Monthly Archive for: ‘May, 2011’

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  BillFloat Pays Your Bill Now. You Pay Them Later

    Payday lending is legalized loan-sharking. Actually, the Mob gives better interest rates. But sometimes people just need credit, and damn the interest rates.-CaveatEmptorBlog.com Enter Billfloat.com Let’s face it, in today’s economy, some are doing just this: floating bills to the next month so they can catch [...]

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• Help! My Phone Bill Is (Way) Too High!

  Im sure we can all relate to opening up that email or paper bill from Verizon, TMobile, Sprint or AT&T and gasping at the huge bill.  I know I do. Last year we switched from the strong arm of AT&T and the iPhone in favor [...]

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  Discussion: Do We Need Credit To Survive?

  Do you believe we need credit to survive?  After the events over the last 3-4 years my assumption is that many have been forced to reduce or increase the reliance on credit depending on individual situations. I am a bit torn on the answer to [...]

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  Managing Difficult Personalities In The Workplace: Tips To Maintain Your Sanity

  Over the last year, one of my main challenges in the workplace has been learning how to manage difficult personalities.  I’m hoping most you can relate to this since it’s something I hear about all the time and having experienced this I understand how hard [...]

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• Knowing Your Value: Women, Money and Getting What You’re Worth.

  Every morning I get up, one of the first things I do is switch to MSNBC to catch Morning Joe.  Now, while I enjoy the banter between the talking heads and pundits, I watch moreso for the commentary and “real talk” from Mika Brzezinski.  I truly enjoy her perspective and boldness.  Though [...]

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  Moving In With Your Beau? Look Before You Leap

  If you know me then you know I enjoy watching “Judge” shows.  My favorites being Judge Mathis, People’s Court with Judge Marilyn Milian and even that wench Judge Judy.  Even though Judge Judy grinds my nerves at times but she’s often right. The latter 2 [...]

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• 4 Reasons Why I Don’t Utilize Extreme Couponing

  photo credit: bchow By now you’ve watched the TLC series, Extreme Couponing about how a family pays less than $10 for over $500 worth of groceries.  And, while I admire the technique, time and patience it takes to cut costs in this manner I don’t believe [...]

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