September, 2009

Cash-Strapped College Students Rent Textbooks

This semester, Sacramento State University launched a new textbook rental program. There are limited titles available, but the program is helping some students save serious cash.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us Read more about Cash-Strapped College Students Rent Textbooks...

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Bank of America, J.P. Morgan Chase to Further Limit Overdraft Fees

Two of the nation's largest retail banks said they will announce new limits on overdraft fees Wednesday as the industry seeks to contain rising anger over the practice. Read more about Bank of America, J.P. Morgan Chase to Further Limit Overdraft Fees...

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Are Debit Cards Evil, Too?

This post is from GRS Staff Writer Adam Baker. In addition to writing for Get Rich Slowly, Baker blogs over at Man vs. Debt, where he often discusses traveling and the cost of living abroad. A couple weeks ago, the New York Times featured an article entitled “Overspending on Debit Cards is a Boon for Banks“. While ...

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Michael Moore’s New Target: ‘Capitalism’ Itself

Michael Moore is famous for skewering the excesses of American industry — and in his latest film, he goes looking (mostly on Wall Street) for the source of the trouble. Critic Kenneth Turan says that while Capitalism certainly has spirit, the pop-culture polemicist may have taken on more than he could chew.» E-Mail This     » ...

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Vera Baker | Yet Another Victim of Barack’s Charms?

She surfaces in Martinique, Michelle’s jaw tightens Bumping fists and watching out for Vera Baker (Photo: flickr.com) Leave it to the New York Post to come up with a story like this. Leave it to me to relay the sleaze to you, the reader. Not because I think you’re sleazy, but because I believe you’re as guilty ...

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