WraithSama commented on Are You A Sucker For Using Your Credit Card?, at 1:05 AM on May 19 @WraithSama: I'll add to my own post that, even though my wife and I make decent money, when we paid for everything with cash or debit, we lived almost paycheck-to-paycheck because it was easy to ignore how much we were spending. Once credit card bills started forcing us to face how much we were spending, I was AMAZED at how fast our checking account balance grew as our spending dropped off sharply. more »

WraithSama commented on Are You A Sucker For Using Your Credit Card?, at 12:59 AM on May 19 @TheKingBoar: I use credit for most purchases and I disagree with the OP for one reason: if you think it hurts seeing your cash disappear gradually each time you make a transaction, it'll hurt much more when you pay that credit card bill at the end of the month and pay a large lump sum. more »

WraithSama commented on Asking the Boston Symphony Orchestra For Donation Information Apparently Commits You To A $25 Pledge, at 12:51 AM on May 19 I used to attend the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra's performances on a regular basis and was put in the Friends of the Orchestra list. I never received solicitations or calls for donations. more »

WraithSama commented on Bank of America Mistakenly Shuts Down Access To Your Account, Charges You For The Pleasure, at 12:17 PM on May 17 I love Emprise Bank. more »

WraithSama commented on A Radio Shack Manager Explains Why They Ask For Personal Info On Cash Returns, at 11:03 PM on May 16 @JasonKeiderling: The REAL way Radio Shack gets you is because they know that every now and then you need some special part to fix the broken dialysis machine you're working on and short of ordering it, Radio Shack is the only brick-and-mortar store nearby that has what you need. more »

WraithSama commented on A lawyer in Florida has launched, at 8:40 PM on May 16 From the About portion of his web site: "His experience before Judges and juries has allowed Mr. more »

WraithSama commented on Lawsuit: Monster Cable Thinks You Might Confuse Mini-Golf With Overpriced Cables, at 6:40 PM on May 15 Monster Cable's legal team are breaking their necks in their desperate, frantic bid to drag their company's name through the mud as much as possible. more »

WraithSama commented on Sprint Sticks Customer in Catch-22, at 8:59 PM on May 13 I hate to be a nitpicker, but "amungst" should be spelled "amongst". more »

WraithSama commented on Five-seveN Gun Blows Up In Owner's Hand, Manufacturer Indifferent, at 8:44 PM on May 13 @Kos: ABSOLUTELY what I was about to say. more »

WraithSama commented on Best Buy Trained MePossibly Trained Other Employees I Heard About To Commit Credit Card Fraud, And 4 More Bad Things, at 8:40 PM on May 13 @a511475a: Considering your account is brand new and that's the only post you've ever made, I'm tempted to write you off as a corporate shill. more »

WraithSama commented on Charter To Begin Tracking Users' Searches And Inserting Targeted Ads, at 11:12 PM on May 12 Marketing is becoming increasingly invasive. more »

WraithSama commented on Verizon Won't Help You Filter Out SMS Spam Because It Makes Them Money, at 10:24 PM on May 10 Since carriers gets to pocket money for each spam text message their customers receive, I'm surprised that they haven't (and wouldn't be surprised if they have) set up automated scripts to spam their own customers so they can tack on fees and pad their monthly income. Think about it. more »

WraithSama commented on Spore To Use Online Authentication, at 8:50 PM on May 9 Yes, I know it's almost unheard of, but there ARE still some people who (by choice or by geological circumstance) do not have Internet connections. more » [kotaku]

WraithSama commented on EECB Results In $6000 Credit From Maytag For Defective Jade Refrigerator, at 3:26 AM on May 9 Six grand for a fridge? more »

WraithSama commented on It's Now Completely Impossible To Sell A Laptop On Ebay, at 11:08 PM on May 8 I stopped using nigeriaBay years ago. more »

WraithSama commented on Mass Effect DRM Causing Backlash Among PC Gamers, at 3:34 PM on May 8 @ShirtGuyDom: @Eyebrows McGee: Eyebrows McGee's exactly right. more »

WraithSama commented on Republicans Have Killed The Passenger's Bill Of Rights. Long Live The Passenger's Bill Of Rights!, at 2:59 PM on May 7 I pretty much hate both major political parties, these days. more »

WraithSama commented on Chase Telemarketing Tactics: Try Being Sneaky, Then Launch Vague Threats, at 2:45 PM on May 7 @apotheosis: Also, where is this "she" stuff coming from, the article clearly says "he". more »