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Category Archives: frugal

Bank of America, Part II

20-Feb-08

As a follow up to my earlier posting here, I found I’m not alone in being completely in shock at the behavior of Bank of America.
Bank of America abruptly notified cardholders in good standing their rates would skyrocket if they didn’t opt out fast. Is BofA greedy or needy? ..
The major credit-card lender in mid-January […]

Vote for Pedro! The feds stole his money!

02-Feb-08

This guy worked for something like 11 years as a dish washer to earn
around $60k (about 30,000 UK pounds). He was leaving to go back to his
home country where he could make a great life for his family, and he was
stopped leaving the country and they confiscated his money. There’s a
document you’re supposed to fill […]

the abyss

19-Jan-08

Scary info #1

Scary info #2

Scary info #3
Journal Inquirer - Top Stories - 12/01/2005 - Federal Reserve money supply report is about to fall into the abyss
12/01/2005
Federal Reserve money supply report is about to fall into the abyss
By Harlan Levy
In a little-noticed decision a few weeks ago, the Federal Reserve Board said it would stop publishing […]

dollar plunge?

24-Sep-07

Things are looking fairly rocky with the dollar right now and I’m thinking of moving savings elsewhere to isolate myself.. specifically European currency, most likely the Euro.
After some googling on this topic, turned up a number of references to the same bank you can buy “Certificates of Desposit” (CDs) in foreign currency, e.g. Euros).
Some threads […]

there are no pockets in a shroud

20-Sep-07

He wears a $15 watch, flies economy class and does not own a house or car. For years. few guessed that Chuck Feeney was one of the world’s biggest philanthropists, secretly giving away his billionaire fortune.
Billionaires secret philanthropy detailed - Give and Take - MSNBC.com