Classmates.com . . . Do you subscribe?
November 3, 2008 by Karen Weideman
Filed under financial matters
A few years ago I signed up for an account at Classmates.com. I thought it might be fun to reconnect with old classmates or see what they’re up to. Classmates offers the ability to email one another, send out bulletins, sign guest books, post pictures, and I’m sure a lot of other things.
The problems is, you can’t do much of anything without a subscription. And then to top all that, they are continuously sending me emails saying that someone has signed my guestbook. They taunt me with messages such as, “Did you know there’s 1 new signature in your guestbook this month? Wonder …read more
Saving Money on Our Cell Phone Purchase
September 21, 2008 by Karen Weideman
Filed under money saving idea
Recently, I shared with you my cell phone dilemma. We live out in the boonies and the only service that works well decently is U.S. Cellular. I had issues with using U.S. Cellular, which I discussed in the article.
One of my aggravations was the activation fee on EACH phone. We were facing over $100 in activation fees alone. Then tack on the price of the phones and the higher monthly rates and we would be paying a small fortune for the cell phone switch.
I don’t know about you, but all these extra gimmicks fees really perturb me. It’s like they’re …read more
Do You Pay Payment Fees?
May 8, 2008 by Karen Weideman
Filed under financial matters
I usually pay most of my bills through my credit union’s online bill pay service. It’s free and it’s easy. However, today I realized that my Duke Power bill was due yesterday. Oops.
I decided to call in my payment to Duke Power instead of using my credit union’s free bill pay. This would allow my payment to be received today rather than waiting until tomorrow for my bank to process it.
I called in to Duke Power, entered my account number, and selected the payment option. Do you know what they said? There would be …read more
10 Tips for Handling Credit Card Debt
April 7, 2008 by Karen Weideman
Filed under Top 10 lists, cooper lawrence, financial matters
According to ABC News, “the nation has 80,000 fewer workers on payrolls this month when compared to last . . . This is the biggest one-month contradiction in job markets since March 2003.” Many people are being laid off from their jobs and are having a hard time making ends meet.
I was listening to The Cooper Lawrence Show podcast from Thursday night and one of the listeners called in with a credit card problem. The caller is having a tough time right now making ends meet. The credit card company keeps charging her late fees, which have caused her to go over …read more
