COINS CASHED IN
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Woo-hoo! I took the new cookie (coin) jar to the Coinstar machine today (11.9% fee, are you kidding me?!). I came away with $93.54! It rejected a few coins, repeatedly, forcing me to just pocket them. One of those was an elongated penny someone had thrown in the jar (I'm guessing Elizabeth). Another couple of the rejects were dimes that, even... read more

STRIKE DEBT, DEBT RESISTANCE FOR THE 99%
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Strike Debt is a nationwide movement of debt resisters fighting for economic justice and democratic freedom.: Strike Debt! Debt Resistance for the 99%.UPDATE: Now inactive.... read more

CLOSING MY BANK OF AMERICA ACCOUNT
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Hallelujah! We have paid off our BofA credit card! It was bad enough when it was owned by the original company. But when I saw that Bank of America had bought that company and was now administering my account, I knew it was time to pay that thing off ASAP!I just filled out their online satisfaction survey. First, they asked if I would recommend t... read more

MERRILL LYNCH IRA FINALLY TRANSFERS
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Hallelujuah! I've been trying since late October to transfer my IRA away from the too-big-to-fail Merrill Lynch, owned by the about-to-fail Bank of America. Any company that's too big to fail probably will. That, or they'll just keep my money and not let me have access to it until they're solvent again ... if/when that happens. ... read more

PAYING OFF A CREDIT CARD
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That's a nice headline, and it felt good doing it today. Granted, the bulk of the balance was simply transferred to another credit card. But still ... :) I also closed out the checking account associated with the card, making sure to close the checking account first. My fear was that if I paid off the credit card first, they (US Bank) would add... read more

RICHEST 2% OF THE WORLD'S POPULATION OWN MORE THAN HALF OF ALL HOUSEHOLD WEALTH
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I just found this amazingThe richest two percent of the world's population owns more than half of the world's household wealth. Although you may believe you've heard this statistic before, you haven't: For the first time, personal wealth, not income, has been measured around the world. And the findings are surprising, what makes pe... read more