On Injustice January 11th, 2014 @ 9:45 am PST
The Financial Crisis: Why Have No High-Level Executives Been Prosecuted?
Federal Student Loan Repayment Change March 21st, 2012 @ 10:08 am PDT
Since 1996 — that’s 16 years! — I have been paying $182.26/mo on my federal student loans. The money is directly debited from my checking account each month. A few years ago the amount changed from $182.26/mo to $182.25/mo, and the Department of Education sent me a letter which I had to sign and return […]
So a Frog Walks into a Bank … August 22nd, 2009 @ 12:28 pm PDT
So a frog walks into a bank one afternoon and stands in line for a little while until finally a teller is available. He looks at her name tag and sees her name is Patricia Whack. “Hello, Miss Whack,” he croaks. “My name is Kermit and I’m here to get a loan.” “You’re the Kermit […]
How to Understand the Economy February 23rd, 2009 @ 2:44 pm PST
How the economy works
Bally’s Total Fitness Account Update February 12th, 2009 @ 9:01 am PST
Dealing with my hacked checking account has been a major pain in the ass. I have had to update dozens of companies who were automatically debiting my checkcard. The fine people at Bally’s Total Fitness allow you to pay your bill online, but for some reason it is near impossible to determine how to update […]
Hacked Checking Account February 9th, 2009 @ 11:53 am PST
Well, it’s finally happened. After over a decade of using the Internet for 10+ hours/day, someone has attempted to steal my identity. I went to my Washington Mutual online checking account to review my balance this morning and discovered a dozen charges that were most certainly not made by me (or my wife). Someone using […]
Poor Programming June 17th, 2005 @ 7:49 am PDT
CapitalOne’s website is just terrible. About every third time I click the “LogIn” button on the front page it simply redirects me to the front page. Even on my work connection the entire site loads like it’s running on a 1992 486 box. There are ridiculous pop-ups thrown at me every time I attempt to […]
