A reader pointed us to a recent article in the WSJ abut CarePayment, a new financing option that provides a way for the uninsured to pay off their hospital bills in monthly installments, without incurring interest rate charges or finance fees.
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Hospital Sends Debt Collectors After Homeless Man
By 9.11.07
Phil Hughes is a homeless handy-man who’ll paint your house number on your curb for $5 and some turkey leftovers, says Mary Olsen, a homeowner who hires Hughes for occasional odd jobs.
Paperless Personal Finance Can Save You Money?
By 8.31.07
Blueprint for Financial Prosperity has listed 5 ways that going paperless in your personal finance can save you money.
AT&T Stops Sending Several Hundred Page Long iPhone Bills
By 8.23.07
AT&T yesterday decided to stop raping forests and stop sending customers several hundred-page long iPhone bills itemizing every single photo they accessed while web-browsing. The change was announced In a text message sent out to subscribers that read:
AT&T free msg: We are simplifying you paper bill, removing itemized detail. To view all detail go to att.com/mywirelesss. Still need full paper bill? Call 611
Tasty Blog Snack blogger Justine Ezarik, whose video of opening the box containing her 300 page bill received several million views, curtly thanked AT&T for the shift in a new video, above. She all but places her hands on her hips, bucks her head and says, “Thass right, girlfriend,” but we’re sure that’s only because she doesn’t want to damage the iPhone she’s holding.
After Foreclosure, Here Comes The IRS
By 8.20.07
If your house is being foreclosed on, don’t expect the pain to end with the foreclosure.
Is There Any Limit To How Often A Debt Collector Can Call?
By 8.15.07
A California reader has been getting calls from a debt collector every day and asks if there’s any limit to the amount of times a debt collector may call.
SunPass Regularly Overcharges Customers
By 7.28.07
SunPass, Florida’s automated prepaid toll system responsible for processing 2 million tolls each day, regularly overcharges and erroneously bills customers, according to an investigation from WTSP.
iPhone Sends Itemized Bill For Every Single Image You Access
By 7.27.07
Unfortunately, Apple’s design gurus didn’t get to lovingly sculpt AT&T’s billing system, so when the first iPhone users opened their bills this month, they got a surprise. Actually, pages upon pages of surprises. Every single image gets assessed a fee based on its kilobytes, and is then painstakingly itemized on your AT&T bill.
E-ZPass Charge You Fee When It Malfunctions
By 7.27.07
The Red Tape Chronicles has an interesting story from Kathy Sunato, a Pennsylvania driver who noticed that E-ZPass was charging her strange $5 fees.
Who Do I Pay First?
By 7.25.07
People just starting to get out of debt often struggle to decide where to allocate their money. Each person needs to make their own list based on their own priorities and circumstances, but Debtor’s Anonymous member Wittygal’s payment priority list may serve as a decision guide:
By 7.6.07
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This is pretty much the quintessence of how many people get stuck in debt (it was certainly true for us): “…we were spending more than we made because we thought we would make more money later to pay it off.”
Saving Money Means Sacrifice
By 6.27.07
Get Rich Slowly has a story about “Gillian,” a woman who came asking for advice on setting up a budget so she could save money and stop charging emergency expenses on her credit card, but was unwilling to actually cut her expenses. We found the story hilarious because it seemed so familiar…
Postmaster General Angry At Wachovia Over ID Theft Ad
By 5.31.07
Postmaster General John Potter is mad as hell at Wachovia! He’s accusing them of ‘really doing a disservice to the American public’ with an ad that suggests mailing your bills puts you at greater risk of ID theft than paying them on-line. Potter says this simply isn’t true:
“I have no problem with competition — it’s a good thing, it can keep everyone at the top of their game,” he said. “All I ask for is a little honesty when you’re doing it.” Asked specifically about the bank, he accused Wachovia of “really doing a disservice to the American public.”
The $10,000,000 Sprint Cellphone Bill
By 4.19.07
The “Power Vision Access Pack” gives customers the ability to get on the internet, buy ringtones, watch TV, listen to music, and more.
Zen Finances: Achieving Peace Of Mind
By 4.6.07
We know we should do this. We try to do this. We never do! This is one we’re going to work on for next month.—MEGHANN MARCO
Financial Records: Keep or Toss?
By 2.13.07
• Sales receipts for minor purchases, after you’ve satisfactorily used the item and if it has no warranty.
You mean we don’t need this Ruby Tuesday’s receipt from 1997? —MEGHANN MARCO
Reader Plays Quitsies To Get Time Warner Bill Lowered
By 2.6.07
Ron got his Time Warner Cable bill reduced by threatening to cancel service.
Chemlawn Charges For Services Never Performed Or Requested
By 12.29.06
The lawn wasn’t the only thing this grounds service was doctoring. Reader Al claims Chemlawn billed him for services he never received, even after he canceled his contract and they agreed not to charge him.
