Egan, Kristof, Friedman and Rich

MoDo is off today, so Timothy Egan has taken over.  He takes note of the fact that Joe the Plumber is publishing something he’s calling a book in “Typing Without a Clue.”  He asks that publishers set some ground rules:   Anyone who abuses the English language on such a regular basis should not be paid to put words in print.  Mr [more...]

Date: 2008-12-07 12:42:13

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Important Notice Of Change In Terms

The Eye of the Artist, c. 1898Victor Dubreuil, born in New York to French emigre parentsThe administration of President Grant, who's on the 5 dollar bill along with the mysterious pyramid we stuck on our money, is remembered for its financial corruption.In mountain light, all sounds return to silence.All that remains, the temple bell [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 18:44:00

18 of My Best Travel Tips to Make Your Holiday Truly Amazing

Creative Commons License photo credit: Shutterhack As my long time readers will know I travel to India every year for a holiday ... Visa but I still left it to one day before the cut off deadline. This meant I had to race around and beg the Embassy to be kind to me. I got the visa but it caused me a lot of stress. If you want [more...]

Date: 2008-09-24 07:54:37

still getting worse as of the time I left Beijing six days ago). There is a major possibility that the event will be a general embarrassment to China, because of the crude and increasing efforts to "control" every aspect of their presentation -- which in practice means scrutinizing reporters more carefully, [more...]

Date: 2008-06-23 18:17:56

And Breathe....

I had made this ornament mirror two years ago with vintage glass balls. Last year it fell and smashed into a million pieces. No biggie ... on your credit card bill, your card doesn't have to be stolen for the bad guys to get a hold of it... I wanted ... out that someone had stole my credit card number and put $9,000.00 worth of furniture on it! (well, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 18:23:00

Reality isn't black and white

While it might look like Taoists are big on black and white, this yin-yang symbol actually speaks otherwise. ... , as evidenced by my direct inner knowing, that I'm happier now than before I handed over my VISA card ... /particle, good/bad ... and on and on and on. But it's those little circles that tell the most [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 05:28:25

The Passion of Tim Eyman

This is absolutely hilarious: (By cartoonist RR Anderson, released under a Creative Commons license) He gives.. ... Initiative of 2008 ... (go to our website to do a secure donation by VISA/Mastercard/PayPal or print out the form below, fill it out, and return it with a check or money order or credit card information [more...]

Date: 2008-11-06 08:08:03

New Chase Ink Cards For Small Business

Chase card services recently introduced Ink(SM), a suite of business cards developed specifically for small businesses. The new card portfolio includes four distinct cards to deliver on the unique needs of small businesses and their owners. The new cards are Chase’s first introduction of a pay-in-full charge card from Visa® or MasterCard®. I think it’s a great idea for a small business to have and use a credit card for most of their major purchases. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-25 17:50:06

GayGamer's Guide To Importing!

If you're unlucky enough to live in a PAL region like me then you know how long we have to wait for even the biggest titles. Weeks, months or even years (it's true! Look at Phoienx Wright and the Trauma Center series for example), most of the time it's a guessing game as to we'll get a game any time soon, especially with the "niche" [more...]

Date: 2008-07-06 11:34:31

Bridges

In mid-July in the United States we crossed a psychological river. Here's why:It became common to see $4.00 per gallon gasoline at the pumps ... credit can not long stand. When Harry swiped his Discover card to buy the gas for the Jimmy ... out their credit card statements, their mortgage note and second mortgage (that they got the great [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 22:33:00

Benefits Of Credit Card Processing

Benefits Of Credit Card Processing The credit card process involves the cardholder which owns the credit card to make purchases. Then the merchant which is the business that accepts card payments for items you agree to purchase. Next you have the acquirer they provide credit card processing to the merchant. A card association like Visa, America Express, MasterCard. They act as a bridge between the acquirer and the financial institution better known as the issuer. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-20 21:00:45

Debt Rattle, November 11 2008: The Words ain't as Good as the Music

Lewis Wickes Hine Easy ‘Nuff October 1913 John Huggins. Said he's 14 years old, been doffing for 8 months in Guadalupe Valley Cotton Mills ... managed to get a $1.1 billion temp loan to carry it over till after January 1. It is then suppsed to use the proceeds from the shopping season to pay off the loan. Bit of a gamble, I'd say. They'll run [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 19:51:56

What Is A Poor Credit Mastercard?

