Cheney Defends Torture, Claims Country is Guided by "The Hand of Providence"

Last week, a group of conservative journalists sat down with Vice-President Cheney for a two hour discussion on the last eight years in the White ... not get credit for a lot of things that didn't happen; or to translate, Cheney is again making the claim ... in the future.We know, from the Senate Armed Services Committee report released a few weeks ago [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 18:43:00

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NFP: Even Worse Than Reported

Over the past few years, we have railed at the prettyfied numbers that come out of BLS regarding NFP job creation and the unemployment rate ... of aberrational, credit-driven economic growth was hidden from the public view. Many (tho not all) of Wall Street ... now in a full blown recession, and the Housing and Credit crisis getting worse, it hardly semed [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 11:34:50

David Cameron's speech to the CBI

David Cameron has set out the Conservative approach to dealing with the recession in a speech to this morning's CBI conference ... of a fiscal stimulus in the Pre Budget Report – had decided not to. We have consistently argued ... rates, monetary action must mean radical new measures to actually get credit flowing through [more...]

Date: 2008-11-24 11:58:39

The Impact of Marriage and Divorce on Your Finances

We joined Costco. And I’ve only been there 5 times in 8 days! Thanks for all your suggestions; we knew exactly what to look for ... the country will share their money-saving secrets. I’ll check it out and report back if I learn anything ... . Now I just need to get my True Earnings Credit Card for Costco and I’ll be all set. Also [more...]

Date: 2008-10-08 13:29:23

President Obama, for better or for worse.

By Ted Belman It is well known that I did my best to make the case against Barack Hussein Obama. To no avail ... coming from untraceable overseas donors via pre-paid credit cards and even stolen credit card ... nail on the Obama campaign coffin with Obama’s Credit Card Scheme Gets Noticed on October 27th [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 19:51:49

The Williams Blowback

Clint Brewer submits that while the political victory over Jason Mumpower on Tuesday may have been sweet, ... a Democratic speaker. Tennessee Democrats will get the credit — or the blame — for whatever Williams’ leadership brings. How should that make rank-and-file Tennessee Democrats feel? Well, Odom [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 13:47:28

The Three Prices--more than zero, zero, and less than zero

My book is mostly about two prices--something and nothing--but at dinner in NYC with Jay Walker this week, ... their search, but it actually has a long tradition in traditional marketing. You find it instant rebates ... you get for using credit or loyalty cards. Jay pointed out that a cashback rebate invokes a very different [more...]

Date: 2008-09-21 04:16:47

A Step-By-Step Guide to Getting Your (Actually) Free Credit Report without Accidentally Signing Up For Extras

Those songs from a certain misleading ad campaign sure are catchy - and I don't just mean that their melodies are hooky and infectious. The main catch from this supposed freebie website (which shall not be named so as not to introduce any possible confusion with the only FTC authorized vendor of free annual credit reports) is that... 3 Vote(s) [more...]

Date: 2009-07-27 15:01:16

Glorious Beloved Deregulator Guy speaks

Listening to the Beloved Glorious Decider Guy tonight I was struck by two things. I had to actually go to whitehouse ... , you would find it harder and more expensive to get credit. More businesses would close their doors, and millions of Americans could lose their jobs. Even if you have good credit history, it would [more...]

Date: 2008-09-25 03:45:32

Whatever Happened to David Cay Johnston? Former NYT Business Journalist’s Leftiness Is In Full Bloom

DavidCayJohnston0808.jpeg A former New York Times investigative journalist who wrote primarily on business and taxation will soon be speaking at a ... . He posted comments at the original BizzyBlog post (here and here). Johnston gets credit for responding, but other commenters generally gave him demerits for his responses. While I made a relatively s [more...]

Date: 2008-08-18 17:35:13

Five Ways to Get Your Credit Report for Free

I’ve talked at length in the past about how your credit score is determined and why it’s important ... . When we first discovered the problem, we burned through our free credit reports trying to figure ... provides you with access to reports from all three credit bureaus plus your credit score. Just don’ [more...]

