January, 2010
Apple iPad unveiled by Steve Jobs; rending of garments and losing of minds commences
How ’bout them Apples
From the looks of Twitter, Facebook and Google trends, the Apple press conference, including the release of the iPad, is the only thing going on in the world today. Google news has stuff about a Toyota recall, Holocaust Remembrance Day and so forth, but it is clear that the Apple tablet computer ...
Whale Wars Up The Ante: Anti-Whaling Vessel Rammed by Japanese Whaler
Payday Loans Won’t put it Back Together Again
“He piled upon the whale’s white hump the sum of all the general rage and hate felt by his whole race from Adam down; and then, as if his chest had been a mortar, he burst his hot heart’s shell upon it.” – Herman Melville, “Moby Dick”
Whaling is ...
Owing Money : Your Rights and Responsibilities
Whenever you borrow money with a loan or credit card, you are technically considered a "debtor". If the world were a perfect place, everyone would be able to pay their debts completely and on time. Almost everyone with debt will end up falling behind or missing a payment. You may be sent to collections when ...
Supreme Court campaign finance ruling excises corporate limits
Supreme Court campaign finance ruling
Today, the Supreme Court’s campaign finance ruling lifted limits on how much corporations can spend to support political candidates. The supporters of the Supreme Courts' ruling on campaign finance say the First Amendment protects the right of private corporations, payday loan companies included, to donate as they see fit.
The text and ...
Living Without Credit Cards Can be Simple
Half the Income But All the Bills
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A TV commercial for a debt consolidation company aired recently where one woman told us that her work hours got cut in half, but she cannot pay half her bills. If you lost your income, they did not want you to use credit cards, ...
