Best and Worst Cities for Consumers Seeking Debt Relief

Economic recovery
Analysts are showing that some cities are closer to economic recovery than others, offering quicker debt relief to their populations. Overall, economists were anticipating national recovery to begin as early as summer of 2009, but definitely by the end of the year. They are noting some cities poised on [...]

Waiting for the world's economy to recover.

‘Amreeka’ Movie Reviews Make Me Wish for Wide Release

Film opening in L.A. and New York
I have written a lot about why I like living in a mid-sized metro rather than a big city. Of course, I have also written a lot about movies. The one advantage to living in a big city would be that there are certain [...]

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75 1/2 Bedford St. in Greenwich Village a Hot Property

75 1/2 Bedford St. in Greenwich Village carries a hefty price tag
Only in New York City would a 9-and-a-half-foot-wide house go for $2.7 million. That’s exactly what’s happening, though, as the house at 75 1/2 Bedford St. in Greenwich Village is on the market. It’s the skinniest house in New [...]

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Cities Allowing Tax Credit to Transition into Short term Loans

Home Values Fall Again
As home values continue to fall, people are looking to short term loans as payment options. Things are difficult in the recession and a continuous drop in home values are proof. According to the AP, home prices fell in nine out of every ten US cities throughout [...]

Foreclosure

Home Buyers Don’t Need Payday Loans in Affordable Indianapolis

Most affordable city
According to an organization’s calculations, home buyers in Indianapolis won’t need payday loans to keep up with their mortgages.
The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index says Indianapolis, Ind., is the most affordable city in the United States as far as home buying goes.
Formula
The NAHB calculates how [...]

Indianapolis has the most affordable houses in the United States.

Payday Loans For Wall Street? NYC Gives ‘Em $45 Million!

More handouts for Wall Street
Many Americans have found that during a financial emergency, payday loans can help bridge the distance between paychecks. Some have even used the product for educational materials that help them retrain for better jobs. However, in New York (where pay day loans aren’t legal, to the state’s [...]

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Payday Loans are simple and Plane

Travel is an enormous expense, and a lot of people have to get payday loans in order to cover the cost of a plane ticket and in the world of travel, you never know just what you are going to get.  Plane travel these days has generated a lot of [...]