Archive for February, 2007

Not Even a Slap on the Wrist - Experian Class Action Settlement

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007

I’ve received two emails in the past couple of days about a class action lawsuit and proposed settlement with Experian if you paid for a credit score or credit-monitoring service from Experian or ConsumerInfo.com between June 17, 1998 and December 27, 2006.
Without it going into detail about Experian’s alleged (and most likely, probable) wrongdoings, if [...]

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If I Don’t See It, I Don’t Spend It

Tuesday, February 27th, 2007

This time of year is a good time of year for us financially.  Both my husband and I get our annual raises and bonuses around now.
So how do I handle all of this sudden influx of money?  I allocate it as fast as possible and never think about it again.
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Elsewhere in the PF World…

Wednesday, February 21st, 2007

One of my favorite blogs, MyMoneyBlog, posted about a little Windows app called WatchMyCell.  It sits in your system tray and updates you on your cell phone usage.  It can text or email you with alerts, as well.  The goal is to try to help you avoid going over your allotted minutes per month, which is [...]

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Sallie Mae Customer Service Review

Tuesday, February 20th, 2007

My husband and I did a spousal consolidated of our student loans with Sallie Mae a couple of years ago.  He had a loan there and I wanted to simplify our life by consolidating loans so we did. This was a good plan and seemed to work out well. 
Early in 2006, we paid off the [...]

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Collection Agencies Earn Their Reputation

Tuesday, February 13th, 2007

I have a PDA/cell phone through work that I use for email.  I don’t use the cell phone on the PDA and I don’t even have a monthly voice plan for it, but the phone is still there.  The device is in my company’s name and I’ve had it since December 2005 with probably less [...]

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