By brwood
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6 months ago
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Personal Finance
Recently (
Monday?)
PayPal pissed off a lot of people. You may have seen the story on
Jezebel,
Consumerist, or a bunch of other outlets: Regretsy collected $2 donations from thousands of users to buy toys for needy kids for Christmas via a PayPal "Donate" button. PayPal froze the account and went on to provide a very nice example of how not to treat your users. Anyway, last I heard it was being worked out--someone at PayPal issued an apology and promised a donation to the Regretsy cause.
Still for many people online it was one more nail in the coffin of PayPal. All you have to do is a little Googling to read page after page of complaints against them. So here are a handful of viable alternatives I was able to find while looking online. There are pros and cons to all of them, and most likely you will still need a PayPal account in order to pay some online sellers. But you should definitely check these out:
By pmiller
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7 months ago
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Personal Finance
By Mark.RiddixGuest Blogger
at 7:56AM,
7 months ago
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Personal Finance
Betterment is the website that prides itself in offering low cost investment choices to individual investors. It's an online broker that helps to make investing easier for novices that may not know exactly what assets to invest in. The company's website does all of the work for you.
Here's how it works:
By Mark.RiddixGuest Blogger
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8 months ago
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Personal Finance
Saving money today is now as important as ever. Difficult economic times call for greater financial discipline. This can be hard to do since customers are being forced to pay more for services. Even banking customers are seeing increased fees on their financial accounts as their income dwindles. Debit and credit card account holders are now in the crosshairs of financial institutions.
There are, however, some strategies that you can undertake to save money on card products.
By Mark.RiddixGuest Blogger
at 9:54AM,
8 months ago
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Personal Finance
Maintenance fees are a big problem for many people since they deplete the amount of available funds in your checking account. These fees can be as low as $4 or as high as $20 a month just for the privilege of having a commercial bank account. These monthly maintenance fees can result in you having to pay hundreds of dollars a years in fees alone.
You can use a few of these tips to keep your account balance from dropping into the red.
By Guest_BloggerGuest Blogger
at 10:58AM,
8 months ago
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Personal Finance
Image by Larry Myhre via FlickrApplying for a
personal loan can be a very good thing. On the flip side, obtaining a personal loan can also be a debt trap. If you need extra funds quickly and you can pay back the money you borrowed within a reasonable amount of time, a personal loan can save you hassle, time and money.
If you are seeking a personal loan as a long-term solution to a recurring problem, this type of loan may not be the best option. As with any other kind of loan, there are times when a personal loan makes sense, and times when it's best to seek some other type of financial solution.
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