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The monthly cable or satellite bill arrives in the mailboxes of just under 100 million American households each month. The average digital cable bill is a whopping $75 -- and rises about 5% each year.
Even though cutting cable or satellite in favor of online video streaming services is slowly...
They say necessity is the mother of invention. But for the young entrepreneurs behind WePay.com, necessity looked less maternal--and more like a confusing mishmash of cash and checks as they tried to collect money from friends to cover a bachelor-party tab.
Their solution--a group payment epiphany...
In the late '80s and early '90, more than 1,000 savings & loans failed in a financial crisis that cost the government $220 billion to resolve. By contrast, it looks like TARP will only cost the government $105 billion. So is the current financial crisis only half as bad? Not bloody likely.
In the second of two parts, Dollar-Store Dilettante columnist Steven Kent continues to explore health care reform as it relates to recent college graduates struggling in the employment market, often tackling several part-time jobs. Read Part one by clicking the link: "In health care reform, where's...
In health care reform, where's the heart for artists?
2:00PM 4/04/2010
In the first of two parts, Dollar Store Dilettante columnist Steven Kent tackles the issue of health care reform as it relates to college students struggling in the employment market, often tackling several part-time jobs.
With the recent passage of President Obama's health care bill, Americans...
U.S. Rep. Barney Frank's (D-Mass.) House Financial Services Committee has voted in favor of a proposal to have the Government Accountability Office audit the Federal Reserve, according to the Associated Press. But in my view, auditing the Fed is a thinly veiled first step toward wiping out the Fed,...
How to avoid costly iPhone data roaming charges
2:00PM 10/14/2009
Recently the Los Angeles Times showcased a problem that more and more iPhone users are running into when they travel; expensive data roaming charges. The article profiles the plight of Nathan Oventhal to get a $550 data charge removed from his AT&T bill after his iPhone connected to the...
While banks and banking in general are something most of us take for granted, something as simple as paying an electric bill could take an individual in Latin America several hours of waiting in line. Some might even travel up to 15 km just to pay a bill.
The impact of such barriers to paying a...
Tired of fighting medical providers? Hire a negotiator
10:00AM 9/23/2009
healthcare, Insurance - Health Insurance, Banking, Saving Money
Of all the bills that arrive in the mail, one of the worst has to be a medical bill.
Whether from your insurance company or medical provider, the expensive bills are difficult to understand and patients don't know if they're getting ripped off.
Add in the fact that by a conservative definition,...
T-Mobile customers demand traditional paper bills (sorry, trees)
1:00PM 9/16/2009
T-Mobile's done a U-Turn. The cell-phone company has discovered that some of its customers want to keep paper records of their bills and other financial documents, and they don't want to pay a fee for that privilege.
After announcing a plan to charge its 33 million customers $1.50 per month to get...
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