is below. Leaders’ Statement: The Pittsburgh Summit September 24 – 25, 2009 PREAMBLE 1. We meet in the midst of a critical transition from crisis to recovery to turn the page on an era of irresponsibility and to adopt a set of policies, regulations and reforms to meet the needs of the 21st century global economy. 2. When we last gathered in April, we confronted the greatest challenge to the world economy in our generation. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-25 21:36:12


September 9 2009: A crime that will forever go unpunished

Dorothea Lange The Road June 1938 Outskirts of El Paso, Texas. "Young Negro wife cooking breakfast. 'Do you suppose I'd be out on the highway cooking my steak if I had it good at home?' Occupations: hotel maid, cook, laundress" Ilargi: Whenever I try to avoid the subject of Fannie and Freddie these days, I seem to get drawn right back into the topic of troubled US states. And when avoiding them, somehow I'm back with Fan and Fred. Got to go with the flow,I guess. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-09 04:01:00


More Rough Times Ahead for U.S. Economy, despite Recent Improvements

RISMEDIA, September 29, 2009—Despite recent signs of improvement, more rough times are ahead for the U.S. economy, according to several prominent experts in real estate and the economy who attended a recent forum at the Nixon Presidential Library.  “You look at the numbers and everything points to the fact that we not only have bottomed, but things seem to be improving,” said Christopher Thornberg of Beacon Economics, citing increases in durable goods orders, exports and auto sales. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-28 21:07:59


Words from the (investment) wise 9.27.09

Words from the (investment) wise for the week that was (September 21 – 27, 2009) After hitting its best levels of the year on Wednesday ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC) communiqué, the S&P 500 Index ran into heavy weather on the realization that the Fed could start scaling back on emergency support of the economy. US equities dropped further later in the week on renewed concerns about the state of the troubled housing market and weaker-than-expected durable goods orders. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-27 12:05:27


Credit Repair Company

When looking for a credit repair company, you have to bear in mind that the services differ in terms of general quality and specific needs of the client. Sometimes, people who need these services fail to find the best service since they fail to consider cost and different payment options. The best services are those that are offered within the confines of Credit Repair Organization Act which specifies the allowable fee that you ought to pay to agencies that repair your credit. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-02 01:21:30


Words from the (Investment) Wise (Sept. 27, 2009)

After hitting its best levels of the year on Wednesday ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC) communiqué, the S&P 500 Index ran into heavy weather on the realization that the Fed could start scaling back on emergency support of the economy. US equities dropped further later in the week on renewed concerns about the state of the troubled housing market and weaker-than-expected durable goods orders. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-27 14:33:29


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


Words from the (investment) wise for the week that was (September 21 – 27, 2009)

After hitting its best levels of the year on Wednesday ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC) communiqué, the S&P 500 Index ran into heavy weather on the realization that the Fed could start scaling back on emergency support of the economy. US equities dropped further later in the week on renewed concerns about the state of the troubled housing market and weaker-than-expected durable goods orders. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-27 07:51:48


Words from the (investment) wise for the week that was (September 21 – 27, 2009)

After hitting its best levels of the year on Wednesday ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC) communiqué, the S&P 500 Index ran into heavy weather on the realization that the Fed could start scaling back on emergency support of the economy. US equities dropped further later in the week on renewed concerns about the state of the troubled housing market and weaker-than-expected durable goods orders. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-27 07:51:48


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


2008 Year in Review - A Look Back (1 of 3)

What follows are excerpts of posts from 2008. It was a busy year.George Bush and Karl Rove were masters of politics and the two stooges of policy, a frightening reminder that voters can be easier to seduce than reality.-----------Why not build the Escher Expressway – build all roads to slope downhill as a means to improve gas mileage? [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 07:53:00


Blocking, Tackling & Running: Leveraging a Crisis Into Real Change

There's a fairly well known cartoon of two scientists working out a problem on a chalkboard covered with complex equations and down in the circle is a little circle with the key step inserted in small print - "and then a miracle occurs". Wouldn't it be nice if we could take the same short-cut to fixing the horrendous shopping list of significant [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 20:07:11


Some excellent gold commentary at Minyanville

As regular readers probably know, Kevin Depew of Minyanville was taken to task here the other day for parroting all the other talking heads on TV who ... in the credit markets that will dwarf the inflationary mask of (formerly surging) food and energy costs ... and repair balance sheets. The initial asset price inflation and central bank reflation efforts [more...]

