Finishing up my series of 5 Common Money Mistakes, I'd like to talk about something that many of us have done: fallen for a scam. Scams come in all flavors. New Zealand's Consumer Affairs Department posted a great quick list of types of scams. You … [Read more...] about Fixing your money mistakes: Don’t fall for those scams
The Consumerist has a good highlight of (yes) another article about how credit repair agencies are ripoffs. I always wondered who would need these types of services, and even considered starting my own (in a split-second lapse of conscience). Perhaps … [Read more...] about Be your own credit repair service
Last week, I found a pending charge, which eventually posted, on my Bank of America checking account for $109.65. The charge showed up as: CHECKCARD 0426 REVENUESHIELD866882318 866-8823186 UT Now, I'm pretty observant about my expenditures, and if … [Read more...] about I got diet pills for $109, but never ordered them
When my article "How I get laptops and plasma TVs for free" made it big a few months ago, a number of you asked to see pictures of the prizes. However, I didn't see the point because I could easily have just bought the laptops as won … [Read more...] about You asked for it. Here are our free laptops
How many of you get those spam emails with "Your $1000 Home Depot Gift Card is waiting for you" or "Click here to pick up your free 42" Plasma TV"? I did, and I got 2 Sony Vaio laptops and a $1000 Visa gift card out of it. You see, not all of … [Read more...] about How I Get Laptops and Plasma TVs for Free
I happen to work in a niche technical field. And although there are thousands of men and women working throughout the U.S. in my field, there are only a couple hundred or so in my region. Once you've been working in my field for about 5 years, you … [Read more...] about Trying to pass a fake resume in a small world
