Hubby’s Surprise

Two days ago, hubby told me that he got a surprise for me ... , for those of you out there who are looking for Instant Approval Cards, Student Credit Cards ... . He wouldn’t tell me what it is but just this morning, I received an email from a credit card [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 05:19:30

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Latest Pajamas Media Column (’The Obama Campaign’s Credit-Card Crack-up’) Is Up (See Update)

It’s here. If there’s a single most underreported story of the campaign, this is probably it. Here’s the first paragraph, which unlike the original at PJM is bulleted for instant ... be accepting credit-card and prepaid-card contributions from overseas. It has done so in a way that may very [more...]

Date: 2008-11-03 01:18:02

Layaway Is Making A Comeback

The Wall Street Journal: Layaway, a payment practice that was made popular during the Great Depression but nearly became extinct due to the instant gratification of credit cards, is back in fashion thanks to the credit crunch. Only ... Warehouse Corp.; and Kmart, — report that demand for layaway is stronger than it has been in years [more...]

Date: 2008-10-28 14:07:56

Get Your Own PlayStation Credit Card

You may have seen the mailers, and it’s true. We’ve introduced our very own PlayStation credit card to offer fans a new way to show off their ... . There are a couple ways to do this. You can go to to www.sony.com/newpscard to get instant approval for your card, and an immediate $150 credit when you purchase a PS3 directly through the website [more...]

Date: 2008-11-24 23:35:26

More is Never Enough, and Other Evolutionary Obstacles

If you aren’t living in a big house, driving a fleet of cars and sporting the latest stereo system, don’t feel so bad ... the Western world’s rise in depression and stress levels to our brains’ internal drive for instant ... brain. Credit cards promise us that you can have what you want now, and postpone payment until later [more...]

Date: 2008-10-21 21:41:36

Check Credit.

In my opinion, owning credit cards are advantageous in these difficult economic times..but ONLY if you are a responsible and disciplined user ... or loan makers, there’s this site that can help you know your score. This credit report is based ... transaction that involves credit activities. At checkcredit.pro, you’d be able to request instant [more...]

Date: 2008-11-06 10:11:14

Start Now!!

We all know that the holiday season is just around the corner and so it is time to start thinking about all those gifts you need to ... it up and be on your way it's that simple. Unfortunately after the introduction of the credit card, instant [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 22:28:52

Is the financial collapse a sign of moral collapse?

Conservative evangelicals believe that the crisis on Wall Street is the direct result of the moral crisis on Main Street ... for personal responsibility. A culture focused on instant gratification -- through the overuse of credit cards to buy consumer goods, for example -- has also lost other "traditional values [more...]

Date: 2008-10-03 03:05:11

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

They Really Mean It

For the last week or so, I've been mocking the Right's claim that somehow our current economic crisis is actually due to abortion, homosexuals, ... on instant gratification -- through the overuse of credit cards to buy consumer goods, for example [more...]

Date: 2008-10-02 17:49:54

Want a Free Webcam? Just Sign-up for a WebEx Trial Account

This offer is valid for US residents only ... of their web meeting service. To register go here and enter the promo code XM (or “instant”). No credit card required. The fine print say that to qualify for a free webcam, the participant must host [more...]

Date: 2008-10-09 05:54:01

CONTEST: Fuji Instax Camera, TV On The Radio, Bon Iver & Kanye West Vinyl LPs

A staggering 453 people entered the last contest! I knew you guys would have a taste for vinyl, ... and press the shutter, a beautiful credit card-size instant color photo is ready in minutes - sharp ... s instax photo system is the next generation of instant photography! Lightweight and compact, the stylish [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 04:40:24

Grieving Families Suffer Further as Identity Thieves Target the Recently Deceased

There is much to deal with after the passing of a family member, the last thing you think you would have to do is deal with credit applications ... was stolen and used to apply for AMEX and BestBuy among other credit cards. Identity theft accounted ... a stolen identity. Consumer advocates have argued long and hard that "instant credit" standards [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 22:31:36

Fuji Instax Mini Camera

Fuji’s Instax Mini camera creates credit card-size photos in a camera that comes in pink, blue, and white ... ’s Instax Mini is no Polaroid, it is a great alternative for photographers who like instant ... . Operation is easy - simply check the LED exposure indicator and press the shutter, a credit card [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 23:00:18

How Patient Are You?