Date: 2008-08-15 20:06:00


Credit Mending

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: 2009-09-02 01:29:37


300 Trust Quotes

In this world, who or what can you trust? One big red flag for me is the delivery of any critical information that begins with the naked assurance “trust me” or ends with “I know what I’m talking about.” Accepting empty declarations of credibility, without more, is like playing Russian roulette with your understanding of the world [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 01:35:15


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


Legislation Authorizes FEMA Camps

by torofamily (Posted Sat Sep 19, 2009 5:38 am) Quote: New Legislation Authorizes FEMA Camps In U.S. Share That is to say, it authorizes the already existing network of internment camps. Paul Joseph Watson, PrisonPlanet.com January 27, 2009 A new bill introduced in Congress authorizes the Department of Homeland Security to set up a network of FEMA camp facilities to be used to house U.S. citizens in the event of a national emergency. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-19 03:38:24


Bartering in Today's Economy

We are working so hard to save money for our farm and dream home. It's difficult considering we have only a minimal amount of income ... money. Trading can involve credit cards, money, etc. And money is defined as a medium of exchange ... . Now we use credit cards, getting into debt for a sandwich or gallon of gas.Bartering is a good way [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 17:30:00


Student Loan Debt Consolidation

by Pauline Davies There are several ways for students to obtain relief from debt - for example by the consolidation of student loans. If you are in over your head in student loans, you must be advised that there are several options for the consolidation of student loans. However, to get started, you must work out the amount of your loan and the types of loans you owe. Then, you should get in touch with the lenders or college financial agents and request a loan drop. [more...]

Date: 2009-08-31 15:15:04


What Bush Got Right

A broad shift in America's approach to the world is justified and overdue. Bush's basic conception of a "global War on Terror," to take but the most obvious example, has been poorly thought-through, badly implemented, and has produced many unintended costs that will linger for years if not decades [more...]

Date: 2008-08-18 21:16:31


Recognizing Credit Repair Scams

Recognizing Credit Repair Scams by Tawana RashingBuyer beware when it comes to credit repair services. As the FTC has pointed out, there are way too many scam companies out there offering impossible promises on credit repair. Perhaps these lines sound familiar: ?Bad credit? No problem? or ?Erase bad credit forever – 100% guaranteed!?The bad news is – any company claiming credit repair is that easy is a scam, plain and simple. [more...]

Date: 2009-08-30 13:20:48


Recognizing a Credit Repair Scam

by David Wada Everyday, companies target consumers who have poor credit histories with promises to clean up their credit report so they can get a ... and someone else has your money. If you see a credit repair offer, heres how to tell if the company behind it is up to no good: * Before they provide any credit repair services, the company wants [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 06:24:58


How to File A FEMA Claim

Now that the dust is settling from Hurricane Ike, many people are trying to get back to a normal way of life ... if available. More information about housing rental resources. Repair: Money is available to homeowners to repair damage from the disaster to their primary residence that is not covered by insurance [more...]

Date: 2008-09-17 18:18:43


Identify Credit Repair Scam in 6 Ways!!

by David Wada Everyday, companies target consumers who have poor credit histories with promises to clean up their credit report so they can get a ... and someone else has your money. If you see a credit repair offer, heres how to tell if the company behind it is up to no good: * The company wants you to pay for credit repair services before [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 06:23:45


Off Label Use of HGH to Treat Tendon and Ligament Injuries Remains Illegal

Dr. Richard Rydze is a vocal advocate of the use of recombinant human growth hormone (rHGH) for the treatment of tendon and ligament injuries. Dr ... with performance-enhancing drugs and the legal restrictions on legitimate medical research by anti ... had purchased $150,000 worth of HGH and anabolic steroids from Signature Pharmacy with his credit card [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 08:33:55


First Draft Of Stimulus Package

SUMMARY: AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT Action and Action Now! The economy is in a crisis not seen since the Great Depression. Credit is frozen, consumer purchasing power is in decline, in the last four months the country has lost 2 million jobs and we are expected to lose another 3 to 5 million in the next year [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 23:03:30


When Frugality Isn’t Enough

The following guest post is from Trent Hamm of The Simple Dollar. I’ve been a fan of Frugal Dad for quite a while ... high school (drug use, mostly) that left him with a poor local reputation, a poor credit history ... - the power company doesn’t tolerate him being late even a day on his bill because of his poor credit [more...]

Date: 2008-09-16 11:00:37


Recovery Parks, Free Geeks and Plasma: Vancouver Debates Zero Waste

Can we imagine a day when, having sorted out our recyclables and compost-ables, then responsibly earmarked our "still perfectly good" stuff for reuse, we'll have no trash left to drag to the curb? What are the solutions that will take the developed world from our current rates of over-consumption to zero waste? [ [more...]

Date: 2008-07-01 21:04:17


Fed Talk "Slaves 'R' Us"

Bernanke: More bank bailouts neededNEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Tuesday that President-elect Barack Obama's proposed fiscal stimulus package could help the economy, but he added that additional bailouts of financial institutions may also be needed to bring about a sustained economic recovery [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 17:12:00


Why Is It Essential To Have A Good Credit Score?

by Jason Bishop A healthy credit score is principal in our financially driven order ... are entirely wiped clean, an individual can begin obtaining a no credit or bad credit Master Card ... . This will enable you to use your credit card to purchase luxury items like holidays. There are free ways [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 19:41:17


11 July SWJ News, Op-Ed, and Events Roundup

IRAQ Turks Visit, Regional Warming Trend - Tavernese and Robertson, New York Times Turkey’s prime minister visited Baghdad on Thursday, only the second foreign head of a neighboring state to visit Iraq since the American invasion. The visit of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan came during a flurry of announcements from Arab countries - including [more...]

