Handerpants? HANDERPANTS?! Yes, today has been a day of learning about “exciting” new products. I regularly advocate on this blog that people don’t use their payday loans in Taylor for trivial expenses, and I am dedicating this blog post to pointing out things that no one needs, ever. Why am I writing about handerpants, the magical underwear ...

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Citigroup Inc., which received $45 billion in government bailout money, gave employees $5.33 billion in bonuses for 2008, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said. The bank gave 738 of its employees bonuses of at least $1 million each. Bank of America Corp., which also received $45 billion, paid $3.3 billion in bonuses.» E-Mail This     ...

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Sometimes I look at the past year and wonder if all the good luck I've had in life is turning out to be a loan that's been called in by the bank. Nothing bad has happened to me personally other than losing some money in the stock market, but I feel like misfortune has been ...

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A rare case of catching the bad guy Very rarely do I read about a payday loan store robbery in which someone actually gets arrested. In fact, of the 20 or so robberies I’ve reported on this year, there have been four arrests, if I am remembering correctly. So I was surprised today to read this report ...

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Alexis Cohen, American Idol contestant, dies Alexis, sans the Glitter Girl image (Photo: idol-mania.com) There is little if anything real about reality television. We are sophisticated enough to understand stand this. A good rule of thumb is that anything you see on television - including world news, sitcoms, religious programming, weather forecasts and reality shows like “American ...

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