How patient are you? In our fast paced society, it seems to be instant everything. Who needs to wait for anything? See something you want? Buy it with your credit card. Are you hungry? Simply nuke your meal in the microwave ... instant results. After all, some things take time and ...patience on our part. So, how patient [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 14:22:00

Fighting Inbox Bloat and Distraction

Guest Post by Colin McDougall Is your business suffering from information overload? ... focused!) What you actually need are more customers with credit cards in hand, buying your products ... , colorful things swirling promises of instant wealth around us. Another key to success is to build [more...]

Date: 2008-10-16 23:56:53

Sunday Review #52 - From Eating on $1 A Day to Teaching Kids about Saving Money

#fullpost{display:inline;} ... list of 10 Big-Ticket Clutter Items to Sell for Instant Cash.Saving Money: Here is an nice article ... DirectGas Credit Card - Discover Open RoadWorld's Largest Ice Santa ClausNovember's Best of FIRE Finance [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 04:59:00

Discover $50 Promotion & Discover Holiday Promotion

With the economy weakening, experts are predicting horrible retail sales in the fourth quarter. We’re talking downright dreadful ... less, credit card companies earn less… so they too are pulling out the big guns. Discover ... s a pretty hot promotion because that’s an instant discount of 10%, since you can use the gift card [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 19:49:05

Slumdog, a “Perfect Fairy Tale for Our Hard Times”

Click here to view the embedded video. Frank Rich, writing for the New York Times, ... to, say, check on credit card debt. When he gets his unlikely crack at instant wealth, the whole [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 16:26:33

Instant DNA analysis on a chip

Instant DNA analysis on a chip Posted by Roland Piquepaille @ 10:13 am Categories: Health & Medicine, Science & Nature Tags: Professor, ... -on-a-chip You can see above an artistic rendering of this future lab-on-a-chip. (Credit: James ... be the usages for such a credit-card-sized-system? Read the rest of this entry » [more...]

Date: 2008-09-22 17:13:56

T3Leads - The Pay Per Lead Affiliate Network

T3Leads is a relatively new affiliate network but have started growing in popularity as more and more people find out about them ... niche and stuff related to it (credit cards, pay day loans, insurance and debt ... . After registering at their website (which was instant) I logged in to check out a few of their offers [more...]

Date: 2008-12-20 09:35:39

The drinks vouchers Facebook app - it’s come to this

Every week, for the next few weeks, we’ll be giving an intern a chance to shine on Techcrunch UK ... . There are some issues however, apart from this being an app with less than instant gratification. I would ... Google Checkout. Although it does support almost all major credit and debits cards, GetThemIn [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 01:19:43

Off-Topic: Why Citibank Should Vanish

After a long day, I returned home to find a mound of junk mail clogging my mailbox ... on my credit card, adding more fees for foreign transactions and other such issues that might result ... . In this era of Google, where instant information and its analysis are becoming strategic assets, how does [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 19:47:53

Dickens for today…’Slumdog’ meets the zeitgeist

... when ringing an 800 number to, say, check on credit card debt. When he gets his unlikely crack at instant [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 16:55:17

Three More

Okay there are about 3 days left before I take off from Bolehland to Down Under. So what do I do in these few days? What do others do? ... instant noodles like Cintan Original and Mi Sedap? does that count? lol.Okay you guys must be wondering ... fringe! hehe) I went to a temple to pray. I applied and got my credit card. (yes it's a supplementary [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 12:28:00

