Microsoft Layoffs Finished Ahead of Schedule!

Microsoft layoffs go the extra mile
Microsoft confirmed that it’s laying off 800 more employees today. Along with that announcement come a couple of fun facts: not only are they ahead of their June 2010 deadline, they are ahead on numbers of people they planned to lay off!
So I guess laying [...]

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Money Magazine Ranks Best Places to Live

Best places to live in 2009
Every year, CNN’s Money Magazine names the best places to live. Today, the list of the 100 best small towns in the United States were published at money.cnn.com.
“Small towns,” according to Money Magazine, are places with populations of 50,000 or fewer. Rather than just rehash [...]

So may places to go.

Washington, Idaho, Kentucky Pass Payday Loan Bills

Washington limits collection efforts
State of Washington governor Chris Gregoire on Wednesday signed new restrictions on payday lenders into law. The new laws address what type of payday loan collection efforts can be used and how often and in what manner borrowers can  be contacted.
The rules
Washington law now says payday lenders [...]

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Police Seek Payday Loan Store Robbers in Illinois

The robbery trend  continues
Another payday loan store has been held up by robbers, this time is Waukegan, Ill., near Chicago.
Police say they are seeking two men. The robbery occurred Tuesday shortly before 10 a.m.
What went down
Witnesses say one man waved a gun in the air while another went behind the [...]

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Alleged Harassment Expensive for Payday Loan Company

Payday Loan company pays big
A payday loan company in Washington is paying a hefty price after customers filed a class-action lawsuit against the company for harassment.
The company settled the lawsuit out of court, which means they do not admit to any wrongdoing on their part. However, the company must fork [...]

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Marriage Finances and No Fax Payday Loans

Before you get married it is important that the couple sits down and talk finances- even if it means taking out no fax payday loans. Marriage means you’re not only marrying that person but all of their debt too. Sometimes this is the last thing on your mind that needs [...]

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