Monthly Archives: April 2009

National Council For a New America Rears its Head (Pt. 1)

They’re talking… is America listening?
With the defection of Arlen Specter to the land of Democrats and a lack of clear leadership aside from cartoonish entertainers, the Republican Party needs to sit down and have serious talk… with America. At least I’ll give them this: Republicans tend to see the free [...]

SideStep Helps Travelers Find Cheap Flights

Make life easier with SideStep
I have been on a lot of ticket searching sites. I mean, how many are out there now? Cheap Tickets, Expedia, Airfare Watchdog, Orbitz, Travelocity … you get the point. But, I think I have found my favorite: SideStep.
SideStep is perfect for someone who wants the [...]

SideStep won't make your airplane food taste better, but it sure makes getting the ticket easier.

House Approves Credit Cardholders’ Bill of Rights

No more interest rate hikes
The House of Representatives today passed a bill aimed at helping consumers who have credit cards. The bill does not apply to other types of credit, such as installment loans.
The Credit Cardholders’ Bill of Rights protects against hidden fees and interest rate hikes. The legislation passed [...]

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Even Obama’s cash advances do not come free

Obama is ready to be tough
With the Fed’s coffer shrinking faster than ever, President Barack Obama has now made it clear that the cash advances that he is offering to corporate America will not be for free. In his recent speech at the Georgetown University, while he defended his economic [...]

Payday loans: A recipe for the recession proof family

Plan B
The basic aim of these loans is to provide you with enough cash, in no time, to cover your urgent or important expenses, especially in those times when your regular finances are not enough to do so. In the current recessionary environment, when there’s every chance that your most [...]

Banks are Struggling to Lend. Cash Advances Become More Popular

Cash Advances are quick
Cash advances are being relied upon by consumers as they try to make it through their monthly bills. A cash advance can pay for overwhelming debt or an emergency bill because it is quick and easy. Most lending companies for these types of loans make the application [...]

Cash advances are quick

The Fall of a Real Estate Giant

The small business
The installment loan could be the answer to a small business’ financial woes. In today’s economy everyone is feeling the cash crunch. With unemployment rates at an all time high and the housing market crashing, businesses are hard-pressed to bring in customers. Whether or not funds come in, [...]

Small Business Woes

Pontiac: All good things must come to an end

The internet has made the world different
In the early days of the internet, I remarked to someone that the whole concept of a World Wide Web was amazing and I thought the world would never be the same once the internet was more developed. “I think that’s a bit of [...]

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Debt Ski Makes Managing Finances Fun

Debt ski gets you thinking
After playing a few rounds of the Debt Ski game, I can’t say I’ll suddenly be better at debt management or credit repair. But if you sit back and analyze the game, it makes a point. It factors in income, necessary spending, discretionary spending and a [...]

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Can Payday Loans Assist In A Recession?

Coping with a budget in a Tough Economy
With the growing problem of credit and budgets already tightened until “it hurts,” can a payday loan be a port in a storm? Of course, if you are among the unfortunate who have just been laid off or terminated from your employment, it’s [...]

George is Keeping an Eye On You!

Are You In Financial Need? Apply For Unsecured Personal Loans

Unsecured loans can really help

Getting fast unsecured personal loans is a lifeline for those who are facing major financial challenges. With the direction the economy is headed, unsecured loans have greatly assisted many American households get back on their feet. Companies that provide these types of loans know that the [...]

Unsecured loans can really help

Business Start-ups look to Installment Loans

The start-up business

New businesses are increasingly looking for installment loans to finance their start-up. In the past, hopeful new businesses could find venture capitalists to fund them. Investors were looking to join a promising business proposal from “the ground floor” and then take points off future earnings or share ownership. [...]

September 2008 Losses

The Swine Flu Went Down to Georgia

Swine flu in Georgia now
Death of innocents is tragic. Death of the swine flu panic button would be a blessing. With each passing day, media turns the screws deep into the public imagination. It is true that people have died, but this is not out of the ordinary. According to [...]

Carvel Gives Free Icebergs for 75th Anniversary

Celebrate with Carvel
The three-quarters-of-a-century-old ice cream shop Carvel is throwing itself a birthday party. There’s no free cake, but you can stop by for an Iceberg, a slushy drink topped with vanilla soft-serve ice cream.
Icebergs are new to Carvel’s product line, so the shop — which is now old enough [...]

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Chrysler Bankruptcy Sets Stage for Court War

Down goes Chrysler
America’s big automakers have all been in serious need of cash advance loans and debt relief for some time now. Overproduction of consumer vehicles that burn through gasoline and take up too much room on the country’s current highway system has been the byproduct of poor planning by [...]

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SCAM WATCH | fbstarter.com Steals Facebook Users’ Passwords

Phishers steal personal information
Reports have been flooding in about phishing site fbstarter.com. The dummy web site poses as a Facebook login page to get users to type in their usernames and passwords.
We all know that online scams set to steal personal information such as passwords are the first step on [...]

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Gradegov.com Lets You Fail Your Government Officials

Grade Gov creates a stir
If you’re trying to access www.gradegov.com, be warned that it may be a little slow. There are a whole lot of people trying to get in on the action. People are chomping at the bit to share what they think of their government officials.
But with a [...]

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Repair Your Credit | How You’re Judged (Pt. 4)

How credit agencies view you (conclusion)
Welcome back. CLICK HERE if you missed part three of this article.
You’ve made it to the very end of “Repair Your Credit,” and let’s keep going to the end by taking a continued look at what credit agencies look at when they produce a credit [...]

Four U.S. Cities with the Highest Unemployment Rate

National unemployment goes up, again
Unemployment has gone up every month since the beginning of the recession. The national unemployment rate for March was 8.5 percent, up from 8.1 percent in February.
It’s bad everywhere, but some U.S. cities have been hit particularly hard. Here are the four cities in the United [...]

More U.S. residents every day are staring down unemployment checks.

Repair Your Credit | The Ghost and the Credit (Pt. 3)

Dealing with past debts
CLICK HERE if you missed part two of this chapter of “Repair Your Credit.” Since you’re here, let’s talk more about how to get a handle on ugly, old debts.
We’ve talked a bit about this already, but here are some new wrinkles. When dealing with past debts, [...]