These days in spite of a poor credit rating it is still feasible for a person to obtain a credit card from the mass that presently exist in this competitive market. The question you really need to ask is, what ensures a bad credit Mastercard ... little difference. To an individual experiencing bad credit matters, it is doubtful they will care [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 06:57:07

Lawsuit Proceeds: Don’t Leave Home Without Them

Credit cards The settlement of a major lawsuit by a public company has generally not been used as a moment to comment on a company’s financial outlook, but that’s what American Express Co. did this morning. The credit-card giant, in announcing a $1.8 billion settlement with MasterCard Inc. (after a similar, larger agreement with Visa [more...]

Date: 2008-06-25 15:08:33

The Kind Of Credit Card I Will Go For

I always get tons of pre-approved credit card applications in the mail but I haven't really gotten the chance to take a look at them and compare ... credit cards so I won't get encouraged to spend too much. I only have Visa Debit Card and American ... it charges high interest rates.So despite my personal rule on not getting anymore credit card, I guess [more...]

Date: 2008-10-13 01:02:00

Low Credit Score Credit Cards

It is important that everyone has access to a credit card. Even if you don’t use your credit card regularly, they are useful to have in case of an emergency. People with a bad credit rating, will often find it hard to get approval for a credit card. Creditors are hesitant to give cards out to people with poor ratings because they have a higher likelihood of default. Luckily, if you do have a poor credit rating you can still get approved for low credit score credit cards. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-16 20:42:35

Visa Takes Life

If you watch television, or if you’re a student of advertising (like me), then you’ve probably come across the slogan “Life Takes Visa ... ’t think my revised “slogan” is an overstatement. If you are carrying debt on a Visa card (or any ... of payment should you choose to have and use a Visa card.” Visa demands life. “You cannot use [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 15:07:15

Notes from the Undertow

I have been a Consumerist reader for quite awhile.  A lot of the information posted on the site is very helpful ... card companies:“How dare a store ask to see my ID when I use a credit card to buy something? Don’ ... thousand dollars.“Some store has a minimum purchase in order to use a credit card! Ahhhh!”Again [more...]

Date: 2008-12-26 21:12:03

Some South Korean economics and car stuff

A bunch of crazy irrelevant things I picked up today.First, I had a lengthy chat with a cousin, who gave me lots of insights about South Korea's military life, economy, politics, and more. Not much that I didn't discuss already, except for a few. He made sure to remind me that for almost everyone, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 15:39:00

Visa

I don’t know what your credit card is like, but I swear by my Bank of America Visa card.  Just today, I received a check for $250 from them ... have been “paid” for using her credit card.  What’s wrong with that? The crucial part of the deal ... .  We definitely live within our means. I might add that this Bank of America Visa card also benefits the UH [more...]

Date: 2008-12-04 04:41:05

Bad Credit and the International Debit Card

Saving Face with New Debit Cards that can Help those with Bad Credit It isn’t always right to believe that there isn’t any way out of debt when you have bad credit. People around the world tend to find themselves at a financial disadvantage ... t have a credit card, it is next to impossible to pay bills nowadays. Most places usually refuse to accept [more...]

Date: 2008-12-05 17:41:30

Israel Diary

A long time in planning Israel is a place I’ve always wanted to visit. My reasons were many ... these territories to obtain a guarantee that its existence will not be threatened. Visa on a separate sheet of paper I had heard so many stories of how an Israeli visa on my passport could [more...]

Date: 2008-09-18 05:46:31

How to buy a car in Illinois

So you’re a backpacker, looking to recreate Jack Kerouac’s great American roadtrip through the United States ... is the work of a few days, and you don’t need to have an Australian address, credit card, or drivers’ ... a car, for instance, and you get ninety days with American’s visa waiver program, but the two won’t co [more...]

Date: 2008-12-13 00:47:10

Tax-free shopping in Puerto Rico

September 25, 2008 Life in Puerto Rico   First the buses became free… and now there is a VAT-break until midnight on Saturday! ... if you use the ever-so-popular credit card!! Considering that it is the end of the month and I assume ... of emergency due to the bad weather. The local newspaper El Nuevo Día quoted the Governor as saying that since [more...]

Date: 2008-09-25 17:59:24

Fed to rule soon on sweeping credit card changes

Sunday December 14, 3:11 am ET By Carson Walker, Associated Press Writer Fed might end surprise credit card rate hikes but restrict credit to high ... of people with bad credit to get what's referred to as a subprime card. The rules were proposed ... risk borrowers SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- Credit card companies could no longer boost interest [more...]

