Guilty By Association

Many years ago, I used to run my sites out of an office building in an industrial part of Richmond. There were two other tenants in the building ... of association. The commentators asked me how many people I know who never run a Credit Card balance ... between good debt and bad debt. I don’t hang around people who are financially irresponsible [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 23:45:11

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• http://ftc.gov The Federal Trade Commission’s website provides free publications on many consumer topics, including credit repair. It also provides links to the full text of numerous consumer protection laws (click on “Rules & Acts” in any of the consumer topics). • www.pueblo.gsa.gov The Consumer Information Center provides the latest in consumer news as well as many publications of interest to consumers, including the Consumer Information Catalog. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 02:07:22

Credit Repair Can Make Your Life Stress Free

by Dina Salinas Having bad credit can be a nightmare for most, because we live in a world that is fast-paced, costly, and always requires credit. It goes without saying, credit repair can make your life simpler if you’ve had some problems with your credit. The manner in which you use the available credit at your disposal is plain for creditors to see when they check your credit score. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-27 18:18:14

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

Devise your own Credit Repair Plan

by Rob Kosberg You found yourself in a very bad financial situation. You may feel emotional, hopeless, guilty or all of them ... . You will be particularly concerned with credit cards and perhaps small loans. List the cards with highest ... income. This is the amount of your salary that goes for necessities such as mortgage, car loans [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 23:53:58

Unilateralism Spells Cop Out - Olmert/Livni Buckle!

If these two reports below are correct, and I suspect they are reliable, it would be a travesty of justice perpetrated by Olmert, Livni and Barak ... , politicians must do something, be seen as pro-active for fear of being perceived as unresponsive. Bad medicine is bad medicine. (See 2 below.) Even if the two most powerful men in our tax system [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 03:50:00

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

Sarah Palin: COMMON SENSE CONSERVATISM

tothepointnews.com Written by Sarah Palin Thursday, 24 September 2009 You can call me a common-sense conservative. My approach to the issues facing my country and the world, issues that we’ll discuss today, are rooted in this common-sense conservatism… Common sense conservatism deals with the reality of the world as it is. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-27 17:28:31

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

Credit Crunch

by hilzoy From the WSJ: "All around Washington, policy makers are scrambling to figure out how to get banks lending again ... , policy makers need to repair financial markets as well as banks. But investor confidence in credit ... . Lawmakers have criticized banks for not using new federal money to make loans and have threatened [more...]

Date: 2008-11-17 06:53:56

Deal with Credit Before Divorce

by Rob Kosberg When you are about to file for divorce, you know that this is a horrible experience no matter how much you want to do it ... . Legal advice may help with this. Finances should be worked out, if at all possible, before the divorce is completed. Credit reports for each partner need to be secured, examined and fixed [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 22:06:48

Managing Your Credit Cards Responsibly

September 27, 2009 | By Tawana Rashing In Finance | by Tawana RashingCredit cards can easily go from being your best friend to your worst enemy. If your credit is any good at all, you probably get a ton of pre-approval notices from different companies. They?re offering you the world in a credit card ? no APR, huge credit limits, awesome purchase bonuses and more. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-27 17:25:27

Fannie and Freddie to Announce Mass Loan Modification Program

re-default. This may also further erode investor confidence in residential mortgage backed securities, ... monies to put towards housing payments. Step 3) Start Improving Your Credit Rating This can take a long ... you pay your bills on time, that you have good credit.  Paying your bills on time only accounts for 30 [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 19:02:07

Green Roadblocks

Let’s stick with the subject of the Detroit bailout for a moment. The public debate on the issue has been intelligent, interesting and invigorating ... . Just as the credit bubble deformed the housing market–not just prices but also the size, style and location of houses–the auto market has been misshapen by easy money and cheap gasoline. Since the [more...]

