29
Dec
2007
An Unreasonable Man - Ralph Nader
Posted by Steve Rhode as Just Me Talking
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!I watched the Ralph Nader documentary last night, “An Unreasonable Man�. It certainly was thought disturbing as you watched the legacy ...[Read More]
29
Dec
2007
Read These Recent Debt Confessions
Posted by Steve Rhode as Debt Confessions
Here is what people are anonymously saying about their debt situations in the debt confessional at Myvesta. These are honest and heartfelt expressions of fear and need. I struggle with the knowledge of these confessions and many, many other confessions of debt from people around the world. When ...[Read More]
29
Dec
2007
What People Are Saying About Credit and Debt Today
Posted by Steve Rhode as What People Are Saying
“Yay! My first credit card offer in the mail!� “Motherfuck. Just when I thought my I was doing well, I got $90 in overdraft charges which used up the $$ I set aside for my credit card pmnt“ “YAY I just got approved for another ...[Read More]
28
Dec
2007
The Good, The Bad and The Fugly of the Blog Move
Posted by Steve Rhode as Cool Things, Just Me Talking
Whew. I think I can safely say that the Blogger to Wordpress move is done now. Not only did I get the blog moved but Wordpress has a great built-in import function that worked 80% correctly. Still, a blessing. The only weakness of the import function was that it turned all the Blogger tags into ...[Read More]
28
Dec
2007
Need Help Naming Your Baby? Damn, The Web Can Help You With Everything.
Posted by Steve Rhode as Cool Things
Just discovered is a new site Nymbler that helps you find the “perfect� name for your baby. Of course you can always go old school and name your beloved child after a character on an old television show like we did. Our daughter was named after a couple of characters on ...[Read More]
28
Dec
2007
The Joys of Moving Blog Homes. From Blogger to Wordpress.
Posted by Steve Rhode as Just Me Talking
Right now I’m in the middle of moving my blog from Blogger to my own hosted Wordpress blog. I’ve got to admit, I love Wordpress for all it’s great features, widgets, open source code, and speed. The old setup was running well and ...[Read More]
27
Dec
2007
Looking For Sexy in Overlimit And Late Fees
Posted by Steve Rhode as Credit Cards
I admit there is nothing glamourous about credit card fees. It is certainly not something that is featured at the top of commercials or in bright print in advertisements for credit cards but credit card fees are a big expense that needs investigating when applying for a credit card. In order to ...[Read More]
25
Dec
2007
F@&k MAXjet. Systemic Customer Service Failures Lead to Flame Out, Crash and Burn
Posted by Steve Rhode as Business Failures, Customer Service
I feel like my life is a journey. Moving at different pace from discovery to revelation to question to puzzlement. It is true, the older we get, the less we know and I don’t think that is from a lack of experience but more awareness about possibilities. Lately ...[Read More]
24
Dec
2007
Modern Banking Reality
Posted by Steve Rhode as Banking, Customer Service
An interesting conversation I saw on the web that spoke about modern banking and customer service. “Having been worked inside Wachovia and Bank of America, let me share some thoughts. First, all banks like to keep their people very busy. Most bank employees have more work than time in the ...[Read More]
24
Dec
2007
And Then The Cop Knocked On My Door
Posted by Steve Rhode as Just Me Talking
I forgot to mention in my last post about the contactless payment key fob that the system did not work perfectly. One time I stopped and fueled up the car, waved the paypass and went home. About an hour latter a police officer shows up at my house, knocks on the door and tells me that the gas ...[Read More]
24
Dec
2007
So I Got My New Contactless Debit Card
Posted by Steve Rhode as Credit Cards, Debit Cards
I got a surprise in the mail the other day. My debit card was replaced with the new MasterCard PayPlus contactless debit card. The first contactless payment system I used was the paypass at Mobil gas stations. When that started they originally issued small antennas that mounted in your car and ...[Read More]
22
Dec
2007
Freaky Wordpress Theme Generator
Posted by Steve Rhode as Cool Things
Just fell across this really cool site while looking for a new Wordpress theme for a new site. Look at the free online Wordpress Theme Generator if you want to create a new unique theme in a couple of seconds. Steve ----- If you enjoyed this post be sure to grab the RSS feed or get posts by ...[Read More]
22
Dec
2007
Money Worries From The Net Today
Posted by Steve Rhode as What People Are Saying
Some very interesting quotes from online today about money, credit and debt. “Christmas shopping is done… I think. Bankruptcy is near :(” “Raise your hand if your December credit card bill is 2x your normal bill, even if it’s not unexpected. And $1000 on tires ...[Read More]
21
Dec
2007
Probably Not What Nike Had in Mind
Posted by Steve Rhode as Funny Stuff
nike!! Originally uploaded by Bombayite ----- If you enjoyed this post be sure to grab the RSS feed or get posts by email so you don't miss a bit of what's to come. Steve ...[Read More]
21
Dec
2007
The Christmas Card Your Legal Department Wants You to Send
Posted by Steve Rhode as Funny Stuff
Please accept, without obligation, implied or implicit, my best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, politically correct, low stress, non-addictive, gender neutral, celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the ...[Read More]
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