Bank Fees Leading Consumers to Other Services

I have yet to decide to take all my money out of the bank and stuff it under my mattress or in an old coffee can, although I’m not ruling that out anytime soon.  Banks are establishing albeit small fees, but fees nonetheless, for services that were previously free.  The announcement that started all the [...]

Occupy Wall Street Protesters Are Sanitary

The problem with any multi-day mass gathering, whether it’s a concert, protest or something else, is cleanliness.  Trash is everywhere.  If it’s not in a brick-and-mortar facility, there are likely no bathrooms.  Or showers.  That’s what the protesters of the Occupy Wall Street demonstration are getting for free. The protesters are moving en masse to [...]

Amanda Knox Cleared of Murder

The case against Amanda Knox and her boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito, who were accused of the murder of their flat mate Meredith Kercher, has been one of the most high profile and controversial legal battles of the last decade. Now, having already spent four years in jail, Knox and Sollecito have been acquitted of the crime, [...]

Mixed Reactions to The iPhone 4S

Apple’s October 4th announcement of the new iPhone 4S is destined to be overshadowed by the untimely passing of Apple’s founder and chief visionary, Steve Jobs. In light of that sad news, the 4S would seem to be inextricably linked to Jobs, as presumably the last major product on which he played a development role. [...]

American Airlines Flying Toward Bankruptcy

My mom, who lives in Michigan, flew down to Arizonato visit me, my husband and her grandson (our son) back in August.  She never tells me how much it costs when she and my dad fly somewhere, but she searches the Internet for the same deals everyone else does.  She saves a little more by [...]