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Beware The Canadian Spy Coins
By 1.11.07
- In a U.S. government warning high on the creepiness scale, the Defense Department cautioned its American contractors over what it described as a new espionage threat: Canadian coins with tiny radio frequency transmitters hidden inside.
Poll Results: How Do You Budget?
By 1.5.07
Here’s how Consumerist readers responded to a poll about how they go about setting their personal budgets:
New Quicken 2007 Update Available
By 1.5.07
Apropos of yesterday’s budgeting poll, Intuit released a new patch for Quicken 2007.
$30 a Month for Food?
By 1.5.07
A blogger from Lansing Michigan decided to spend only $30 on food for the month of November, just to see what it was like being poor. It’s an interesting read.
Poll: How Do You Budget?
By 1.4.07
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$350 In Sorta Free Money After Applying For These Credit Cards
By 12.27.06
These business credit cards are available to all and can offer significant bonuses if you get one.
Free Personal Finance Control Tools
By 12.11.06
Check out Feed The Pig for some neat finance control tools, like
301 Posts On Saving Money
By 11.27.06
Free Money Finance, an excellent personal finance blog, just posted a roundup of ALL their money saving posts. We like:
Western Union Makes Cash-Broke Ex Play The Waiting Game
By 10.20.06
Wiring money has gotten a lot more difficult since September 11th. This we know, and many of us are willing to put up with the more convoluted process. Still, when you’re caught in the looping bowels of that convoluted process during an emergency, and companies like Western Union treat you like a criminal as you try to get cash to a loved one, you start wondering if terrorists are the ones really being inconvenienced.
Bank of America Will Get Your C-Note Back
By 9.26.06
Eagle-eyed reader Bruce points out that while Bank of America may be giving out 100 bucks…with the fees they charge they’ll be getting it back from you soon enough.
Happy Sunshine Fun-Time Magazine Customer Service Happiness
By 9.26.06
Maybe it’s because of the nice sunny weather we’re having after days and days of dreary, grey weather, but we’re in a good mood today. And our good mood means we’re less inclined to take the all-companies-suck-all-the-time perspective that some readers seem to think we need to be employing. Sometimes, believe it or not, companies screw up and then actually fix the problem.
The Geography of Usury
By 9.20.06
If you’ve ever wondered why your credit card bills are postmarked in Utah, Delaware, Virginia, or South Dakota, and why your interest rates are higher than you think should be legal, the map above might help.
Money Saving Hack: Cut Out The Drugs
By 8.30.06
Broke again? Here’s a handy calculator to show you how much money you’re tossing down the bottle or needle a month and year, along with all the great things you could’ve bought instead.
AMEX Downgrades Double Rewards
By 8.1.06
AMEX announced it’s getting rid of double rewards for certain venues and changing its annual fees.