Date: 2008-08-29 10:03:53

Cheney Defends Torture, Claims Country is Guided by the “Hand of Providence”

Last week, a group of conservative journalists sat down with Vice-President Cheney for a two hour discussion on the last eight years in the White ... not get credit for a lot of things that didn’t happen; or to translate, Cheney is again making the claim ... the country safe in the future. We know, from the Senate Armed Services Committee report releas [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 09:56:00

The N-Word

ecotower.jpg All the talk about the stimulus bill shouldn’t distract attention from the fundamental need to get the banking sector sorted out ... can get new ones. Without credit, that doesn’t work. And we’re still not out of the foods on the banking side [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 22:12:32

Things You Tend Not To Spend Much Time Thinking Seriously About When Making A Decision To Relocate

I have had this item on my blogging to-do list for probably 18 months now, without attempting to address it ... accounts and getting local credit cards. You see, your check - or should I say cheque? - drafted ... s start with credit history, something discussed in this blog a long time ago. Or, rather, your lack [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 20:29:06

REVIEW: Blame it on Paris by Jennifer Greene

Dear Ms Greene, Poor Paris, it always gets the blame for everything. And this time it’s at fault for bringing Kel and Will together ... , credit cards, letters from her dead father who she’s come to Paris to learn ... her a wry grin. “You can take it to the bank—from replacing credit cards to getting money wired [more...]

Date: 2008-08-13 20:33:44

Improve Your Credit Score

We have been getting a lot of calls from this certain bank where my brother has applied for a loan ... you maintain a good credit score. But be sure to remove credit report errors so you would ... some of you can relate, and if there is one thing that could make everything stop, it is to improve credit score [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 02:25:22

lensbaby - a resource and a giveaway

I am beyond giddy to tell you that we are giving away a Lensbaby today. I know, you're jumping up and down too, aren't you? isn't it so exciting? Ever since I heard about the amazingness of Lensbaby Lenses it was instant infatuation ... will get a $270 credit to spend at the Lensbaby web store any way they'd like. It's heaven I tell [more...]

Date: 2008-12-12 08:00:32

Obama talks stimulus. He hopes you are listening

The spate of retailers reporting devastating December sales this morning provided a nice backdrop for President-elect Obama's speech in Virginia ... that lower interest rates aren't getting the job done because credit markets are screwy and that tax ... , the National Bureau of Economic Research and the Brookings Institution. He argued that fiscal [more...]

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

Money Management: PT Money

It's week 3 of our series of Money Management by Personal Finance Bloggers , and today we're talking to PT Money of the blog of the same name. Previous interviews: Moolanomy , No Debt Plan , ToughMoneyLove and Gen X Finance . How do you spend: cash, debit or credit? I use my debit card most of the time. For bigger purchases or for travel I will use my credit card. I do this is to get the points. I don't really carry cash. Although, I sometimes wish I did. I think it might make me spend less. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 13:01:05

Being Proactive in 2009: Economic Stimulus For the Mind

Happy New Year! In the financial world, I don’t know anyone who was not eager to kiss 2008 goodbye ... of your records. Get your credit report, make sure it is accurate and dispute any errors. 3. Beware before ...  to embrace (or brace for) the impact.  2. Keep an eye on your credit – Good credit = lower costs [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 03:30:29

The Best of August 2008

August was a great month here at FiveCentNickel, thanks in large part to contributions from readers such as yourself ... for Your Car-Buying Dollar Quicken 2009 Discounts Five Ways to Get Your Credit Report for Free ING ... Qualifying for an FHA Home Loan A Peek Inside Our FNBO Direct Online Savings Account Is Your Credit Union [more...]

Date: 2008-09-02 03:01:56

Let the bidding begin: Dick Cheney's writing a book with 'a few scores to settle'

... months. I've got a lot of stories to tell. And a few scores to settle." And he laughed. "I'm going ... : He's been in the government/political business long enough to know you rarely get credit for what [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 04:25:06

G.A.C. Fat Ass - No Fees, No Awards, No Wimps

Have you ever wondered why you do some of the things you do? I was in this state of mind as I stood at the starting line of the 11th (Gilly thinks it’s only the 10th) annual running of the G.A.C. Fat Ass 50K at Bradley Palmer State ... of each loop you had to check in with one of the volunteers so you could get credit for completing [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 00:18:00

The choice: getting out of the credit mess, or sink into a depression

One of the most alarming things about all the bailout talk is that the Community Reinvestment Act is still in the books . Why should this matter? ... or employment history and little or no savings or credit history. The intellectual start of this mess ... Because it’s at the heart of the current credit crisis. Harvey Golub writes in today’s Wall Stret [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 14:27:33

The Press Gets It Wrong Again

So I’m scanning the Drudge Report, as I tend to do every couple of days, and spot a front-page article that claims, SPIDER-MAN creator Stan Lee is to unveil the world's first gay superhero. I just have to check ... came out in 1987 or 1988, so maybe Extrano didn’t quite make it first, but he usually gets the credit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 08:45:37

The loan money i$ out there…….

