Monopoly: Here and Now No Cash Just Credit Cards
July 26, 2006
Old time games aren’t what they use to be. The newest version of Monopoly titled Here and Now is doing away with cash and giving the game players the use of plastic. Credit cards that is. However this change is so far only in a new British version, but Hasbro is thinking about changing American versions as well.
Some other changes to the board game includes a raise in going completely around the board. Instead of the old 200, players now recieve 2 million pounds. The board has also gotten rid of some old addresses and added new ones such as Notting Hill where Julia Roberts filmed the movie of the same name. And oh yes, instead of winning money for winning a beauty pageant you will now win for winning a reality tv show.
The new name says it all. We are in the here and now and some old things do need to catch up. The game sounds interesting and even though I’m in the US I would definitely grab this on Ebay if I were to see it.
Credit Card Penny Scams
July 18, 2006
If you have a credit card make sure that you check your statement of course but pay attention to all amounts. Don’t just keep an eye in case a $300 bill comes your way. Watch for penny or small cents charges that you know nothing about and jump on it.
The reason? Credit card scammers especially from other countries will use a computer that will run numbers until it finally finds a good sequence of numbers. They will know it’s good because they will send out a charge for a penny or a few cents and when it goes through, they have your card and can now start charging like there is no tomorrow.
Best of Niner Niner July 06
July 13, 2006
Niner Niner, a collaborative weblog network, has over 25 great blogs and this “Best Of” highlights just a few of the posts that were written by some of the Niner authors, in topics that range from High Heels, Ajax, HIPAA Privacy Regulation to gadgets, books and health.
In Ajax Blog, Sreejith introduces us to a few new things. First is Vox a new blogging service from Six Apart that uses WYSIWYG with a taste of web 2.0. After that we learn about Krun.ch and Wishlistr.
Blogging Naked: Scarification and lip plates are shown to be some of the newest and more popular form of “self-expression” in recent years.
Bookadoodle: Nancy Callahan posted more in her series “Getting Published” and this latest edition was part 5.
Boomer 2.0 had posts that pointed out that boomers can still have that second career and another that shows many are not even planning retirement anytime soon.
In Class Action Questions find out about lawsuits involving pyramid scams, hair raising beauty product claims and why State Farm was penalized.
Credit Cardenza: Unfortunately, millions of people are drowning in credit card debt, have to worry about credit scams and fraud, and let’s not even talk about the international fees.
Dealsneak managed to sneak more than a few deals pass us this summer including, the Samsonite laptop case, a gorgeous leather bench, and a sweet looking Thermaltake Tsunami computer case.
Feed Money discusses the fact the Ebay has jumped on the contextual ad bandwagon as well as blog feeds and a program called RSS To Blog.
If you need to Fix Your Finances one of the first steps is learning how to save your money. After that you can check out Mvelopes to learn all about budgets.
At Games For Money you can find places to play free online gambling games and also learn some card counting tricks and tips.
The High Heels Blogs show us which killer heels are on sale including boots, sandals, slides and mules. Also take a look at some killer wedding heels for this summers nuptials.
A few notable gadgets that were blogged in the HyperGadget blog were the Kurzweil-National Federation of the Blind Reader, and the jumbled and messy looking organizer.
Over at the Medcare Forum, Kathleen Milazzo tells us more about that scary mad cow disease and our medical privacy laws.
Find out just how much house you can afford before you go running off to get that mortgage. And is the housing bubble really ready to blow? All this and more in Mortgage Updates.
At My Secret Side Biz learn how to make a profit, how to get your own powerwash, and simple business and Ebay tips.
On Healthy Living: Sarah White tells us all about a new study that could help with asthma reduction when it comes to do light exercise that involves stead breathing like yoga.
On Movies has a decade of super heroes list that includes recent and unreleased movies. Leafworks reviewed The Omen and we got to see the trailer for the new Ghost Rider movie.
Powersellers Blog: Ebay has done it. They finally reached 200 million members and they are also expanding into new ideas. Also people are fed up with Paypal while crooks are finding more ways to defraud your account.
Seo Updates: Yahoo one of the biggest email services was hit with a worm and Google expanded into real estate but won’t be making a browser, at least not anytime soon.
Get some free exercise tips from The Diet Logs. You will certainly need them if you plan to take a bite of this $100 burger.
Living the Single life? Well take a look at some great break up lines and if your looking to meet people Leafworks posted a great review of club La Rumba.
Thumb Gods: Nintendo is no, no to the name Wii for their new console a game system that is at the end of this long list containing The Evolution of Video Game Consoles.
Las Vegas Revealed that it was ill prepared for a massive disaster, but til then you can still get married and get comp’d in Vegas.
Wander the World, well the State of Colorado with Leafworks. He takes us to the Cherry Blossom Festival, Gothnic in Denver, Old Colorado City, Plaza del Arte Festival in Downtown Denver and Garden of the Gods.
Credit Card Companies Give Sweeter Rewards
July 11, 2006
In a nation where most people own sometimes four or five credit cards, the big companies are looking for a way to reel you in and newcomers. Billions of credit card offers were mailed last year but only a few million were accepted, roughly 0.3%.
To increase this in the upcoming years, card companies are sweetening the reward offers. More than just cash back, some are offering to pay your mortgage, recieve gifts, and even enter a lottery. You recieve 1,000 lotto tickets for every $1,000 you spend.
However industry insiders say that this is just a way to get you to spend more money. More than you normally would have before. Think about it, if your in credit card debt, it’s going to be pointless trying to get gifts that you could have bought yourself and saved a few dollars along the way. Especially when you are trying to pay back a credit card bill
Perverts Lose Credit Card Priviledges
July 5, 2006
In the UK they are looking to pass laws that would help keep child predators off the internet. If someone is convicted or found to be viewing child pornography online, they could lose their credit cards forever.
The government is beginning to shop around I.D of the perves in which case the credit card companies could and probably will take action of banning them.
Applying For A Credit Card With Bad Credit
July 1, 2006
Are you aware that you should be careful when attempting to apply for a credit card when you have bad credit? You should try to get your credit cleaned up and wait a while before trying to get a card.
The problem is everytime you apply for a credit card and you are turned down, that goes on your credit report and brings your score down even lower than before. You do this a few times and all you are doing is pushing back how long you will have to wait even after you clean up your credit report.
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