September, 2009
FDIC Needs a Bailout from Banks This Time
Because propping up failing banks is tough
FDIC borrowing back from banks – coming soon! (Photo: Ryan McFarland)
It would appear that the FDIC is in need of payday loan lenders these days. Maybe they’ll need something even stronger. But here’s a possible scenario that could be in store for the federal organization that has helped insure ...
Intuit Not Out to Change Mint Says Founder
Scott Cook from Intuit here. OK, I’m about to date myself. Long ago (27 years ago in fact), I watched my wife complain about paying the bills. That gave me an idea. And that idea became Quicken. Check with your parents – they might use it. Maybe even your grandparents.
But probably not you. For ...
‘Community,’ ‘Glee’ Delight Fans of Fiction
NBC’s ‘Community’ stars Joel McHale
Joel McHale image from Flikr.com.
I know I’m not the only person who is ecstatic to see some great new sitcoms come out among all of the trash reality shows clogging up the airwaves. NBC last night aired the first episode of new comedy series “Community,” and I am just glad to ...
Mary Travers Death | Learning From a Wholesome Radical
Love dragons while you can
The blonde and the beatniks (Photo: www.stmclassof67.info)
From the time I was very small, I’ve had a special relationship with dragons. My mother use to sing “Puff, the Magic Dragon” to help me go to sleep, and I loved to dream of a great dragon friend that would always be with me, ...
Intuit Buys Mint for $170 Million: Quicken Online and Mint to Coexist
The news in personal finance today is that Intuit, the makers of Quicken and TurboTax, purchased internet start-up Mint, a service that has come into its own in the past few years. The two companies offer competing products: Quicken Online and Mint are both free web applications that aggregate your financial information across a wide ...
