I got my current cell phone a Sony Ericsson W580i about a year ago when we returned from China. It was at the right price point (~$50 with contract) and has worked great. I was a bit disppointed to find that the phone only came with a couple demo games, nothing to occupy ...

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No faxing of identity verification documents with short term loans With short term lenders you usually don’t have to worry too much about faxing in any documents. When you get a loan in a walk in store they usually require bank statements, proof of current address, two forms of ID and a social security card or ...

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Almost everyone has an story about the annoyance of overdraft fees. We all had cause to rejoice after reading Smithee’s recent post about banks backing off of overdraft fees. However, banks, being the business that they are, are already scheming for new ways to wring money out of us. An AP article on a local news site ...

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Because propping up failing banks is tough FDIC borrowing back from banks – coming soon! (Photo: Ryan McFarland) It would appear that the FDIC is in need of payday loan lenders these days. Maybe they’ll need something even stronger. But here’s a possible scenario that could be in store for the federal organization that has helped insure ...

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For those who have noticed the deafening silence here for the past month, just wanted to let you know I will be back someday soon. As you might have guessed, my father died, and for some reason, it seems to have knocked me out of orbit a bit as far as this blog is concerned, ...

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