What Will People Do for $5

What do you get when you mix unemployment, frugal consumers and Internet boredom? One possible answer — Fiverr.com, a site that allows you to buy and sell tasks for $5. The “gigs,” all fixed at $5, range from the silly to serious. Among them: sending a nice postcard from Paris, burning a small paper effigy […]

Do you know what this symbol means?

Do you recognize the symbol here? It lights up in your instrument panel and looks like a U-shaped pictograph with treads and an exclamation point in the middle. Do you understand what it means now? If you guessed a low tire-pressure warning, you are right. If you didn’t recognize the symbol, that’s also understandable because […]

Defaulted Loans May Haunt Seniors

A little–noticed law could soon result in smaller Social Security checks for hundreds of thousands of the elderly and disabled who owe the U.S. money from defaulted loans and other debts more than a decade old. Social Security benefits are off–limits to creditors, such as credit–card companies and banks. But the U.S. can collect debts […]

Accutane

Accutane Generic Name: isotretinoin (oral) (EYE so TRET i noyn) Brand Names: Accutane, Amnesteem, Claravis, Sotret What is Accutane? Accutane is a form of vitamin A. It reduces the amount of oil released by oil glands in your skin, and helps your skin renew itself more quickly. Accutane is used to treat severe nodular acne. […]

Great Real Estate Deals That Won’t Last

Purchasing a home is one of the biggest decisions that a person makes. Because of the serious financial commitment involved, most buyers are interested in securing the best deal possible when purchasing a home. As the economy continues to wreak havoc on our jobs and plans for retirement, many people are wondering when will be […]

7 Credit Card Disasters

Inspirational Stories From Reformed Debtors Repaying big credit card balances is hard enough, but remaining debt-free can be even more of a challenge. The best advice on how to stay debt-free comes from people who have climbed their way out of debt — and stayed out. Here are the stories of seven former credit disasters […]