November, 2009

Instant Cash Changes Everything in an Instant

Apply HERE for Instant Cash! [application_form] Instant Cash meant nothing to me I’ve been hanging by a thread for a couple of years now at a job I can’t stand. With so many people out of work, I know I’m lucky just to be employed. Still, every day at 5:00 when I bolt out the door, I fantasize ...

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Overdraft Fees Send Scores to Check Cashing, Payday Loans

Exorbitant Overdraft Fees Erase Funds of the Working Poor In what universe does a one percent check cashing fee exceed a $35 overdraft fee for overdrawing a checking account by $.01? (Photo: flickr.com) In the 1960s and 1970s, many of America's largest banks decided to go "where the money is" by pulling their branches out of the ...

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Overdraft Fee Monster Eats Social Security Income, Too

B of A's Overdraft Fees Victimize Long-Time Customer This should be considered a deadly weapon, in light of banks' runaway abuse of overdraft fee policies. (Photo: flickr.com) Overdraft fees across the board have attracted the interest of Congress lately. Many have said that the way in which overdraft fees are assessed by banks and credit unions is ...

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Costco Auto Buying Program Experiences?

After having some more issues with our 15-year old car, we may be in the market for a new or lightly used car. We were looking at the Honda Fit (the newest gen looks even better than the previous one), and went to a local dealer for a test drive. I ...

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Getting Excited for ‘Top Chef’ and ‘Project Runway’

The shows must go on Image from Flickr. "Project Runway" season six, its first season airing on Lifetime rather than Bravo, is nearing its end. The finale airs Thursday, and we will find out whether Althea, Irina or Carol Hannah will win the prize money and all of the other perks. Wednesday's "Top Chef: Las Vegas," which Bravo ...

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