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MONEY MATTERS( life / money )
and I were talking and I don't remember how it came up but JFK Jr. was mentioned. There was that video with the theory that he is still alive and the real Q. looked up more about him and he died in 1999. Hmmm, turn 1999 upside down and you see 666, Satan's number!No, I'm not claiming anything but I do find t... read more
COINS CASHED IN( life / money )
Woo-hoo! I took the old cookie (coin) jar to the coinstar.com/Coinstar machine today (11.9% fee, are you kidding me?!). I came away with $93.54! It rejected a few coins, repeatedly, forcing me to just pocket them. One of those was an elongated penny someone had thrown in the jar (I'm guessing Eliz... read more
STRIKE DEBT, DEBT RESISTANCE FOR THE 99%( life / money )
Strike Debt is a nationwide movement of debt resisters fighting for economic justice and democratic freedom.: strikedebt.org/Strike Debt! Debt Resistance for the 99% .UPDATE: target... read more
CLOSING MY BOFA ACCOUNT( life / money )
Hallelujah! We have paid off our BofA credit card! It was bad enough when it was owned by the original company. But when I saw that bankofamerica.comBank of America had bought that company and was now administering my account, I knew it was time to pay that thing off ASAP!I just filled out their onli... read more
MERRILL LYNCH IRA FINALLY TRANSFERS( life / money )
Hallelujuah! I've been trying since late October to transfer my IRA away from the too-big-to-fail ml.comMerrill Lynch , owned by the about-to-fail bankofamerica.comBank of America . Any company that's too big to fail probably will. That, or they'l... read more
PAYING OFF A CREDIT CARD( life / money )
That's a nice headline, and it felt good doing it today. Granted, the bulk of the balance was simply transferred to another credit card. But still ... :) I also closed out the checking account associated with the card, making sure to close the checking account first. My fear was that if I paid off the credit card first, they (US Bank) wou... read more
HOW TO ROB A BANK( life / money )
The answer is: Own one. William Black: The finance sector is a huge parasite, it transfers wealth from the poor to the wealthy.See youtube.com/watch?vISsR7ZiWlskReal News Network . youtube.com/watch?vFxdQyfNLnc&t0sWatc... read more
RICHEST 2% OF THE WORLD'S POPULATION OWNS MORE THAN HALF OF ALL HOUSEHOLD WEALTH( life / money )
I just found this amazingThe richest two percent of the world's population owns more than half of the world's household wealth. Although you may believe you've heard this statistic before, you haven't: For the first time, personal wealth, not income, has been measured around the world. And the find... read more