You’ve heard all about the rise of bank fees—from $5 ATM charges to the disappearance of free checking and beyond. Now all of those pesky fees and annoying account policy requirements are presented in one handsome infographic.
204 Money Tips: Ways to Find Jobs, Get Free Shipping, Avoid Debt and Impulse Purchases, and More
Also: tips for cutting back on what you pay for everything from groceries to toys to your first home.
It’s a Deal: 50% Everything at New York & Company
During a New York & Co. sale lasting through April 2, all store merchandise is discounted by 50%. Use promo code 5566 at checkout, and shipping is free for orders of $99 and up.
Groupon Buys April Fool’s Day
Groupon, the industry leader in the hugely popular but possibly fading group daily deal space, just announced a new acquisition. The company has taken over intellectual trademark ownership of April Fool’s Day, which henceforth is to be referred to as “Groupon Presents April Fool’s Day.”
The Drop in the Unemployment Rate: A Bad Sign For the Economy?
More jobs plus a lower unemployment rate equals — more to worry about. Really?
On Friday, the government reported that the job market grew faster in March than it has in that month for more than 5 years. The number of employed people in the U.S. increased by 216,000. That was better than the 194,000 jobs the economy added in …
This Week in Mostly Awful Job News
Plummeting employee moral, the job fair cancelled because of lack of jobs, a study showing that crappy jobs are as bad for your mental health as being unemployed, and more.
The Bizarre $3 Billion Bid for American Airlines: Just a Hoax?
This is a guest post written by TIME reporter Josh Sanburn.
Reports that a little-known Florida company offered to take American Airlines private has befuddled the airline, its stockholders and most analysts, and it appears that the entire offer is completely illegitimate.
On March 29, American Airlines received a letter from …
Buffett Scandal Could Have Been Worse: Sokol’s Other Trade
David Sokol, a former Berkshire Executive, resigned on Wednesday. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway trading scandal could have been a twofer.
It appears Lubrizol wasn’t the first time David Sokol, who was until his resignation yesterday a top executive at Berkshire and a leading contender to succeed Buffett, …
Careless Consumerism: How You’re Really Spending Eight Times as Much as You Thought
“If you choose to spend a dollar today, you are actively choosing not to have four dollars, or six, or even eight later.”
The Short-Term Loans That Keep You in Debt for the Long Haul
If you’re in a jam, payday loans promise to be a quick-fix solution. In exchange for absurd interest rates equating to 450% and up, a borrower can get a short-term loan that’ll be paid back in the near future (once the borrower reaches “payday”). While the terms may seem outrageous enough for consumers to want to avoid these loans …
Will the Berkshire Hathaway Trading Scandal Taint Buffett?
Warren Buffett could be the latest Wall Street titan to have his reputation trashed.
On Wednesday, Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway disclosed that David Sokol, one of the insurance company’s top executives, and until yesterday a possible Buffett successor, purchased $10 million in shares for his personal account of chemicals company …
