September, 2009
Furniture Shopping Secrets: How to Tell Superior from Shoddy
This is a guest post from Karawynn Long, who writes about personal finance at Pocketmint. Karawynn is a semi-regular contributor for Get Rich Slowly. She has been blogging since before “blogging” was a word.
Here at the Koke-Long house we’re in the market for some furniture. Our living room is currently semi-furnished with a comfortable ...
Bank of America, J.P. Morgan Chase to Further Limit Overdraft Fees
Two of the nation's largest retail banks said they will announce new limits on overdraft fees Wednesday as the industry seeks to contain rising anger over the practice.
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Are Debit Cards Evil, Too?
This post is from GRS Staff Writer Adam Baker. In addition to writing for Get Rich Slowly, Baker blogs over at Man vs. Debt, where he often discusses traveling and the cost of living abroad.
A couple weeks ago, the New York Times featured an article entitled “Overspending on Debit Cards is a Boon for Banks“. While ...
Vanishing Overdraft Fees Pave Way For New Charges
Almost everyone has an story about the annoyance of overdraft fees.
We all had cause to rejoice after reading Smithee’s recent post about banks backing off of overdraft fees. However, banks, being the business that they are, are already scheming for new ways to wring money out of us.
An AP article on a local news site ...
House Bill Adds To Jobless Benefits In 27 States
House lawmakers have voted to extend unemployment benefits for 13 weeks to people in states where the unemployment rate is at least 8.5 percent. That's about half the states. It affects about 300,000 workers whose benefits would otherwise run out this month. The Senate is working on a similar bill.» E-Mail This » Add to ...
