August, 2010
A crisis fund can help you stay out of debt
Everyone without an emergency fund is likely to have a lot of debt. One small upset means debt without an emergency fund. You may end up with a disaster on your hands with something bigger. Most people do not expect bad things to happen to them. Many have no problem with the idea of creating ...
Vikings finally get Brett Favre to come to practice
The modern version of the fable "The Boy who Cried Wolf" has type of become "Brett Favre Retiring." Brett Favre has gone north to Minnesota to participate in training camp with the Minnesota Vikings. A visit with other Vikings seems to have turned that worm. known if the holder of more NFL records than ...
So your engine computer needs reprogramming
A good way to keep your car's engine control modules (ECMs) up to date would be erasing and reprogramming, otherwise known as flashing, your engine's computer. Cars newer than 1996 should have this done in order to make sure that microprocessors like the power train and fuel injectors work the right way. When programming is ...
Scientists warn that drug-resistant superbug could go world-wide
Rather than souvenirs, Brits looking for discounted nip-and-tucks in India have brought home a new superbug virus that could spread worldwide. A new class of superbug has infected plastic surgery patients in south Asia who have carried it to the U.K., from where it could spread around the globe. The new superbug carries a ...
Wells Fargo smacked heavily by Federal Judge for overdraft fees
Wells Fargo was charged in a California Federal Court over its practices about overdraft fees. The presiding judge, William Alsup, slapped Wells Fargo with having to pay back hundreds of millions of dollars to consumers it had unfairly charged. The judge found their fees were derived from deliberate manipulations of overdraft protocol intent on profiting ...
