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“Check Mate” The Lowdown On Check Cashing Places
Posted by Cap in Credit Related , Miscellaneous | 3 CommentsYou got all kinds of other services, that you can spend your money on.
Because — hey listen, who wants to walk out of a check cashing spot with all their money?
Funny enough to share, with plenty dosage of reality.
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In fact, it was just a few hours ago at around 10 PM PST.
The repo man was a nice big guy, with tats all over. He was looking for someone with a similar last name. Poor Cap Two supposedly didn’t pay his bill for his Toyota Corolla, so the bank was forced to hire a repossession agent to get the car back.
He didn’t give us much of a fuss, since he was just tracking down possible locations of Cap Two (had a list of address with him). He apologized for the inconvenience and went on his way.
That was my first interaction with a repo man, and from what I’ve heard and read, this was probably one of the nicer ones out there (not that it’s an easy job, repossessing properties and all).
A friend of a friend had his car almost towed during the middle of the night by the repo men. After a heated argument, they finally figured out that they were at the wrong house — the same exact car can be found two houses down the block.
A quick Google search also reveals interesting stories of repo man knocking at odd hours, or not even bothering with the knock. One such story from the perspective of a repo man recounts how often he’ll find repo’ed vehicles straddled with contrabands.
Thankfully, even during my debt-ridden days, I never came close to having any repossession problems. So hopefully this will be my last and only encounter with a repo man. I understand the bank’s position and how difficulty the job of repossession can be for an agent, but I can’t imagine how it must feel for the person being repossessed — to have your car, house, or possession taken away, regardless if you’ve signed away your rights.
It’s probably too late for Cap Two to save his Corolla, as repossession is generally the last course of action a lender will want to take; but I sincerely hope that Cap Two will be able to get out of his financial hole eventually…
I mentioned Crazy Aunt Purl on my site before; in fact, just about a year ago under the series Monetizing the Internet (yes, I’m aware that the series contains only one post).
Since 2005, her blog’s feed has been in my reader and I have continued to occasionally read her various whimsical post — I have at times even contemplated stalking asking her to have an In-n-Out burger with me!
So when I read on my feedreader that she has a book out, I was not at all surprised. On the contrary, I though to myself: finally I can read about an online stranger’s cats, knitting, and self-rebuttal at alcoholism in the comfort of my own bathroom!
Kudos to Laurie’s “Crazy Aunt Purls Drunk, Divorced, and Covered in Cat Hair.” It can be found for $10.85 on Amazon, and it is currently ranked at an impressive #70 in the top seller list. Seeing as how she has more than enough buyers, I shall wait for my free copy in the mail from my bestest-friend-fellow-blogger — or till the local library has them in stock.
Cap: Hi! I would like to put a hold on “Crazy Aunt Purls Drunk, Divorced, and Covered in Cat Hair: The True Life Misadventures of a 30-Something Who Learned to Knit After Her Split”
Librarian: I’m sorry we don’t seem to have that book on order, who is the author?
Cap: Uh, Crazy Aunt Purl? This lady on the interweb?
Saw this on Friday night’s 20/20 and thought it was pretty neat.
Launched in 2006, New York Nick’s Stephon Marbury partnered with Steve & Barry’s to promote a line of shoes and clothing bearing his nickname, “Starbury.” Understanding the pressure that inner-city kids face to spend $150-$200 on footwear sold by other companies such as Nike, Reebok, and Addidas, Marbury’s line of shoes will sell from $9.98 to $14.98. To show their quality, Marbury will be wearing these shoes for the entire 06-07 NBA season.
On March 23, 2007, Starbury was featured in a segment on the ABC show 20/20 (edition entitled “Enough!”), hosted by John Stossel. The segment dealt with the high price of sneakers and the role of Starbury and Marbury as an alternative. During the show, Marbury stated “If you take my shoe and you take a $150 shoe, cut it down in half, and it do the same exact thing.”
Sure, the shoes are still made in China, but at least they’re not $150 made in China shoes. And yes, Marbury isn’t exactly a star NBA player (contrary to his own self proclaimation of “best PG in NBA”), regardless, promoting the idea that brand and quality doesn’t always equate to high prices is awesome enough in itself.
It’s reader’s appreciation day here at Stop Buying Crap. To show my appreciation for the many unfortuante readers who couldn’t find the unsubscribe button (or too lazy to remove the blog feed), here are some reasons why you are better than me:
- You’re better looking
- You’re taller (I’m a short geek with glasses)
- You have better eyesight
- Your IQ is higher than 87
- You make more money and you’re most likely wealthier
- You are definitely more educated (oh I hope I graduate one of these days)
- You have a bigger you-know-what
- You spell better and have a better command of the English language
- You’re not scared of horror movies
- You smell nicer (mmm… is that lavender?)
Check out 50 fun facts about credit cards from Blueprint for Financial Prosperity.
The fun part is that over 10 of those facts aren’t favorable facts to consumers like you. Yay!
On an unrelated note, if you have a few minutes to kill, head over to MyMint.com and fill out the survey available on the site.
The group is lauching a supposedly kick-ass personal finance application, so the more input from potential users — the better the chance for the software to meet everyone’s need.