Date: 2008-11-20 13:03:27

Предсказания Кюнстлера на 2009 - США, Нефть, Геополитика, Путин

Спонсор месяца - #1 RX pharmacy affiliate program!Сайт дня (как попасть) - http://www.business-magazine.ru/There are two realities "out there" now competing for verification among those who think about national affairs and make things happen. The dominant one (let's call it the Status Quo) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 07:59:00

CESI Can Help You Get Debt Free

by Imus Jackson There are all kinds of groups and programs and companies out there that claim to provide help for those folks who are stuck in a financial nightmare, and don’t know how to get out of it. CESI is an organization that provides all kinds of services and counseling for just those kinds of folks and they have multiple options available to fit almost every circumstance. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 09:24:17

Stimulus Package 2009: Lightning Round Reactions

The Democrats in the House of Representatives introduced legislation this week containing $825 billion in new tax credits and government spending, ... cuts for clean, renewable energy including a new enhanced tax credit for research and development ... extension of the production tax credit for wind, hydro, geothermal, and bioenergy.  Ditto.  Go to hell [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 15:30:30

Forecast for 2009

Introduction       There are two realities "out there" now competing for verification among those who think about national affairs and make things happen. The dominant one (let's call it the Status Quo) is that our problems of finance and economy will self-correct and allow the project of a "consumer" economy to resume in "growth" mode [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 03:33:57

Strike 3

I missed Siren's burlesque class last week, due to being sick. I emailed LeAnne (the owner) a couple of time and she replied, the next day, that it would be no problem to start with week 2. Yesterday morning, I double-checked the SirenDance schedule - and happily discovered that my Burlesque class was at 9:15, not 8:45 (as I had thought) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 02:12:47

Advice To Pres. Obama (#2): Yes We Can, But Will We?

The below post/letter is very important to me, and brings together much of what I have worked on the past few years ... particular issue runs the risk of creating more long term harm than good. In this letter, I attempt ... . In this letter, I would like to explain what some of these things are. In addition [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 16:49:43

Bush and Obama Diss the G20 Financial Summit

The latest back-handed insult may be yet another variant of the Bush "we don't do multilateralism" syndrome. Unfortunately, as various pundits writing at the Financial Times have pointed out, the US's stranglehold on power is slipping. Even Obama in the campaign repeatedly said that a country cannot maintain military dominance if it is not a [more...]

Date: 2008-11-13 06:16:08

FICTION - BIONIC BOYFRIEND - AMOR PRIMO

           "Last call for flight 714 with non stop service to Las Vegas," the voice of the effeminate flight attendant crackled over the sound system.     With a sigh Twenty-one year old Justus Montgomery lifted his satchel and laptop case, swinging them both over his shoulder. "Well," he swallowed hard. "I guess this is it [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 06:48:50

Re: Incarnation

Well, I was out sick again yesterday. I had a very high fever and spent the better part of the day in bed, having nightmares. The fever broke at about 6pm, and I now feel as well as I have in ages.Just before coming out of my fever-induced dreams, however, I had a singular vision concerning an angel descending from Heaven [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 15:52:00

About Non Profit Debt Consolidation Programs

Nonprofit debt consolidation for those of us that we are so deeply in debt, there is literally no other choice ... to creditors over time. You try to repair their credit which is not bad. Your monthly payments remain ... of the debt consolidation require fees for their services. This is not a bad deal, provided [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 07:18:10

Full Text: Barack Obama on Economy | Economic Recovery and Reinvestment | January 8, 2009

(Source: Office of the President-Elect) Throughout America’s history, ... from a troubled past, and set a new course for our nation. This is one of those years. We start 2009 ... ’t believe it’s too late to change course, but it will be if we don’t take dramatic action as soon [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 18:00:11

Guest Post: Obama Plan Is Bold, but Not Bold Enough

As details emerge about the incoming Obama administration’s stimulus plans, Peter Boone and Simon Johnson argue that proposals should be even bolder. Boone is chairman of Effective Intervention, a U.K.-based charity, and a research associate at the Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 09:09:48

Base Metals To Soar On Global Stimulus Program

China’s stimulus package proves that the global infrastructure boom is not dead, says Justice Litle. And that’s big news for base metals like copper ... as a result of the credit crisis. But now that copper has retreated back to 2005 levels – ... as a result of the credit crisis was overdone. China Picks Door #2 On Sunday, November 9th, China sent [more...]

