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Economic Stimulus Not as Stimulating as Hoped

Welcome to Credit Withdrawal, if you like what you see, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! With Pres. Bush’s economic stimulus package having wound it’s way into the majority of people’s hands this last month, the numbers aren’t looking so good for a kick-start to our stalled economy. [...]

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HSBC Does a Pre-Emptive Strike on My Wife

(Scene - a lone pilot in a small jet plane, swooping and swerving avoiding enemy fire and SAM missiles as they come at him.
Strains of Kenny Loggins’ "Danger Zone" playing in the background. Switch to flashbacks with the commanding officer telling the pilot how dangerous the mission is, but how important it is [...]

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Saving the Stimulus Income - Instant Emergency Fund

I’m not normally a (very) pessimistic person, more like someone that looks at ALL angles, both good and bad, so when I got our stimulus package I decided to do something a little different than I had originally planned.
You see, recently my company went through some layoffs, and that along with the way [...]

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I, (State Your Name) am a Debtaholic

I, Randall, am a Debtaholic. (Hi Randall!!)
I look back at my finances and I see a steady non-decreasing credit card usage record. From my first JCPenny’s card right after entering the military, to the dozen or so cards sitting in my sock drawer. They’re all there, haunting and tempting me.
I’ve come to [...]

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Will the Economic Stimulus Package Help You Survive the Recession?

As you might have heard, the Federal Economic Stimulus Package is coming out early for those people receiving one. Everyone that has filed taxes that is eligible should be starting to receive their checks (starting this week for electronic deposit, and next week for paper checks). That means the average individual will get a [...]

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