Archive for August, 2009
Friday, August 7th, 2009
How Chase Bank Is Ruining The ATM
No doubt, you’ve probably seen at least one commercial for the new Chase ATMs. The commercials show a guy feeding bills or checks into the ATM without having to fill out forms or stuff envelopes as the guy deposits money into his account in under 30 seconds…..sound great right? WRONG! I’ve now encountered this problem [...]
4 Comments » - Posted in Rants by RichSlick
Wednesday, August 5th, 2009
Baby Boomers Abandon Parents, Now It’s Their Turn
I just got back from the nursing home after visiting my grandfather and I was struck by the large ratio of women to men in the nursing home. I visited him during lunch so most of the residents were sitting at the lunch room. There were 4 women to every one man and after thinking [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Observations by RichSlick
Tuesday, August 4th, 2009
Why Do Republicans Hate The Cash For Clunkers?
I’m a bit bewildered. I don’t understand why Republicans are against the cash for clunkers program. If I’m not mistaken, Republicans incessantly talk about tax cuts as the solution to the planet’s problems and the cash for clunker program is effectively a large tax cut. If anything Republicans should be rejoicing that the CARS program [...]
17 Comments » - Posted in The Fed by RichSlick
Tuesday, August 4th, 2009
Bank of America Desperate Dangling Bait
Bank of America is sending me balance transfer checks in the mail almost weekly and I’m guessing they’re desperate to reel in some fish that actually pays their bill so they can jack up the rate and make some money. Sorry, Bank of America, but I was only interested in your free zero/low rate loans [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Money Management,Watch Out by RichSlick
Monday, August 3rd, 2009
The End of the Middle Man?
With health insurance completely out of control, many people are beginning to question why we even need a “middle man” in the process of health care. If I want antibiotics, why do I need a prescription for it? Before the internet, many people used travel agents or other intermediaries to purchase plane tickets but [...]