January, 2010
Podcast 41: Credit CARD Act of 2009 Compliance
Today’s guest on the Consumerism Commentary Podcast is Samir Kothari, co-founder and Vice President of Products at BillShrink.Tom Dziubek speaks with Samir about how the terms of the Credit CARD Act of 2009 have been addressed by credit card issuers so far and what credit card customers can expect in the upcoming months.Production Number: S02E15 ...
What the iPad Is and Is Not
I’m an Apple fan, which I define as being anybody who takes time out from the workday two or three times a year to watch their media events and keynote speeches. I’m happily using a Mac Mini as our entertainment hub at home (Boxee, Front Row and Hulu Desktop? Yes, thanks), I use a MacBook ...
Debt Collector: Tough Job But Someone’s Got To Do It
As more people struggle to pay their credit card bills, one segment of the economy is booming: debt collection. It's not an easy task. Most people John Goebel calls are angry, some are apathetic, and a few break down in tears.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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Author JD Salinger passes away at 91
JD Salinger: 1919 – 2010
J.D. Salinger, one of the most widely read and enigmatic authors of the last century, has passed away at 91. Untold numbers of people have read what is considered the greatest coming of age story of all time, his novel, “Catcher in the Rye.” The book, his best known work, has ...
Love and Money: Do Savers Seek Spenders?
This post is from GRS staff writer April Dykman.
Social psychologists have found that people tend to choose their significant other based on similarities—similar attitudes, values, and even similar names.
Those findings would seem to suggest that people with similar spending habits would be attracted to each other, too. But a working paper published last year found ...
