The number of new credit card accounts is down 46%. Why? People don’t trust the card companies, or themselves. Also: interest rates of 30%.
“Without a watchdog in place, the big banks just keep slinging out uglier and uglier products.”
Dozens of shoes are being discounted by up to 75% during a Lands’ End sale. Want an example?
Schools are closed. Flights are cancelled. The federal government is shut down. But you? You’re still expected to get your job done, just at home rather than the office. For many workers, a fun little perk—which used to come in the form of an unexpected vacation day due to a big snowfall—is long gone thanks [...]
“Now, instead of hiring real people, the stores are expecting me to do the work – and for no pay.”
Short-distance routes such as Houston to New Orleans and Sacramento to Las Vegas are on sale for $39 each way on Southwest Airlines. Tickets must be purchased by Thursday, February 11.
If so, you’re in the minority. All of these expenses traditionally fall into the entertainment category, as “discretionary” spending. But more and more, they’re viewed as indispensable, right up there with electricity, water, and food.
Even before you got your first piggie bank, you may have been witness to events that permanently affected your relationship with money—including, obviously, how you spend it. These events might be quite dramatic, like your father losing his business, or more mundane, such as being teased at school for wearing ragged hand-me-down clothes. Either way, [...]
It wasn’t 2009. Not by a long shot.
From 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, February 9, Denny’s restaurants are giving away free Original Grand Slam breakfasts (pancakes, eggs, and bacon) to all customers.
Figuratively speaking, that is.
