Archive for May, 2009
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Mark has been taking a closer look at his finances and discovered a recurring monthly charge from some company called Easy Saver (easysaverrewards.com). He’s not sure where he supposedly signed up for the service, but his online search revealed a potential connection that he thinks others might want know about.
FaceBook Worth $10 Billion. Hmmmm.
From Bloomberg News;
Facebook Inc., the worlds largest social-networking service, said it received a $200 million investment from Russias Digital Sky Technologies, valuing the company at $10 billion.
Reminder: Don’t Pay Private Companies For Postal Jobs [Scams]
For those readers who are job-hunting for the first time, or for the first time in a long time, let this serve as a reminder: you do not need to pay a private company to get a job with the post office. No study guides. No sample exams. As T.J. learned, these companies will be [...]
We’ll Sell When We Feel It’s Right
The markets are feeling a little bit more blaise. Well it is May. The May to November period in stocks has never been wonderful. So we tread carefully. We sold McDonald’s (ticker: MCD) for the first time in about 12 years the other day and you know what we are doing this morning? Selling Chevron [...]
Moving, Vibrating Chairs Creeping Into Movie Theaters [Movie Theaters]
Normally when you’re watching a movie in a theater it’s cause for concern when a chair next to you starts vibrating. Not so at multiplexes rocking D-Box technology.
When It Comes To Charity, Poor Give Too Much, Get Too Little [Class Divide]
One reason rich people stay rich is they don’t go wasting it on silly things such as charity. Likewise, a factor that keeps poor people poor is they give too much of what little they have away.
Use Your Dishwasher Properly [How To]
Listen parents, we told you all those years that cleaning the dishes before putting them in the dishwasher was silly and duplicative, and now we have the Times telling us we were right! Ha! Pre-rinsing dishes is “actually triple bad” according a “senior dishwasher design engineer,” because dishwasher detergent exists to attack food, and when [...]
Plastics Industry: Reusable Bags Are Bacteria Traps That Will Kill You And Your Family [Science Says]
Those green reusable bags that are all the rage? The plastics industry this week released a study concluding that they nothing more than bacterial totes, which might be scary if it were true. BarfBlog looked at the study’s methodology and then ate through its main points.
Federal Court: Cigarette Makers Are Liars And "Low-Tar," "Light" Cigarettes Are Dangerous [Rulings]
Cigarette companies have conspired for decades to defraud and mislead the public about the health risks of “light” and “low-tar” cigarettes, a federal appeals court said yesterday. The DC Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously ruled that a federal district judge was right to ban the terms from appearing on cigarette packages. Under the ruling, cigarette [...]
Recent Class Action Lawsuits: Are You Eligible? [Lawsuits]
We’ve heard about quite a few recent class-action settlements that you just might be eligible for, as well as cute little baby suits still looking for claimants. Products included: energy drinks, name-brand prescription drugs, and zombie microwaves.
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