Date: 2008-11-12 18:37:18

More Inactive Credit Cards Being Closed: Protect Your FICO Credit Score

If you haven’t heard already, several large credit card issuers (Chase, Washington Mutual, Citibank, Capital One, HSBC) ... . This is their legal right, but it can also negatively affect your credit score. Here’s why ... . Some credit repair experts say it does, others disagree. However, if someone does a manual review [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 11:48:09

Small-Business Owners Divided on Auto Maker Bailout

Many small-business owners vehemently oppose bailing out Wall Street. But what about Detroit and the Big Three auto makers? ... dealerships (which are struggling mightily right now) to the parts suppliers and repair shops. Of course, these businesses have already suffered immensely from the financial hit the Detroit auto [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 09:12:00

Twenty-First Century Trust-Busting

Halfway through Michael Lewis and David Einhorn’s NYTimes Op-Ed (btw, when did those two hook up?) ... businesses to the highest bidders — perhaps to some bank that was not swept up in the credit bubble ... that if you don’t prop up these banks you risk an enormous credit contraction — if they aren’t in business [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 15:45:51

The Money Diaries: The 25-year old restaurant worker on his way up

The Money Diaries: The 25-year old restaurant worker on his way up November 28 24 Comments latest by Jane Today is another post in the Money ... up maintaining my bills while training for this job and pulling only minimum wage. How was I going ... that automated credit card payment. 6:11 p.m: Mailed rent check to landlord. I always hate sending [more...]

Date: 2008-11-28 21:30:29

How To Break Away From The Debt Prison, Forever!

By Tom Graneau Americans are plagued with personal financial problems ... finance is the most common platform for human errors. Many of us have purchased more “stuff” on credit ... . Mistakes are part of the developmental stages of life. We make errors in every segment [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 18:03:11

Why Your Credit Score Is So Important To Your Ability To Borrow

Your credit information may be of no use to you. If you’re not planning on buying a house or renting an apartment, buying a car, taking out a loan, paying for college or getting a new credit card, then you won’t need to worry about getting ... you are and where you need to be financially. Bad Credit To improve your credit information, you’ll need [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 13:04:13

Consumer Credit Counseling

Consumer Credit Counseling January 17, 2009 at 5:00 pm · Filed under Credit Counseling Services div style=’float: right; width: 100px; padding: ... on financed loans and credit card debt can become onerous and when you add in penalties and late fees ... impossible for anyone to compete in today’s arena without the aid of a credit card. And that’ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 22:00:36

You Can Implement your own Credit Repair

by Rob Kosberg One day you realize that you are in a serious personal financial disaster situation ... of your salary that goes for necessities such as mortgage, car loans, credit card payments, utilities, other loan ... . This is the income you can devote to reducing debt. Next, decide which loans and credit cards [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 23:27:42

DrumBeat: November 29, 2008

OPEC freezes crude output quota CAIRO (AFP) – OPEC decided on Saturday to leave its oil output quota unchanged and vowed to take any action necessary to balance the market next month, the cartel's president said after a consultative meet in Cairo. "Ministers agreed to take any additional action on December 17th (in Oran, Algeria) [more...]