Date: 2008-07-11 00:34:15


Credit Repair - fast credit repair

by Daniel Fox The majority of Americans have errors and other unverifiable information on their credit reports that could be dragging down their ... to suffer with an unfair credit score because you will do nothing to repair your credit. Most Americans ... t. Your creditors report information, the credit bureaus record it, and for most people, the story [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 10:00:47


A small token of change in the state Rogers Park affordable housing

Imagine yourself in the roaring 20s: Howard Street on the North side of Chicago is a booming shopping and entertainment district ... building designated for affordable housing. Much of the neighborhood north of Howard Street ... , who believes previous owners covered up plumbing and repair problems.“That building [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 06:43:26


Nations Top Firearms Salesman Announced

Nations Top Firearms Salesman Announced on the eve before the opening of this years SHOT Show in Orlando Florida ... of business slumps that have befallen the automotive and housing industries. It’s credit where credit is due. Mr. Obama has consistently voted against individual rights to firearms, appointed a re [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 11:57:24


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 mismanagement of our finances, ... every year find out they have bad credit due to credit fraud, and if you’re not 100% sure on how ... it for financial criminal activities. Criminals do this by obtaining your credit information which [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 08:37:18


Types of insurance

.fullpost{display:inline;}Any risk that can be quantified can potentially be insured. Specific kinds of risk that may give rise to claims are known as "perils". An insurance policy will set out in detail which perils are covered by the policy and which are not. Below are (non-exhaustive) lists of the many different types of insurance that exist [more...]

Date: 2008-12-25 19:45:00


The Impact Of GSM Mobile Phones On Nigerians

Looking back to what life used to be for all of us before the GSM evolution about 6 years ago, ... is your umbrella as a shade, a stool, a table and your handset loaded with calling credit of any ... and fixing of mobile phones in their repair shops. Sales of GSM phones and its accessories are big [more...]

Date: 2008-12-27 12:16:03


Innovation from Constraint (the extended dance mix)

I gave a talk a few weeks ago in Barcelona that was pretty well-received and widely blogged. Specifically, several bloggers have picked up and amplified the seven key points I offered in the talk - a list of principles that I believe characterize much of the best innovation coming out of Africa [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 20:45:09


Recession Proof Small Businesses

In times of economic trouble people’s minds turn to recession proof small businesses as career ideas There are some recession proof small businesses ... : consumer credit counseling services; companies that repair credit; headhunters, temp agencies or other ... to fix it. If you have repair or handyman skills [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 11:00:30


Paulson Translated

After listening to and reading the text from Paulson’s speech this morning, ... at a tipping point. Credit markets were largely frozen, denying financial institutions, businesses and consumers access to vital funding and credit. He uses past tense verbs, but I’m not sure [more...]

Date: 2008-11-13 04:08:18


When Should I Start to Debt Consolidation Firms for Help?

When Should I Start to Debt Consolidation Firms for Help? Financial problems aren’t always the result of poor money management ... about debt consolidation. Regardless of which firm you seek to obtain credit repair or debt relief ... the rates of interest on your loans, or credit cards. Some people believe that non-profit debt [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 15:31:22


Advent Conspiracy: Our Good Intentions Finally Realized

Many weeks ago, (Nov. 28) like many other bloggers, I posted a link to the Advent Conspiracy video, ... agency is installing wells, but if there are perfectly good wells there that just need some repair ... be the motivation.) So credit card in hand, we made what was probably a modest donation [more...]

Date: 2008-12-28 23:10:46


From the FIRE Coalition on illegal immigrants to the US

Will our country remain a sovereign United States of America or become another Latin American state?We are reaching the tipping point in this fight for our country, especially in terms of demographic shift, and while we do not have the resources of the opposition, we still have the numbers [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 01:40:00


Barack Obama: The Outdoor Wire's "Gun Salesman of the Year"

By Jim Shepherd In recognition of the unprece­dented demand for firearms by nervous consumers, ... the automotive and housing industries. It's credit where credit is due. Mr. Obama has consistently ... when a gentleman came and said he'd never wanted to own a gun before, but wanted to get one while [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 05:10:00


Using A Consumer Credit Repair Service

by William Blake Good credit is important and if you have bad credit you know it is necessary to take steps to repair it ... of a professional. Consumer credit repair services, whether they offer their services free of charge or they require that you pay a fee, can really help you get your credit back on track. A credit repair [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 23:45:32


Are You Tired of Searching for A Perfect Credit Repair Service?

by David Wada 1) According to the latest figures, the average American has a credit score of 677 ... and obligations. The Credit Repair Organizations Act guarantees that credit repair organizations must give ... often wonder if credit repair really works, and the short answer is , “Yes, definitely.” The U.S. Public [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 03:17:44



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