If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed right now, before you forget, to get the latest posts. Thanks for visiting! So a quick search about MAXJet will uncover the other articles that I’ve written about MAXJet. The irony is that the airline that offered a similar ...[Read More]

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I’m always happy to take questions so I can help. Today, Linda has sent in the following question using the online form. If you have a question, send it on in. I love to help. Linda Asks I will be 60 years old Saturday and I’ve never been more in the dark! When my mother fell ill ...[Read More]

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In 1989 and 1990 my financial life swirled the bowl and went down the toilet, resulting in my personal bankruptcy. My shame and my disgrace, which I kept silent and my secret until 2000 when I got outed by a Washington Post reporter when she asked me, only in passing, during an interview if I ...[Read More]

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Thieves Steal Phone Cable for Money Just a couple of quick last minute Friday updates. So the reason I’ve been without internet access at home for almost three days is because there has been an increase in thieves jumping down manholes, cutting telephone cables and striping the wire out to ...[Read More]

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For those of us financial, debt and credit experts it is just so easy to drift to one side and see things with alarm. Every bit of new news seems like yet another bit of bad news that spells doom and gloom for consumers. The press, media, and yes, maybe even this blog, have run negative economy ...[Read More]

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Over recent weeks the words ‘credit crunch’ have been all over the financial headlines, and the effects of the turmoil that has hit the financial markets have been reflected in a number of ways, affecting both financial institutions and consumers. The credit crunch was sparked as a ...[Read More]

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Forecasts out today are predicting dark days ahead for London’s banking and financial services sector. It is estimated that upwards of 10,000-11,000 jobs will be lost by employees of banks, building societies and insurance companies. This comes as a direct result of the invasive and ...[Read More]

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You know, I remember the good old days when PayPal used to actually provide great customer service. Sure there were some rough edges now and again but compared to the service they deliver now, they were brilliant. It absolutely astounds me how a company like PayPal with Google Checkout wanting ...[Read More]

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Not that long ago I wrote about how Egg bank in the U.K., a part of Citigroup, had kicked 161,000 cardholders to the curb and terminated their credit cards. For many the only crime they were guilty of was paying thei credit cards in full and not making Egg more money. As even an unborn child ...[Read More]

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Magazine publisher Ziff Davis file for bankruptcy protection and states they have somewhere between $500 million and $1 billion of debt. I hope they can narrow that down a bit. Ziff Davis publishes magazines we computer geeks love. Names you’ll recognize: PC Magazine EGM Games for ...[Read More]

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My last post was me bitching about being basically told to fuck off by BlueHost.com whom I initially recommended for their web hosting packages and ease of setting up my account but latter pissed on when they told me to get lost. I thought it would be helpful to give some examples of how the ...[Read More]

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Luckily I had the presence of mind to capture the chat with the customer service rep, Brandon, from BlueHost last night. Previously I wrote about this massive file upload I’m doing for a new site, see End of Week 1 And Still Uploading 215,000 Files. Now in all fairness I did promise to ...[Read More]

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MAXjet Update N250MY, upon landing in LAS on the 23rd of December, would not leave that night. Still to this day, this beautiful Boeing 767 sits on the apron near the international wing for all to see how management can screw up a wonderful airline and ruin the lives of hard working employees. ...[Read More]

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Not sure if you’ve seen the stories about this amazing new online music service that will allow you to download music from Warner Music, Sony, Universal and EMI, for free through Qtrax but it appears that the company had the launch of their product only for people to be told - Psych! Now ...[Read More]

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People who have contacted the liquidators for MAXjet have received the following email. The 341 Notice of Commencement and Proof of Claim form are attached. The POC form should be mailed to the following address: UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE MAXjet Airways, Inc. ...[Read More]

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