January, 2010

Podcast 41: Credit CARD Act of 2009 Compliance

Today’s guest on the Consumerism Commentary Podcast is Samir Kothari, co-founder and Vice President of Products at BillShrink.Tom Dziubek speaks with Samir about how the terms of the Credit CARD Act of 2009 have been addressed by credit card issuers so far and what credit card customers can expect in the upcoming months.Production Number: S02E15 ...

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The GRS Garden Project: January 2010 Update

It’s been a l-o-n-g time since Kris and I gave an update on our garden project. I’ve been too wrapped up in writing a book to pay attention to anything else. Now that I’ve pulled my head out of the sand, I can finally devote some time to other projects — like the garden. To ...

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Author JD Salinger passes away at 91

JD Salinger: 1919 – 2010 J.D. Salinger, one of the most widely read and enigmatic authors of the last century, has passed away at 91.  Untold numbers of people have read what is considered the greatest coming of age story of all time, his novel, “Catcher in the Rye.” The book, his best known work,  has ...

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Buying a Second Car

If my husband had a car to drive to work and had taken my son to school, I would have saved three hours of my day. Yes, three hours.We are a family of six with one car. This is the result of a decision we made a few months ago when our second car needed ...

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5 Tips for Using Strategic Planning Mock Ups

Stick to the Plans [caption id="" align="alignright" width="448" caption="Photo: sscglobal.co.uk/"][/caption] Most times, businesses find it just as difficult to secure short term loans as it is to apply the strategic planning models that they’ve set up for their business’ success. Writing a model of strategic planning, at first might seem hard, but it's easier than you might ...

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