Archive for November, 2009

Thanksgiving Weekend Shopping = More People, Less Cash

Monday, November 30th, 2009
Thanksgiving Weekend Shopping = More People, Less Cash

This past weekend was the post Thanksgiving weekend that signals the beginning of the Christmas shopping season and is the biggest shopping weekend of the year. A good or bad weekend here can make or break a store’s year. So naturally the store’s all roll out their biggest sales of the year in attempts... »

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Banks New Cash Cow is Debit Card Fees

Monday, November 23rd, 2009
Banks New Cash Cow is Debit Card Fees

As the new credit card laws have been passed banks have found that one of their major sources of profit is being extinguished. They’ve responded by trying to squeeze in rate increases right before these laws have been enacted. This has left a whole lot of their consumers disgruntled about being involved in the... »

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Pay Raises May Be On the Horizon

Friday, November 20th, 2009
Pay Raises May Be On the Horizon

It seems like everything these days comes down to money. People need more of it, companies aren’t making enough of it to give people more, and the cycle just spins round and round. Fortunately, their might be some good news on this front as it seems that companies are looking likely to start reinstating... »

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Goldman Offers up $500 Million to Small Businesses as Penance

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
Goldman Offers up $500 Million to Small Businesses as Penance

The financial crisis has hit our country in many different ways. A whole lot of people’s lives have been devastated by the financial goings on of the past few years, or at the very least turned right on their heads. As happens when anything goes this wrong, the people left in the destructive wake... »

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