Date: 2008-12-14 20:23:19

The Best and Worst of the Credit Card Industry

The newest Consumer Report is in and their agenda was the dozen or so cards that consumers should be seeking out, and the several to stay away from ... sure it’s a card you can use! 1.) Capital One No Hassle Cash Rewards 2.) Chase Freedom Visa ... are as follows: 1.) Chase PerfectCard MasterCard ( I believe this is a business credit card…I don’ [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 06:38:50

Bankruptcy and Credit Repair: Answering A Few Questions

One of our readers, Jnet, sent us this question: Due to a permanently disabling illness, I lost my job and had to file bankruptcy 2 years ago ... . I had no choice. Here it is, two years later and one of the Company’s hit my credit report with 4 dings, listing 4 charge offs? Can they do this? Will all the rest hit me too? my credit number was low [more...]

Date: 2008-10-21 14:33:56

Looking at Your Credit Card Bills

by Landon McGehee Are you in the habit of whipping out your plastic for every purchase? Now days, most people have the same problem ... to credit cards to pay for their everyday expenses. But with this influx of credit card use comes ... has noticed a rise in business as more and more clients are mounting up credit card debt. He goes [more...]

Date: 2008-09-20 20:57:13

And then I made a little puddle on the floor

I was going to publish the tracking numbers so everyone could follow the twist of the screw with me, but something in the back of my head said that was a bad idea. I can’t put my finger on why ... . With my finger. I had to fill out a customer response card on the way out. I gave her good marks for everything [more...]

Date: 2008-11-12 22:54:13

Credit Repair Isn’t Impossible

Credit Repair Isn’t Impossible December 27th, 2008 Subscribe To Our Feed Millions of Americans who lost their homes in the foreclosure crisis ... again. One way to re-establish good credit is to secure one of the credit cards for people with bad ... , as there are obviously many scams preying on the poor. An unsecured credit card paid each month [more...]

Date: 2008-12-27 08:00:52

Is It Better To Have A Mastercard?

by Will Smith In these current times despite a poor credit history it is still feasible for someone to get a credit card from the mass that ... to respect if you are seeking a bad credit, charge card. Of course, the Internet is the fastest ... currently flood the market. The primary two credit card suppliers normally best to approach first [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 18:28:18

Retail Plan Sample

1.0 Executive Summary Asian Heritage Clothing will be start-up retail men’s, women’s, and children’s clothing store specializing in unique clothing that recognizes different fashionable trends of Asians. The store is a one stop shop, it includes everything about fashion - any kind of clothing’s, bags, accessories, and many more [more...]

Date: 2008-10-14 02:19:11

Nokia Standard Chartered VISA makes it easy to buy Nokia phones

This is not the first time we’ve seen interesting partnerships between banks and technology companies. Back then, Blizzard released the World of Warcraft VISA card that allows rebates to additional ... are as good as cash in my opinion. Instead of charging your credit card to additional air miles or gas, why [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 12:09:23

All I Want For Xmas is a Red and White Fur Lined Barf-Bag: 2008 Edition

The point that I want to make in this little essay is that Christmas is a fraud, a big con job of monstrous proportions, a triumph of American capitalism that long ago ceased to be any sort of religious holiday. Baby Jesus was viciously body checked out of the way by the jolly bearded fat man in the red suit, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-21 17:21:00

Posts about Home Sales as of January 13, 2009

Want to Make Money Selling Info? 5 Basic Skills You Must Have! - stefsertich.blogspot.com 01/13/2009 Newcomers to Internet Selling are looking for ways to gain money. Many of them like what the “newbie cozenage artists” state them is an easy way … merchandising or gross sales in general is this…provide value!That’s always been the idea [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 14:21:30

They're giving none away

This past week came not only the blizzard of catalogs (say, did you know it was the holiday shopping season?) ... "activating" the cards. I usually only use one card, my Amazon Visa (me likee free books ... ), a Discover account (my first credit card, back when they were just starting out), and a MasterCard [more...]

Date: 2008-11-17 17:07:04

UPDATED..WaPo: Obama Taking Illegal Donations UPDATE: Will Media Report Palestinian Campaigning for Obama from Gaza?

How is he doing it? Sen. Barack Obama’s presidential campaign is allowing donors to use largely untraceable prepaid credit cards that could ... to the candidate. “That’s an error,” she said. Moreover, she added, her credit card was never billed ... card to “fool” Obama’s insecurity system. Team Obama deliberately avoided credit-card security [more...]

