Overdraft Fee Monster Eats Social Security Income, Too
B of A’s Overdraft Fees Victimize Long-Time Customer
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 predatory and dishonest. Charging the same high fee for each infraction – even [...]
California Approves Energy Standards for Televisions
Plasma power restrictions in place
Always a trailblazer for green policies, California today approved a policy that will put in place efficiency regulations for televisions. These regulations have become necessary thanks to liquid-crystal display and plasma high-definition TVs, which use more than three times as much power as their old-fashioned counterparts.
Energy [...]
Shots Fired on Ohio’s Payday Loan Battleground
Irresistible Force, Meet Immovable Object
The battle for payday loans in Ohio has been a difficult one for consumers. The recession hit the Ohio workforce harder than most, and the need for emergency short term loans is greater than ever before. Yet the state legislature in their infinite wisdom decided that [...]
Shannon Lee Dedrick | Seven month-old Baby Found Under Bed
There’s Never an Excuse
Child cruelty is something I do not take too kindly to. It doesn’t matter who you are or where you come from, placing a child in any type of danger is absolutely intolerable.
Being a responsible parent requires time and mass amounts of love and effort. Of course, [...]
What’s the Best Way to Protect Consumers in Need of Debt Relief?
Should Courts or Executive Branch Agencies Have Final Say?
The recession has forced America to face some of its most deep-seated systematic financial troubles. One thing that has become clear is that unscrupulous mortgage lenders and credit card agencies have dined for far too long upon consumers who largely didn’t understand [...]
Unemployment Extension Made Official November 5, 2009
Unemployment benefits extended 13 weeks
The unemployment extension, passed November 5, 2009, was included in a bill with the homebuyer tax credit, and now millions of Americans can continue to collect benefits. The homebuyer tax credit was extended to 2010 in April. The unemployment extension means workers whose unemployment insurance was [...]
$6,500 Homebuyer Tax Credit Officially Extended to 2010
Homebuyer tax credit 2010 now a reality
Congress today passed a bill that extends the homebuyer tax credit, which was set to expire at the end of this month. Homebuyers who initiate their purchase between now and April 2010 will be able to take advantage of a $6,500 deduction in their [...]
Breckenridge, Colorado, Legalizes Pot | Can They Do That?
Penalties for possession removed
The federal government still states that possession of marijuana is illegal, as does the state of Colorado. However, in the city of Breckenridge, Colorado, people who possess less than an ounce of pot will not face any criminal or civil charges.
Yes, on election day 2009, Breckenridge, Colorado, [...]
Nicolas Cage Broke? Not Really, He Just Owes People Money
How do you define broke?
All kinds of publications, from trashy tabloids to respected newspapers, are reporting that Nicolas Cage is broke. Maybe they are just using “broke” for space reasons, but I don’t think that’s the right word for what Nicolas Cage is.
Nicolas Cage was bilked out of millions by [...]
Cash Advance Loans Store Robbery Gets Man 10 Years
Repeat offenders treated harshly
It’s true, you can’t be thrown in prison for 10 years for robbing a cash advance loans store. However, the situation is different if you have already served time for robbery before. A man who robbed a payday loan store in Minnesota at gun point has been [...]
PBS Documentary | Century-old Murder Case, Leo Frank Lynching
The Case of Leo Frank
Tonight showcases a very contradicting documentary about the case of Leo Frank, and you won’t need quick cash to see it. The documentary will be aired tonight on PBS.
Leo Frank was a Cornell-educated Jewish industrialist who was lynched in Georgia for the murder of 13-year-old Mary [...]
Should Government Limit Bank Overdraft Fees?
Over-the-top overdraft fees
The Associated Press reports that some senior congressional Democrats want to draw up legislation that would limit how much banks can charge customers in overdraft fees. Personally, I have been slapped with $105 in overdraft charges before for transactions that equaled a lot less than that, so I [...]
Former Celtic star Antoine Walker – Broke!
More Money, More Problems
No matter how far you go or how much quick cash you have access to, the importance of the responsible use of money remains the same. The more money you make doesn’t necessarily mean you’re the next Bill Gates. As a matter of fact, the more [...]
French Court Finds Church of Scientology Guilty of Fraud
France fines for fraud
The French government has never recognized the Church of Scientology as a religion. It has always viewed it as a “sect” or simply a commercial operation. Now, after two women filed complaints against the Church of Scientology, the French court has said the Church of Scientology is [...]
Kinsman, IL | Scene of FBI raid
Minuscule town raided by FBI
insman, Illinois is a sleepy little town with a population just over 100. It’s about 50 miles southwest of Chicago, and there isn’t much there, not even a gas station or a single cash advance store. All that’s in the town is a church, a Post [...]
Sweat Lodge Survivor Speaks | Worst $9,000 Ever Spent?
Will Arthur Ray be accused of murder?
James Arthur Ray a couple of weeks ago charged a few dozen of his followers $9,000 to attend a five-day retreat that culminated in spending couple of hours in a makeshift sweat lodge. Three people died and several others were hospitalized.
A lawyer representing a [...]
ESPN: Steve Phillips Suspended Over Sex Scandal
ESPN Analyst Steve Phillips Suspended
First it was Letterman, now ESPN MLB analyst Steve Phillips is in the spotlight for the same mischievous deed. Steve Phillips has been suspended for a week by ESPN after reports of an affair he had with a 22-year-old production assistant named Brooke Hundley. Things are [...]
SpoofCard: Good for Privacy, Bad for Hacking
Is SpoofCard as harmless as it seems?
SpoofCard is, put simply, a service that allows you to change the phone number that shows up on someone else’s phone when you call. It sells its services under the slogan “Be who you want to be,” and advertises itself as a tool to [...]
Bernard Kerik Back in Jail for Putting Confidential Info Online
Former commissioner on trial for conspiracy
Bernard Kerik knows that committing tax fraud is a no-no. He made that clear in 2004, when he withdrew his name from consideration for Secretary of Homeland Security. At that time, Bernard Kerik admitted that he had committed tax fraud.
Bernard Kerik had employed an illegal [...]
Adam Jasinski, ‘Big Brother’ Winner, Accused of Selling Drugs
Did Adam Jasinski invest in oxy?
What would you do if you won $500,000? Would you retire, buy a house, travel the world or invest in oxycodone so you could illegally sell it? Well, prosecutors in the case against “Big Brother 9″ winner Adam Jasinski would have you believe that Jasinski [...]
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