When will people quit falling for these scams? A LONELY postal worker has landed himself in huge debt – after handing over £130,000 to a string of internet scammers. Shane Symington started sending cash to the fraudsters in 2007 after he was contacted by a woman claiming she needed funds to help her sick mother. The trusting postie agreed and started sending money from an
Companies are planning on being in the giving mood on inauguration day. Here are a few of the goodies that you can pick up for free next Tuesday: Krispy Kreme: Stop by Krispy Kreme and choose your favorite donut. No charge Starbucks: You’re obviously going to need to wash that tasty donut down with something so why not stop by Starbucks and sign up to
Without a doubt one of my favorite parts of participating in the personal finance blog arena is reading the great stories of people that have awakened to the lunacy of carrying lots of debt and have changed their habits to grab hold of their financial lives. One of the first people to do this was NCN @ No Credit Needed. I can remember sending him
Every now and then I like to wander through my blogroll to see what’s happening on some of my fellow personal finance blogger’s sites. I really need to do this more often because there are a ton of great articles out there: http://www.2millionblog.com/2009/01/bought_baby_furntiure_on_craigslist.html 2Million is in the baby stuff acquisition mode. I remember those days very well. I can tell we are similar in our
This is just crazy. A man bought a lottery ticket and won $10 million. The only problem is that he died the same day and never knew he won. The good news is that he ended up leaving his wife and family well taken care of due to the winning ticket. It’s just too bad he didn’t know that before he died. “David Peters bought
Housing Crisis Vindicates Guy Who Still Lives With Parents http://www.theonion.com/content/news_briefs/housing_crisis_vindicates $700 Billion Bailout Celebrated With Lavish $800 Billion Executive Party http://www.theonion.com/content/news/700_billion_bailout_celebrated WaMu Files For ChapLev http://www.theonion.com/content/news_briefs/wamu_files_for_chaplev How Did The Economy Go Bad? (Infographic) http://www.theonion.com/content/infograph/how_did_the_economy_go_bad
I found an interesting article on The Boston Globe that theorizes what a current depression might look like. I found it interesting and somewhat believable. I agree that the long lines would probably be in the hospital emergency rooms and the theory that people would move to urban centers to rent and reduce their transportation costs seems reasonable, although I’m inclined to believe that the
I’ve been sitting on the sideline when it comes to signing up for an online tool that allows me to get a consolidated view of all my investment and bank accounts. The main reason is that I didn’t want to offer up my account logins for fear of creating extra drama in my life. I finally bit the bullet yesterday and am somewhat surprised at
Here’s an interesting article that talks a bit about the current financial state of America but also looks at the ongoing strategy of spreading capitalism around the world. I have to agree with this guy. I think it’s time we all look inward both at a personal level, by living below our means, and as a country by starting to look inward to increase domestic
Okay, now this just pisses me off: http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=5973452&page=1 I hope it’s not true, but I suspect that it is. $440,000 retreat? Incredible.