So now that credit card companies have to limit interest rates and overdraft fees, some industry analysts suggest that they will hike international transaction fees. And who will go to bat for us poor, widdle upper-income international travelers to get these fees regulated? Exactly. Which means your only one recourse is to use a card [...]
[24 Feb 2010]
It’s likely that you have a passion that has expenses (like travel or reading) or, at the very least, you would like to put away some money for a rainy day. One simple trick I use to avoid acquiring things is compare the cost of the particular thing in question, to the expenses of my [...]
[30 Nov 2009]
Cyndy Aleo-Carreira’s post on Silicon Valley’s wealth disparities is a reminder to all of us relatively privileged geeks that we are not necessarily our audience. When people complain about a Web 2.0 app or service, the response is often “build it yourself.” The problem is that most of us in the world can’t afford to [...]
[18 Jun 2008]