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Texas Man Gets $330K Home for $16
Because you just can’t make this stuff up…A Texas homeowner walked away from their home and mortgage. The mortgage company subsequently went…
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CEO Salaries Rise Faster Than Average Workers
The economy is back in full swing if you’re a CEO that is. According to a NY Times report, the average CEO…
July 5, 2011
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$2M Lottery Winner Uses Food Stamps
I’m not providing commentary on this one, just reporting the news. A Michigan man has been collecting and using food stamps for…
May 20, 2011
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Pay What You Want Panera Racks Up
Proving that people are basically good, the pay what you want Panera opened a year ago is steadily posting profits. The concept…
May 16, 2011
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100 Most Value Global Brands 2011
And the spending continues! Apple keeps cranking out enough updates to keep the buying public interested, helping it to rank #1 as…
May 10, 2011
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Chase, Capital One Bank Customer Email Addresses Hacked
I woke up this morning to an alert from Chase in my inbox. Thinking that I had somehow gone below my minimum…
April 4, 2011
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Are CEOs 300 Times More Valuable Than Their Lowest-paid Workers?
This opinion article is by David R. Francis and was originally posted in the Christian Science Monitor. I thought that it was…
March 16, 2011
Learn Something
More Homeowners Underwater With Mortgages
This will not come as a surprise to you, but the number of homeowners now underwater or upside down with their mortgages…
March 9, 2011
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Beware: TSA Workers Steal Money From Travelers
[I guess feeling us up wasn’t enough]…You’d think your personal possessions and money would be safe around security workers, but apparently they’re…
February 18, 2011
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Home Depot and Lowes Adds Thousands of Jobs
Are you looking for a job? Well Home Depot and Lowes is looking for you and you’d better go see them right…
February 17, 2011
Credit Cards
Credit Card Comes With 79.9% APR
Toni Riss had a credit card with a 79.9% interest rate. The 58-year-old woman from Texas thought she struck gold when she…
February 14, 2011
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For Profit Student Loan Default Rate Hits 25%
About one-quarter of students who took out federal loans to attend for-profit colleges defaulted within three years of starting repayment, according to…
February 4, 2011