Date: 2008-10-29 12:32:34

12 Days of Christmas: Day 12!

Stressed out by Christmas shopping? Worried that you might not be able to find that one great gift on your favourite gamer or comic book fan's Wish ... Comics is happy to offer customizable gift cards that work just like your own personal credit card... except with this card, you won't have Messrs. Visa and Mastercard breathing down your neck come [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 17:00:00

Zero Rate

And it seems to be the age of a plastic society these days with so many people having one of those credit cards that are made out of plastic ... transfer offers, compare balance transfer offers, search for credit card offers by banks such as Capital ... as well as how individuals with good credit, bad credit or poor credit can obtain credit cards [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 11:32:56

(ALL-in-One) Singapore’s Public Transport Rebates and Discounts.

Was just checking up on fares and such and i thought it might be good information to know.. More after the jump ... area. Don’t wake up so early as thre wont be any discounts. – Citibank SMRT Platinum Visa Card ... , many credit card holders actually drives. They should make it a debit card. – For Taxis [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 02:37:22

Credit Repair

Having a good credit reputation is necessary for an individual to be able to have his loans easily approved ... , you should learn how to manage your credit score. Although some credit card companies offers a little ... is Aaacreditguide.com. The site has in depth topics about rebuilding your credit and removing bad credit. A good [more...]

Date: 2008-09-05 04:07:00

GET THE #@$* OUT!

I’m in a mood.  I had to call a potential fraud victim a few hours ago, and this man was unbelievable ... , get a visa and a green card, and become a contributing member of our society.  You don’t get scholarships ... of a crime.  They want us to let them open bank accounts, have credit cards, get mortgages, and pay [more...]

Date: 2008-09-25 19:51:23

ID Cards: the death rattle

Yesterday there was a deluge of PR paid propaganda - bullshit if you will - trying to sell the ID Card with the hideous prostitute Jacqui Smith ... :57 GMT, Thursday, 6 November 2008 The title of the page changed from ‘Shops may take ID card ... however. HMG actually plans to allow people to enroll in the ID Card scheme / NIR from inside Tescos [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 09:05:05

To Fee or Not to Fee

If you have ever been to a church where the preacher exclaims from the pulpit “Somebody’s gonna be mad at me tonight! ... vendor by credit card, I understand and encourage them. In addition to the convenience, it also ... out of me to see them charging clients fees to take their credit cards. In addition to being bad [more...]

Date: 2008-11-13 09:41:29

Rear in Gear 09 - Stuck between gears

I slacked off a little last week because I wasn't feeling great and because I had more free time than usual, ... . That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it. - Revise resume - Shop for bed - Cash in credit card points for Visa gift card (to buy bed!) - Reorder Franklin Planner pages - Schedule massage to take [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 17:17:59

Acquiring A Great Credit Score

by Peter Blair A happy credit score is serious in our financially ambitious order ... . To be able to buy luxury items like vacations on your charge card, you must first repair any credit ... fiscal risk and will give you a healthy reference grade. You would be surprised to know that this info [more...]

Date: 2008-12-20 21:18:01

Jihadist For Jesus

It began innocently. I was walking Frick and Frack, Criss and Cross the potcakes, and I found a CD. I picked it up, dusted the sand off it ... . One of the Baptist preachers here flies his private jet and his church issues their own Visa card.The ... the full amount of their severance pay. It is that bad in these tropical islands, where a ticket [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 03:10:00

I Can't Stop Shopping. Help Me!

Christ With Shopping Bags, Banksy Gala Darling – I Can’t Stop Shopping. Help Me! (mp3) Right-click to save, or click to play ... of stupid but hey! That bank gave me that credit card, right?! They wouldn’t have given ... like I need to go to rehab or something! I feel so bad because my boyfriend is so helpful and lends [more...]

Date: 2008-10-29 17:20:20

Personal Finance Education: What’s Wrong with this Picture?

My local paper ran a lifestyle piece yesterday titled “Use Santa to Teach Lesson on Money ... these are talked about in the promotional text.  Instead, what you see are images of a Chase Visa card ... it easy for you to flash your credit card bling to all of your friends.  How cool [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 13:10:07

The Mayhem In Bank Earnings Is Not Over (WM)(WB)(JPM)(AXP)(V)(MA)

Wall St. cheered what seemed to be withering results from Washington Mutual (WM) and Wachovia (WB) ... those who can only get a Visa (V) or Mastercard (MA). The defaults on the balances for these credit ... on the planet, made the comment that the credit situation could get worse. By that, he certainly meant [more...]

Date: 2008-07-23 10:14:54

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