Archive for the ‘Commentary’ Category

Has Black Friday jumped the shark?

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

I mean, it's still there and all, but does it really mean anything? And if it does mean something, what more can retailers do that they already haven't? WalMart Stores, Radio Shack, The Apple Store, Best Buy, KMart, Kohl's, Toys "R" Us, and Target have already had their Black Friday ads "leaked."   ...

Convenience credit card users are not perfect customers

Thursday, November 5th, 2009

This article on MSN Money misses a bit in the title: Banks punish perfect customers The article is another one on how credit card companies are hitting otherwise conscientious users with annual fees.  The users that are being targeted now are those who pay their bills on time and don't carry a ...

Seniors lose $10,000? Huh?

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

I got suckered into reading this article on MSN from the title: A $10,000 Social Security hit There was a stock photo of two obviously very depressed seniors right next to that headline.  At first I thought, "Man, the other shoe dropped fast!" but the article revealed the context of the $10,000:  ...

Uh-huh: Anti-credit-card legislation hurts just about everyone

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

Caught this in a tweet from Wise Bread: Latest bank fee is for paying off credit card on time every month The target of new fees for credit card issuers is people who haven't paid them yet, among others. I mean, why should people who carry a balance, miss payments, or go ...