Microsoft News: Microsoft Layoffs Continue

Microsoft Layoffs Continues
In January 2009, for the first time in its history, Microsoft Corp. announced it would cut some 5,000 jobs over the year as the company witnessed a drastic decline in revenue. The company suffered an 11 percent drop in profit, leaving many Microsoft workers unemployed and in need [...]

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Payday Loans: Going Where the Need is Greatest

Fed Study Shows Payday Loan and Related Outlets Cluster
Payday loans are an inescapable landmark in America’s modern economic landscape. The popularity of the short term loan product has grown significantly since the early 1990s, and it’s no wonder. Giving consumers the ability to absorb financial shocks in the short term [...]

Payday Loans have the green light when it comes to going where the financial need is greatest. Access to conventional credit plays a large role. (Photo: flickr.com)

Vanderbilt/Oxford Study: Payday Loan Firm Profits Not Excessive

Profits are in Line With Traditional Lenders, Says Study
Infinite profits earned off the backs of the infinite suffering masses. If you take your news from the multi-colored, sugar-laden toothpaste tube that is the mainstream media, then you believe that the payday loan industry is reaping massive profits while those who [...]

Think this represents the average payday loan company CEO? Think again. Profitability is hardly out of sight, even if it has allowed the industry to grow. (Photo: flickr.com)

Oprah Payless Coupons | Savings in a Text Message

New kind of coupon
Though Oprah Payless coupons do exist in the usual, online download and print out format, this time there is a twist. If you go to Oprah.com/payless, you have the choice of downloading and printing the Oprah Payless coupons or getting a text message that says you are [...]

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Paid Maternity for Childless Women

Is Paid Maternity a Privilege or a Right?
I think that America has the wrong idea when it comes to work-life balance. The wheels of business have to turn for our economy to function, but do we honestly have to spend the vast majority of our waking lives (and sleeping lives, [...]

Parenthood is as sacred a thing as exists for human beings. What's fair is what the child needs, not that you keep up with Martha Jones' in number of vacation days. (Photo: flickr.com)

Short Term Credit and Controlling One’s Financial Affairs

It’s Hardly Predator vs. Prey
If media and banking industry critics of payday lending are to be believed, payday loan outlets are perched in the reeds, muscles coiled in anticipation of springing upon unsuspecting consumers. “Predatory lending” is the fallback term such misinformed critics use, under the assumption that people who [...]

Consumerism is American. Free market capitalism and payday loans are all part of necessary competition, despite what critics would have you believe. (Photo: flickr.com)

Pumpkin Templates and How-To Spruce Your Gourd

Quick and Easy How-To for Halloween
This past weekend, I sat down at the dining room table with my children to decorate a Jack O’ Lantern for Halloween. They’re a bit too young to handle the sharp carving implements, but I had them take the pumpkin innards out and draw designs. [...]

Still looking for pumpkin templates to help decorate for Halloween? Heidi Braley of eHow has a simple how-to for your carving delight! (Photo: flickr.com)

CashNetUSA.com | Get the Facts Before You Apply

Doing Your Due Diligence
Before you apply for a payday loan, installment loan or other form of short term loan, it pays for a consumer to do their research on www.cashnetusa.com. That way, you know where your loan is coming from and where your assets are going when it comes time [...]

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Grandparents Ordered to Evict 6 Year Old | HOA Down!

Let Bylaws Be Bylaws
I’m a parent, so I’m going to proudly display just a bit of bias here. If the homeowners’ association at the Largo, Florida retirement community where Jimmy and Judie Stottler live think it’s a good idea to force them to evict their six-year-old granddaughter Kimberly Broffman, I [...]

It's people like these who voted to evict six-year-old Kimberly Broffman. Not these people specifically, but people like them. You can see it in their eyes. (Photo: flickr.com)

Short Term Loans for Bad Credit? No Problem!

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When you need extra cash in two hours or less, there is no better way than to apply online for a short term loan for bad credit. Personal Money Store provides [...]

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Short Term Loans for Bad Credit

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Quick Cash for Immediate Money Requirements
When we have to buy a gift for a loved one, need funds for repairs, face an unforeseen emergency, or maybe we just want to celebrate a special occasion, most of us will need quick cash long [...]

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Short Term Loans Offer Great Options for Those Who Qualify

The short term loan
Short term loans are still a viable option for funding. Consumers with bad credit are definitely not alone. In today’s recession, even people with excellent credit have suffered at the hands of credit card companies. Others have made mistakes with credit, such as charging over limits or [...]

Short Term Loans Offer Great Options for Those Who Qualify

People Looking to Short Term Loans as Market Remains Weak

Market Weak, but Steady
People are still looking to short term loans as further data on the market continues to be reported. Although trade, housing and employment are all seeing weak performances in the market, some economists are saying stabilization is close at hand.
One major concern is the continued lag of [...]

Well, perhaps not until the end of 2009. People need more short term loans than ever. (Photo: flickr.com)

Can Short Term Loans Provide in Times of Uncertainty?

Stability in an Uncertain World
Many people are turning to short term loans in order to get through unexpected expenses. The world is a very confusing place. It’s impossible to estimate exactly how much you will have to spend each month. There are all sorts of problems which could result in [...]

In uncertainty, sometimes what we need is something like short term loans to hit us on the nose. (Photo: flickr.com)

Loans are Hard to Come By, But Payday Loans Still Pay Out

Changing Lending Policies
Payday loans are still helping people fund expenses as most other loans are tightening up their application processes. According to the Federal Reserve, the last three months have seen banks making qualification for loans harder than ever in response to the struggling market. A Federal survey showed that 50 [...]

Don't go with blinders on when you need money this recession. Payday loans pay. (Photo: flickr.com)

Fed Study Unintentionally Paints Rosier Picture for Payday Loans

Why Use Credit Cards When There Are Payday Loans?
Credit cards have proven to be both a useful tool in establishing a credit history and a bane to those consumers who hope to maintain a good credit history. The temptation to “swipe and go” has been actively cultivated by the American [...]

This Federal Reserve/Vanderbilt/Penn study tries to connect payday loans to credit ruin, but what they leave out suggests a rosier alternative. (Photo: flickr.com)

Record-High Deficit Makes Americans Use Short Term Loans

Deficit high
Short term loans are a popular option with Americans as the deficit reaches record highs.  Budget deficit totals were released, and the federal deficit has surpassed $1.8 trillion, according to the White House.  That’s more than four times last year’s high. It’s reached this level because the stimulus package [...]

Record-High Deficit Makes Americans Use Short Term Loans

Short Term Loans in a Tough Economy

Unemployment in Elkhart, Indiana
Short term loans are proving to be a viable option as America’s financial recession persists. One city that is taking the recession harder than most is Elkhart, Indiana. They are currently suffering one of the highest unemployment rates in the nation. Mayor Dick Moore stated, “When [your city has] [...]

Someone in your household feeling displaced due to unemployment? Have you considered short term loans when the going gets tough? (Photo: flickr.com)

Short Term Loans | $1,500 Direct Deposit in 2 Hours

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What is a short term loan?
Short term loans are typically less than $1,500 and do not require faxing or credit checks. Short term loans are similar to installment loans for bad credit and no fax pay day loans.
Short term loans are provided by most banks [...]

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Can Payday Loans Protect Your Credit History?

Economic crisis
Payday loans could save you from the horrible economic environment that we currently live in. The economic crisis is affecting every single one of us, including many major businesses.
It was once thought impossible for high-end shops and even banks to get themselves into difficulty. However, this recent crisis has [...]

Don't let the stormy economy wash away your credit.