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Tyler MetzgerOne note. That’s all it takes. One note. One note and my plastic is running fast, smooth through the machine and one moment later I have the record in my hand and one moment later it is blasting and one moment later nothing else matters...
Those sneaks -- they fooled even a Web-savvy guy like me into signing up for a "service" I didn't want. Thankfully, the U.S. Senate agrees with me that this is just plain wrong.
A blog post I wrote last week detailing my credit card use for more than a year has a second home -- the 230rd edition of the Carnival of Personal Finance.
More than a year after having a credit card, I'm left with some musical equipment, a lot of empty calories, plenty of great memories and $600 in debt. This is my credit card life -- in 4 squiggly lines.
Ann Minch ignited a media frenzy when she posted a video of herself starting a self-proclaimed "Debtors Revolt." She wanted a reduced interest rate; she got a hailstorm of praise and criticism. Is this the start of a revolution, or a one-day YouTube hit?
Hit the four-day work week running with some great personal finance articles -- including my post about telemarketers -- by heading over to the 221st edition of the Carnival of Personal Finance.
The past month, I kept receiving calls from an 800 number. I investigated, and Gary Busey, $11,000 in magical debt and credit cards were involved.
A massive group of hackers. Undercover federal agents. A casino. And lots of booze. All under the fiery, don't ask, don't tell Las Vegas sun. What could go wrong?
Move over FreeCreditReport.com; the battle to dupe people into paying for a credit report has moved to Craigslist.
I've been with the same bank all my life, and I don't know why. But a Texas-based credit union has me questioning why I'm being so picky.
By next summer, your cell phone might be able to unlock your car, open your house and even prevent credit card fraud.
Nightlife has taken a hit in South Korea due to the recession, and karaoke is one of the victims. Numbers from a Korean issuer indicate that less people are frequenting the nightspots. But karaoke can't die in Asia, or can it?
The new credit card legislation had a lot of politicians supporting it, and many of them bit the hands that had been feeding them campaign contributions.
The 205th edition of the Carnival of Personal Finance has kindly included my post "Does your credit card make you smile?"
Not a lot of people are smiling about their financial situations today. But all the doom and gloom surrounding us today is just a bad dream on the Web site iStockphoto.
Craigslist, the online classified service, has been under intense scrutiny the past few months. Craigslist's potential answer to its PR nightmare? Credit cards. But can forcing card use change behavior?
My post "Prepaid card offers anonymity, porn" is included in the 203rd edition of the Carnival of Personal Finance.
As the global economy forces all kinds of industries to fold, downsize and restructure, the porn industry holds firm. Well, that's what Australian-based Atlas Media Services is hoping. They are distributing the AdultPrepaid card, which grants its holder access to a newly founded pornography Web site.
Is it wrong to sell the American Dream? Boyce Watkins, a professor of finance, says Russell Simmons and his Rush Card are doing just that.
Famous hip-hopper Jay-Z and his crew are being accused by a New York restaurant of trying to skip out on a large bill.
We all have different ways we say no to overconsumption, but sculptor R. Lloyd Ming's newest work, which features a crucifix made out of credit card logos, takes the act further than your average hyperbolic consumer.
Wide Open Wallet hosted the 198th edition of the the Carnival of Personal Finance and was nice enough to include my blog "Donor wants $10,000 back for missing inauguration."
Patricia Blessman heard the chants of "Yes, we can!" fill the chilly Washington air during President Obama's inauguration. But sadly, in fact, no, she couldn't; she was denied entrance. So she wants the $10,000 donation she put on her card to attend the ceremony back. Yes, she can?
Chinese hackers have cracked the iTunes gift card code and are now selling the cards for pennies on the dollar. Will Apple's core product rot away due to fraud?
Here's a solution to your debt worries: Get a charity to pay it off.
Here's another: Don't pay it, and maybe the government will bail you out.
Music is fun; credit card debt isn't. So I’ve dug up some musical gems and some musical misfires from YouTube to show you how musicians perceive these crazy plastic things we worry about so much.
There's a bank in California that wants you to celebrate black history, and all you have to do to celebrate is use their debit card. Blaxploitation anyone?
Legislative proposals in New Jersey and Illinois might restrict those pesky credit card offers plaguing students on college campuses. It also might force issuers to teach students about the risks of signing up. Will they pass?
I'm one step away from getting an ATM card with $8.3 million loaded on it. Use my step-by-step guide to find out how I did it, and how you can(not) too.
In the last seven years, your credit card data might have been mined and stockpiled by the U.S. government. But hey, it was all for national security.
Read the story of Master Ginger Peter, the world-class Craigslist scammer who wants my bank account details. There's only one way he's getting them though, and it involves crayfish, childhood love, trade agreements and AIDS. Is he up for it?
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