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12
Mar

Weak Ways to Pay Off Debt

Posted by The Weakonomist in Friday, March 12th 2010   1 comment so far   

The following is a sponsored guest post by Jeremy Cabral.  Jeremy writes for Credit Card Finder an Australian credit card comparison site that helps you compare no annual fee and balance transfer credit cards.  See here for additional information about guest posts.
When you are faced with any sort of debt, it can be tempting to [...]

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9
Feb

Weaky #21: The Mortgage Bankers Association’s Underwater Mortgage

Posted by The Weakonomist in Tuesday, February 9th 2010   2 comments already   

Back in 2007, we all thought there might be a real estate bubble about to pop. But most of America was still stupid and buying up real estate thinking prices would go up forever. Home ownership was the American dream, and we all wanted to own our own home. Even I was [...]

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21
Aug

Weakonomics Links: Can’t Read My, Can’t Read My…

Posted by The Weakonomist in Friday, August 21st 2009   Comments Off   

If you immediately understood what I was saying in the title then you probably have a Lady Gaga problem.  Admittedly, this means I do as well.  I’m not sure where it came from, but every time I hear her tunes on the radio I rock out.  The Sheconomist has also been known to sing a [...]

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2
Jul

The Fascinating World Behind Credit Cards And Fraud Detection

Posted by The Weakonomist in Thursday, July 2nd 2009   3 comments already   

These days all you ever hear about is how evil credit card companies are.  They jack up fees, cut your credit limit, and change your interest rate in the blink of an eye.  Recent legislation, popularly called the Credit Cardholders’ Bill of Rights t has put measure in place to address many of those complaints. [...]

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30
Jun

Weaky #15: $60,000 Gluttony

Posted by The Weakonomist in Tuesday, June 30th 2009   9 comments already   

This might be one of those posts that pisses off some people.  I’m going to attack a woman, use her as an example, and then draw a conclusion about fat people from it.
MSNBC met up Mary Uhazi, who over course of a few decades of credit based spending has run up over $60,000 in credit [...]

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23
Jun

Habitat For Humanity – Why Are You Still Building Houses?

Posted by The Weakonomist in Tuesday, June 23rd 2009   6 comments already   

It’s easy for me to attack organizations like the United Way because of their bloated staff which keeps the underlying charities from getting much of your donation.  I’ll even criticize a charity that gives away money or food for not going after the actual underlying problem.  They are needed of course, but I’d rather give [...]

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9
Jun

Weakon 153: How Credit Card Companies Make Money

Posted by The Weakonomist in Tuesday, June 9th 2009   19 comments already   

Swipe it, charge it, blink it, whatever you’re doing, that business card sized piece of plastic is the centerfold of much of our lives.  Some people have sworn off all credit cards and so you’ll think this class isn’t for you, you’re wrong.  If you even use a debit card you should at least pay [...]

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8
May

Weaky #14: Deacon With Some Demons

Posted by The Weakonomist in Friday, May 8th 2009   4 comments already   

Deacons come in all shapes in sizes, but they are all bound by one thing: their commitment to the church.  Deacons are perhaps the most important role one can have in the church without actually being a minister or pastor.  They lead community service projects, serve as counselors, and are generally model citizens.  But sometimes [...]

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