Archive for the ‘money’ Category
Credit Card Freeze – Check the History
Posted by Philip | Filed under money, pet peeves
I appreciate that credit card company’s monitor and freeze accounts when they see suspicious activity. It has probably saved billions in fraud. Where I have a problem is when they freeze my business account about every 3 months based on obviously legit charges. I take 10-15 minutes to call them up, give my account info, explain the issue, get transferred to the correct department, give them my account info, explain the issue, etc. Then, 9 out of 10 times, I’m given a list of suspicious charges that are ok. My rub is that most of the time these are monthly recurring charges placed to the same companies. Pull up the history and use your heads people. Stop wasting our time.
Simple Way to Save Money and Resources
Posted by Philip | Filed under money, uncategorized
This is so simple I should have thought of it and tested it out. After all, I was in the printing biz for a long time and know a little about fonts. The blog at printer.com shows their test results that using certain fonts can save ink and ultimately money. Yes changing to Gothic instead of Arial will save you money over time. Printer fonts really do make a difference and if you do a lot of printing you can create a lot of savings. “You can actually save 31% on your ink cartridge costs just by picking the right font.”
Read about the test and see the results at: http://blog.printer.com/2009/04/printing-costs-does-font-choice-make-a-difference/
If it’s Good Enough For Oprah’s Mom
Posted by Philip | Filed under money
Oprah Winfrey’s mom runs up a $156,000 bill and then says she shouldn’t pay because the store should not have extended her credit. See my previous post. Come on people, step up and take responsibility for your actions.
“Help Me”, “No, Help Me”
Posted by Philip | Filed under money
The financial bailout is just one more sign people don’t take responsibility for their own problems. Stock owners only care about their nest-eggs. Home owners only care about keeping their house or getting a free ride on a smaller mortgage. Politicians only care about getting elected and won’t fix a problem. I want to know what’s in it for the majority of people who didn’t speculate on their house or stocks. What’s in it for people are not running for political office? Nothing except more taxes. (more…)