...how one phone call can make you want to drink All The Alcohol.

It must be nice to work for an organization that can tell you how much money you are going to pay them without showing you where they came up with their numbers.

You can't get away with that in your math homework....

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If you've got a few credit cards lying around that you haven't used in a while but don't want to lose, you might want to take them out for a walk.

Credit card companies know that cash-strapped consumers are likely to start tapping their unused credit cards, and possibly default on the payments, so they're cutting off lines of credit for inactive ( Read more... )

Joined and used this a few times...so if you're interested, here ya go.

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From my research, this seems to be a legitimate attempt to compete against PayPal. It's being spearheaded by Steve Case(former head of AOL) and is the first step in his goal to create a new credit card company.

If you use this button, I get credit (or ( Read more... )

From my research, this seems to be a legitimate attempt to compete against PayPal currently in Beta. It's being spearheaded by Steve Case (former head of AOL) and is the first step in his goal to create a new credit card company ( Read more... )

Repost from an article from AAA Arizona a few years ago - the information is still educational...
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What makes gas prices go up?

Supply and demand.
Supply. The supply of both oil and gasoline can not be increased very much. Most oil producers are pumping near capacity. (For example, OPEC is within about 10% of capacity ( Read more... )

Was planning on getting a light lunch.

Went to dealership first to get an oil change. Found out I'll need to get my timing belt changed very soon...above and beyond the monies I'd started to save for my 60000 mile tuneup.

Went to Wendy's for something greasy. Comfort food, you know.

What's happening in your world today?

( Much has been written lately about the FairTax, the proposal to replace the current federal income tax with a national retail sales tax. Unfortunately, much of it is wrong. )

Federal Withholding Calculator for your W-4 forms.

Figure out what you need to send Caesar next year. :)

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And since we are reaching the changing of the year, something I've harped on before:

Since (sadly) I have friends that are in the midst of upheavals, thought this was interesting:

Say you have an insurance policy that ( Read more... )

Buying a home is not a savings plan. Actually saving money every month is a savings plan.

Food for thought.

What makes gas prices go up?

Supply and demand.
Supply. The supply of both oil and gasoline can not be increased very much. Most oil producers are pumping near capacity. (For example, OPEC is within about 10% of capacity right now.) Gasoline refineries are also near capacity and there are no new refineries being built.

Demand. The demand for ( Read more... )