Date: 2008-11-29 14:01:57

The Carnival of Personal Finance #178: Struwwelpeter Edition

I’ve been waiting for this chance to host The Carnival of Personal Finance for some time ... ? Before you wonder, please let it be known that this is not how I teach my kids our family values ... about forgiving credit card debt. In fact, if Congress changes the accounting rules surrounding credit [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 05:46:25

Credit Card Offers For People With Bad Credit Or Poor Credit History

Updated List Of The Best Secured and Unsecured Bad Credit Cards For Credit Improvement Credit card usage is a fact of life whether you agree with ... has morphed into a mish mash variety of credit card rewards, airline credit card miles, and balance ... room reservations to car rental bookings. Credit card numbers are also necessary for frequent [more...]

Date: 2008-11-20 18:01:07

U.S. ‘Bad Bank’ Plan Gets Momentum to Revive Lending (Update2)

By Robert Schmidt and Craig Torres Jan. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Renewed questions about U.S. banks’ viability are pushing regulators toward a new plan that would remove toxic assets from bank balance sheets, in what may become the biggest effort yet to unfreeze lending [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 11:55:00

Credit Reports can be a Teaching Tool

by Rob Kosberg All of us have probably been informed that our credit report is a very important document ... on each report, locate any and all errors. It is up to each individual to monitor his/her own credit ... credit. We can obtain copies of our credit report for free, on an annual basis, from the three major [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 15:18:02

Credit Problems?

Have you ever really sat back and thought about what happens in the back round while you go on with your life ... ! Did you know that 25% of Americans contain errors on their credit report that are serious enough ... you live it. One of the those items that constantly over shadows you is your credit report. Good, bad [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 03:50:00

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

Weekly Roundup - Exercise Edition

My wife and I own an elliptical machine that has been out of commission the last several months ... out to repair it - only the problem never went away. After waiting almost a month since the last visit ... before we could get another appointment with the repair man. Anyway, I’m hoping the machine [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 14:54:38

6 Step To Improve Your Credit Score Now

credit cards Your credit score is probably the single most important number in your financial life ... . Use of your credit report has infiltrated areas we never thought it would - from job applications to insurance premiums. I recently learned the impact credit score has on interest rates after finding [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 17:06:27

Top 3 Customer Rock Stars for 2008

I was asked to spend a few minutes recently on the Big Biz Show (a nationally-syndicated radio program) discussing my thoughts about business in 2008 with a look ahead to 2009. I thought I would share some of those insights here at Customers Rock! to inspire you for the upcoming year [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 21:27:36

Double Your Money Next Year With Starbucks (SBUX)

HIDDEN VALUE Dear Value Seeker, Christmas is almost upon us. Business activity is winding down. In some cases, it’s stopping altogether ... to do during the credit boom. It ruined the private sector. Now the government is going to have a go. Think [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 13:03:21

MacMedics offers iPod Nano 4th gen. glass and iPhone 3G dock connector repairs

We’ve been doing tons of iPhone 3G and 3G S repairs, so a big thank you to all of our new customers for sending units in, and many thanks to old customers for all of the referrals! Our most popular repair continues to be the iPhone 3G glass/digitizer repair, which we perform with one-way FedEx shipping for $109.99. MacMedics is now also offering the iPhone 3G S glass/digitizer repair as well for $129.99 with one-way FedEx shipping. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 01:48:48

Sensible stimulus

WHETHER or not one accepts the appropriateness of a second stimulus package, there will be one ... and repair could do more good than harm. The proposal to lend money to American auto manufacturers ... greet the us as liberators. (Photo credit: AFP) [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 22:42:52

Friday Digest - Vol. 09 No. 02

Friday Digest — Vol. 09 No. 0216 January 2009THE FOUNDATION"We should never despair, our Situation before has been unpromising and has changed for the better, so I trust, it will again. If new difficulties arise, we must only put forth new Exertions and proportion our Efforts to the exigency of the times [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 17:15:00

Get your children gifts that last - books for Christmas!

If you haven't already, this Christmas can be the time you begin to seriously work on building a library for your children. While I am a fan of the public library, with 12 children 8-39, I can honestly say that one of the greatest delights for me as a mom has been to see my adult children browse through our books, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 16:38:54

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