Sweeps 4 Mom: Lucky in 2009

These are daily entry sweeps that I recommend playing:Pace (120,000+ prizes. lots of free salsa, details here)Pampers Winter Match ( ... ). If you need to register with Stouffer's first, you can get back to the instant win sweeps by clicking ... to know what to look for in your mailbox. It might look to some like a credit card application [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 14:05:00

Library use booming

It seems that because of the economy, library use is booming (via Newsalert):In the fast-paced, instant message, Internet era, public libraries have often struggled ... shouting and no credit card is necessary. At the library, just about everything is free [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 11:37:00

American lifestyle must change, says neurobiologist

According to neuroscientist Peter Whybrow, head honcho of the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Behavior at UCLA the concept of the American ... and lots of things that we want,” said Whybrow … Our built-in dopamine-reward system makes instant ... on the savanna, said Whybrow, but not the suburbs: We gorge on fatty foods and use credit cards [more...]

Date: 2008-10-21 22:45:53

Citibank launches New Rewards Platform with Travelguru

/India PRwire/ - Citibank India today announced the launch of 'Citibank Travel Rewards', ... of triple reward points on hotel and holiday package bookings done using any Citibank credit card through Citibank Travel Rewards. An industry-first, unique opportunity for instant online redemption [more...]

Date: 2008-11-05 09:53:16

I don't get Facebook

That’s not entirely true. I get the whole “portal” concept, which has been around for a while ... authentication for email, instant messaging, blogging, and photo sharing — though Google is making its own ... password logins exclusively. So do most banks and credit card companies. So does PayPal. So do most [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 12:48:00

Wireless Payment In Restaurants Thanks To EPOS-lite

You might have noticed that we like to present you futuristic concepts that will make your life easier, ... without handing over your credit card as the wireless payment device will do it for you. The concept ... . via Behance Related Posts: September 28, 2008 — Cellphone Subscriptions Replaced With Instant [more...]

Date: 2008-09-27 14:01:37

American Dream a Biological Impossibility, Neuroscientist Says

What if people are biologically unsuited for the American dream? ... the social and economic world we've constructed. Our built-in dopamine-reward system makes instant ... on the savanna, said Whybrow, but not the suburbs: We gorge on fatty foods and use credit cards [more...]

Date: 2008-10-21 18:23:05

New MiFi Means More Internet for More Users In More Places

At ShowStoppers last week in Las Vegas one of the best products I saw was the new Novatel Wireless MiFi. It lets you set up an instant WiFi hotspot for up to five users. Think Cradlepoint but the size of a credit card. It's small, light and a perfect way to make Truphone calls over 3G from an iPhone [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 13:55:29

Get Account Balances by SMS [Personal Finance]

Get Account Balances by SMS Mint.com, our readers' favorite personal finance tool, now offers users instant balances on all their registered accounts via SMS. Text "bal" or "balance ... data to is a good thing, and knowing whether you've got space for plane tickets on your credit card [more...]

Date: 2008-11-19 15:00:00

Fuji Instax Camera

fuji-instax-camera-t.jpg Just because Polaroid is out of the game doesn't mean instant photography is dead. The Fuji Instax Camera ($130) is living proof, producing great-looking credit card-sized prints in mere minutes,... Visit Uncrate for the full post. [more...]

Date: 2008-11-18 16:43:54

FairSoftware: Instant Software Companies

... the details of sales, credit cards, tax reporting, and splitting the money can free you to focus [more...]

Date: 2008-09-30 18:00:00

Credit Card Payoff Calculator with Excel

, every little web applet pretty much to determine how long something as “simple” as paying off a credit card seems to be laced with spyware or less ... (b2,-b4,b1) 6 Years to resolve                                =b5/12 And voila, instant credit card ... and go further into the whole. So, that being said, how do we get a calculator for credit card [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 21:35:36

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