Bankers Reaped Lavish Bonuses During Bailouts
By LOUISE STORY and ERIC DASH
Published in the New York Times
July 30, 2009 (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/31/business/31pay.html?_r=1)
Thousands of top traders and bankers on Wall Street were awarded huge bonuses and pay packages last year, even as their employers were battered by the financial crisis.

Nine of the financial firms that were among the largest […]

As many of are aware that there is a national movement to curb-in the credit card companies tricky practices to get money from customers who do not deserve to be ripped off.
Case in point:
Credit One Bank recently included a charge on my statement in the amount of $72.21, which is NOT a purchase that I […]

SHAME ON YOU, DIRECT TV!!  I was on hold for 20 minutes yesterday while waiting to speak to a Supervisor — and listened to a tape recording touting corporate “HONESTY, INTEGRITY, PROMISES” — Are you SERIOUS????
With the economy the way it is, it’s time the Corporate games STOP! Its time someone slaps your hand and […]

Be extremely careful if you find yourself resigning from a job and choosing to go on COBRA (”Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act) health benefits.  You will not have insurance between when your employer terminates your coverage and the COBRA coverage begins.  Your insurance group will tell you it’s retroactive through the day after your plan terminates, […]

No this ones the biggest!!! 

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I have come across something really pretty disconcerting.  I think this has the potential to be a REALLY big scam!
There is a website called PickyDomains.com. They operate by getting people to register and submit suggestions for names for domain name website orders.  This really interested me as I am studying advertising […]

Domain Registry of America - DROA.COM tops it!  Here’s a company that should win the ‘Biggest scam that ever existed online’.  This company sends formal letters to registrants to renew their domain names, making the clients think their domains are about to expire, but in actuality, what they’re sending is a transfer request to DROA. Clients then send checks to DROA, not refundable […]

Price per gallon for unleaded in California:
June 3rd: $4.25
June 18th: $4.65
July 7th: $4.49 (wow–a slight drop)
July 18th: $4.65
July 23rd: $4.25
January 23rd: $2.09
 

“Free” credit report strikes again — AAA Advantage is a scam.
Free credit reports are not free.  My husband unknowingly committed us both to charges of $11.95/month by requesting a free credit report from freecreditreport.com.  It’s no wonder they can afford those annoying commercials. ”Free” credit report strikes again!  AAA Advantage is a so-called free credit report […]

The slogan of Southern California Edison should be: “Because You Have No Choice.”  You can’t survive without their service, and they’re a monopoly, so they basically have you cornered.  Worse, if you bounce a check twice with them, they’ll make you pay your bill in cash, in person, and then require you to pay an $1800 […]

Just a warning: if you’re late for your DMV renewal, they will charge you a $100 late penalty.  If you get a ticket while they’re processing your renewal, you will have to pay for the ticket, mail a copy of your registration to the court, or appear in court with your registration.  If you don’t receive […]