Qualifying for a mortgage is not nearly as easy these days as it was just a couple of years ago, ... . All of us can get copies of their credit reports from each of the three major reporting companies at no charge ... before the subprime-loan-market collapse and the worldwide credit freeze. Still, mortgages [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 17:02:23

Recognizing a Credit Repair Scam

by David Wada Companies target consumers with poor credit histories all the time, making promises to fix their credit report so they can get their dream car, a bigger home, health ... is, these companies cannot deliver an improved credit report using the ‘unique’ tactics they promote [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 04:06:09

The Nation’s Alterman: “If Jeebus is truly my amigo, Marcy Kaptur runs…wins”

In Eric Alterman’s column today, Sort of Slacker Friday at The Nation, he provides a round-up of thoughts, ... of a YouTube phenomenon. For this, she will get no credit from Democratic party leaders. That’s too bad, as her record on economic issues–especially trade and agricultural policy– [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 03:05:44

China To Print Money To Combat Deep Slowdown

Deflation talk is surfacing in China as Chairman Liu Mingkang says China December Producer Price Index to Drop ... at the factory gate rose 2 percent in November from a year earlier, the statistics bureau said Dec ... get credit, Li, the industry minister, said.China’s industrial-production growth cooled in October [more...]

Date: 2008-12-14 09:33:00

Prospective Home Buyers, This is an Opportunity of a Lifetime - Don’t Screw it Up

Even Though Real Estate is Gloomy, Opportunities Will Present Themselves The negative news in the real estate market continues. Every week it seems like a new report is out highlighting record drops in home sales, lower home ... demand. Start Getting Your Credit in Order Today Even if you don’t plan on buying a home for another [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 16:27:31

California Bar Journal Article “Will A Bad Economy Force More Changes In The Profession?”

Thanks to Adrianos Facchetti over at the California Defamation Law Blog for sending me this interesting article from the California Bar Journal ... from the article: According to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics, the number of legal jobs declined ... on lines of credit when business gets slow.  At same time, associates ignore billable hours [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 17:48:12

DirecTV Accounting is SO FOOKed

After settling the mystery charges from the last two months ($188), I called to cancel my account this morning. I didn't want to make the task too complex last week when I wanted to get credit for charges ... if my account balance was zero, I was told that I have a credit in the amount of $83.Huh?Well, doing the math [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 16:14:00

Don't eat yellowsn0w!

Hello all, We wish you a very happy, healthy, and hopeful 2009! Once you have installed yellowsn0w, please report your success or failure here ... items such as “top up” “get credit” “lotto numbers” etc. These menu items confuse the application [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 11:36:00

Paris Hilton Web Site Hacked: ParisHilton.com Virus

Paris Hilton’s been infected. It was only a matter of time ... viruses, that then tries to obtain login information to their online bank accounts. “Some parts of Paris ... to access your computer and get bank records and credit card numbers,” Garry Scott, a spokesman [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 02:27:13

How To Buy A House

There has been a lot written about the mechanics of how to buy a house ... changes are reflected in your credit score, you may be able to apply again and get a mortgage loan ... . But what if you can’t get preapproved? What if you have little income, bad credit or other serious problems [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 02:01:00

The New China, Bush Asks for TARP, 2009 Oil Surprise, Buy Turkmenistan and More!

by Addison Wiggin & Ian Mathias Chinese exports dive; oil imports, money supply and leverage rise… sound familiar? Bush asks for rest of $700 billion TARP… S&P says USA’s credit rating getting shaky Dan ... . Unfortunately, the model was still dependent on mass consumption in the West. Without credit-fueled [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 01:36:29

Will carrying a credit card balance through month end hurt your credit score

As I vaguely mentioned in my $100,000 by Age 30 year end recap post my wife and I are starting to save for a house we want to build down the road ( ... and research. One thing that I want to start preparing for is upping my credit score to get it as high as possible to make sure that I would qualify for the best rates. My credit score is not bad [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 06:00:12

Mumbai dabbawala shares secret of success with Dubai accountants

Forget about the coding system that Mumbai’s dabbawalas use to transport lunch boxes from homes to offices or the six-sigma and ISO certificates they have. The men who ensure workers in India’s financial capital get their food on time credit their success to simple principles: stick to time and work is worship. A conference of chartered [more...]

