August, 2009
Seniors Racking Up Credit Card Debt
Alice Smith thought she would live comfortably and quietly in her Hyattsville retirement community. Instead she's fretfully dodging calls from her creditors.
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Disney Buys Marvel in Reported $4 Billion Deal
Or: Where have all my childhood heroes gone?
"Nobody tells me what to do, bub. You can take your $4 billion and…" (Photo: flickr.com)
The Walt Disney Company lost its way a long time ago when it came to quality family entertainment. Of this there is little doubt. I wonder what the cast of timeless characters like ...
Podcast 19: Giving Yourself a Raise
Our guest today is Matt Jabs, blogger and founder of Debt Free Adventure, a blog designed to help the author stay accountable for getting out of debt. Debt Free Adventure is one of my favorites among new personal finance blogs.
Today’s discussion focuses on the concept of giving yourself a raise, an important way to improve ...
Cash for Clunkers | Taxable?
The truth… plus success in New Hampshire
Stop worrying, people. Cash For Clunkers isn't taxable (Photo: flickr.com)
Cash for Clunkers has come to an end long before the Obama administration initially anticipated. They’re calling it a success (as are some dealers, save for those with the largest paperwork filing nightmares), yet questions remain as to why it ...
Top Chef Double Whammy Tonight on Bravo
Bravo pulls out all the chefs
Hubert Keller won the most recent challenge on "Top Chef Masters." Will he be deemed the master?
A “Top Chef” premiere and finale in the same night?! It sounds too good to be true to fans of Bravo’s biggest moneymaker, “Top Chef,” but I triple checked the facts, and it’s true! ...