Showing posts with label Money. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Money. Show all posts

"Credit Score" Is A Scam And They Know It

"Credit Score" Is A Scam And They Know It Credit score is something I have never understood.  Most of my adult life, I have always had debit cards—if I don’t have the cash for Thing, then I don’t buy Thing. I learned about debit cards in college at my retail job. My friend Mary Ann told me about debit cards. Well, it sounded like a great idea to me. My parents got into some serious credit card debt when I was a kid. For years , the phone rang often every day with creditors seeking paym…

The Apartment Hunt Continues (And These People Have Lost Touch With Reality)

The Apartment Hunt Continues (And These People Have Lost Touch With Reality) To bring you up to date, we have to move this year. We have most probably been priced out of Allston, but I look at listings sometimes. What I'm finding is astonishing. The housing prices have skyrocketed in the 15 years we've been living here. This is Allston we're talking about.  People used to make fun of Allston. But we love it. I wrote about the neighborhood I've called home for two decades in 2016: Allston is a thickly settle…

Publishers Clearing House Is Bankrupt?

Publishers Clearing House Is Bankrupt? What!  That sucks!  That was always the dream! I filled out that fucking thing a few times. When I was still young and hopeful.💰