We Don’t Have It So Bad
May 2, 2009 by Ms Money
Filed under Money Talk, Rant
96 pence the sign read. Sounds cheap enough for gas, doesn’t it? But do the math!
Here I am in jolly old England visiting family. On the drive from Gatwick airport to the family home I’d been thinking to myself that at least our falling dollar had afforded me a good deal on a rental car. [...]
Beware the Credit Card Companies
You already new that, right?
Perhaps you’ve heard that American Express recently offered some account holders a $300 “buyout”. These were folk with a very high credit limit. AmEx wanted to get them off their books in case some of them decided to use that credit and then default, leaving the company holding the bag. Well, [...]
The News Makes My Blood Boil
You know, as 2009 begins I’m tempted to make a resolution to stop watching the news. Do you know that billions of dollars in farm subsidies, which are handed out by the USDA, are going to big corporations, individuals and others who are already worth millions and some of whom are not even in this [...]
