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Who called me?

When I do collection calls I make sure to block the number when I call because most people won’t pick up if they know I am calling.  Now, when I get calls  I take them for necessity.  However, lately I have been getting more telemarketing solicit calls on my cell phone, business phone, and personal [...]

Bank failures top 106 on 10.23.2009

Everyone who watches how many banks are being shuttered for failure was expecting number 99 today.  So it was a big surprise, at least to me that the FDIC announced 7 bank closings.  Each bank of course represents multiple branches.  That is 7 bank chains in 5 different states.
This serves as a reminder that even [...]

Changing your attitude with clarity and purpose

The economy is bad and that makes the rest of our lives more challenging and complicated. Instead of complaining about our jobs, we are now grateful that we have one.
There were times in my life I needed direction to be a better person. Before I started my career, I was too focused on [...]

Overdue credit card payments will continue to rise with higher unemployment

So the reports came out and it shows some credit card companies are doing better than others.  That is odd because the economy is getting worse and unemployment is at a national rate just under 10%.  The question is how did they perform substantially better than the other credit card companies.

An argument could be made [...]