Loan Warning: The "Personal Money Store" is a scam.
The so-called "Professional Blogging Team" at "The Personal Money Store" is up to some very sneaky tricks. Not only are they involved in predatory loans to poor people, but they are using predatory blogging in an effort to make it look as though they enjoy the support of consumer groups like UCAN. More.
AT&T Trouble Borrowing, Are You Kidding Me ?
Big business really wants to shove the $700 billion bailout down America's throat. AT&T and others want to scare us into supporting the bailout.
HUD's Half Billion to Cal. Funds Local Gov't Purchase, Rehab of Foreclosed Homes
Under the program, governments can demolish or rehabilitate blighted homes, then either resell them or use them for affordable housing.
Asinine - WaMu CEO Gets $18 Million In 18 Days - Bank Fails
Alan Fishman might want to leave his brief tenure as the new WaMu CEO off his resume. Hired September 7, Fishman oversaw the biggest bank failure ever when federal regulators seized WaMu on September 25.
Not to worry, Fishman stands to get $18 million for less than three weeks at the helm.
keyword: gasscam - Beware of Geeks bearing fuel-saving gifts
gasscam - Most of those fuel saving gimmicks are a sca. Some actually violate the laws of thermodynamics. Here's a list.
Keyword "OPV" - Save money by using "other peoples' vehicles."
keyword "OPV" - You can rent some very nice cars and trucks - even exotics like Ferraris and Corvettes for far less than what you would pay to own them.
keyword: Royalflush, Moneypit - Save money on water
keywords: moneypit, royalflush - water saving ideas you may not have thought of.
Keyword: Insurancetuneup - Is your whole life a mistake? How about your car insurance?
Keyword: insurancetuneup - if you're coming up short at the end of the month, consider revising your insurance coverage, or shopping for a better deal.
keyword: cheapvoip - Voice Over Internet Protocal can slash your long distance phone costs.
CHEEAPVOIP: Why the big phone companies HATE VOIP - it's a low cost alternative to overpriced long distance phone services.
Keyword: freeproperty - Find missing property, lost money
Find lost or forgotten money, stocks retirement plans, bank accounts, etc.
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Michael Gets All Wet & Fishy.....But Creates an Aquaponic Miracle
Miracles don't happen often enough in our world. But when Michael starts growing his own fish and food in his garage, then you know that there's some divine intervention because Michael doesn't fish and he's got a brown thumb that makes all leafy things tremble. So how did Advocate Michael become Farmer Michael? One word: AQUAPONICS.
DUH-REGULATION: How regulatory recklessness led to the 21st Century's first economic meltdown
Consider this fact. Any child under the age of 18 is prohibited from gambling in a casino in most states. Yet, that same 17 year old can trade in derivative securities with absolutely no prohibitions. What is the difference between casino gambling and derivative training? Well, for one, gambling risks are more readily calculable. Secondly, gambling is regulated by individual states. But derivative trading is exclusively controlled by federal regulators. And those regulators have very little interest in regulating. Why is this important? Because history will likely show that these disinterested regulators contributed mightily to the financial market freezeout that is pushing the world economy into the most serious economic recession in generations.
It is important that Americans know what really caused the financial cataclysm. Decisions will be made in 2009 based upon what policy makers decide are the root causes of the financial crises that plague our economy. Knowing the causes are critical to determining the correct fixes. As will be explained below, the credit markets' unfettered efforts to keep Americans spending will likely prove to be the primary culprit behind the current credit collapse.
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