Date: 2008-06-21 10:40:03

The joys of potty training

Celebrating The Joys of Potty Training Helicopter Parenting Goes to Summer Camp ... Credit: NBAE/Getty Images It Took Three Kids for Wahlberg to Ask This Cross Breast Feeding Breast Friends: Natural or Just Plain Icky? Next Image of the Day - Flowers on the sand by Sarah [more...]

Date: 2008-07-30 12:06:25

Children at play

A day after the government announced its bank rescue plan, the Taxpayers' Alliance (TPA) ... to get out of the credit crunch.However, in a "puff" for the report, on the Centre Right blog, TPA ... has come up with a report, trailed on its website, telling it what it should have done.Rightly – [more...]

Date: 2008-10-09 23:01:00

A Little More: Heart moms

A Little More: Heart Moms Helicopter Parenting Goes to Summer Camp ... Credit: NBAE/Getty Images It Took Three Kids for Wahlberg to Ask This Cross Breast Feeding Breast Friends: Natural or Just Plain Icky? Next Kathy Hilton setting a better example [more...]

Date: 2008-07-31 12:10:43

School Board Meeting

Both the Times and Advance have articles online about last night's School Board meeting. From what I can glean: - Both Chair Joan Bech and Superintendent Cheryle Beaumont apologized and took responsibility for the accounting errors. - Bech, to her credit, pushed for stakeholder groups to get past the blame game and into finding constructive solutions: "We need a truce. We need a ceasefire. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-23 19:06:00

Banking Industry Sinking Faster Than Government Can Bail?

A useful piece at the Wall Street Journal discusses the poor prospects for the US banking industry, ... pound gorilla provider of mortgage credit offers far fewer fee opportunities to banks (and that's even ... and Treasury. The article makes much of recent and almost-certain-to-get-worse bank credit losses [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 06:21:47

Rahm Emanuel Gets It Wrong Again-- His Tone Deaf War Against Comedy Central And Stephen Colbert

Maybe Emanuel should be giving advice to the Lynn Westmorelands of the world Rahm Emanuel's control of the Democratic congressional caucus' communications apparatus has guaranteed that he would get undue credit for the Democratic House victories in 2006. I'm sure it was his political genius that also was decisive in the John Tester, Jim [more...]

Date: 2008-08-14 01:00:00

Personal Finance Links - Aug 30 (pfblogs.org)

Nickel talks about Five Ways to Get Your Free Credit Report for Free. It is important to keep track of your credit score ... . With identity theft on the rise, your credit score is always in danger. A damaged credit score can prevent you from purchasing a home or car. Here’s some of the ways nickel ... ... [more...]

Date: 2008-08-30 12:01:34

New article: Why Obama can't wait

There's an article with my name on it in the new issue of TIME (with Michelle Rhee on the cover) ... in the Washington bureau did almost all the work--but it seemed rude to ask to have my byline removed. Plus, it's a perfectly good article. Why not get the credit for it? Anyway, go read it. [more...]

Date: 2008-11-28 14:12:30

The Next Batman 3 Villain

The Next Batman 3 Villain Add comments Top Rising Stories Tough Weather At British Open Sends Golf Scores Soaring ... to check it out. Get the full story... Credit Lines FREEZE, But Not For Reverse Mortgages Frozen ... Gusting winds of 30mph and heavy rain sent the average score on the first morning [more...]

Date: 2008-07-18 12:42:13

Credit Scores: How Important Are They?

3 years ago, it was possible to get a mortgage even if you had "bad credit". Today, it is very, very difficult to get a mortgage unless you have at least a "good" and sometimes a "great" credit score. 7 Vote(s) [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 18:49:52

Ultimate Guide to Amazon Shopping Discounts

Just wanted to summarize all of my posts regarding saving money if shopping with Amazon ... for more expensive items. Payment You can save even more money depending on how you pay. Amazon Chase Credit ... for. Regardless, you’ll get a sense of how Amazon’s pricing compares to other stores. The other thing [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 03:19:19

New Year’s Resolution - Get Out Of Debt

I thought I’d share a little story with you on New Year’s Resolutions ... is to finally get out of credit card debt”. I wasn’t sure we were going to be able to accomplish it, since ... been able to pay off our car loan. It’s a good feeling to know that our only debt is our mortgage [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 20:10:12

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