Archive for the ‘Commentary’ Category
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 ...
Posted in Commentary, Credit | 3 Comments »
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: ...
Posted in Commentary | 3 Comments »
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 ...
Posted in Commentary, Credit | 5 Comments »
Wednesday, September 9th, 2009
I tell you: It just doesn't pay to be human anymore. Big or small.
I'm well aware of how being fat costs money. But there are now rumblings on the possibility of the following: If an individual, or family, can reasonably afford health insurance, but does not get it, they face ...
Posted in Budgeting, Commentary, Economy | 1 Comment »
