On this Veteran’s day we look back and know there are hundreds of thousands military members that are retired and active duty who have placed their lives on the line for our country as well as others. We know of the battles they have fought overseas, but many don’t realize the financial battle many face here in the states. Thankfully today, MSN Money along with “MoneyTrack” is launching a three part webisode to teach those in our military something that many don’t understand: how to watch for scams, learn about borrowing money in a financially healthy way and how to stay debt-free.
Military members and retirees, paid typically on the 1st and 15th of each month, are dealing with increased pricing of products and no pay raises, increasing family sizes and unscrupulous business practices. In military towns such as Killeen, Texas where the Army base Fort Hood is located, simply driving down the main streets show the extent of how this town has turned against the military not because service members are rich, but simply because they have a steady income and tend to have the same cash flow issues month after month. Cash advance shops advertising specifically towards military unable to make it from one payday to the next, pawn shops stating they’ll offer the highest price possible for those in the service and “easy loans here” signs are easy to spot in this town. Offering quick cash with extraordinary high interest rates allow these military members and retirees to feed their families but stay in debt for possibly years to come.
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These are my daily “Good to Know” links for 04/03/08 … please enjoy:
Net Scam Actually an Army Security Test | Military.com
An offer for free tickets to theme parks for servicemembers turned out to be an e-mail scam, which turned out to be a security exercise run by the Army.
Daily caffeine 'protects brain' | BBC NEWS
Coffee may cut the risk of dementia by blocking the damage cholesterol can inflict on the body, research suggests. The drink has already been linked to a lower risk of Alzheimer's Disease, and a study by a US team for the Journal of Neuroinflammation may
DJ Food: Raiding the 20th Century – UbuWeb Sound
In January 18th 2004, Strictly Kev premiered the original 'Raiding The 20th Century' on XFM's 'The Remix' show in London. It was a 40 minute attempt to catalogue the history of cut up music – be it avant garde tape manipulation, turntable megamixes or bas
Crawling fish may be part of new family | Yahoo! News
A University of Washington professor says a recently discovered fish that crawls instead of swimming and has forward-looking eyes like humans could be part of an entirely unknown family of fishes.
Study Finds Botox May Move From Face to Brain | FOXNews.com
A new study raises the concern that the popular anti-wrinkle treatment Botox may travel from its injection site into the brain. The toxin also moved from one hippocampus, which controls long-term memory and spatial navigation, to the hippocampus on the
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These are my daily “Good to Know” links for 04/02/08 … please enjoy:
Fla. Teens Believe Drinking Bleach Will Prevent HIV | Orlando News Story
A recent survey that found some Florida teens believe drinking a cap of bleach will prevent HIV and a shot of Mountain Dew will stop pregnancy has prompted lawmakers to push for an overhaul of sex education in the state. State lawmakers said the myths ar
McCain to Kid: "You Little Jerk; You're Drafted!" | YouTube
I might not agree with his politics, but that's all class.
If You Text in Class, This Prof Will Leave | Inside Higher Ed
Some professors threaten to confiscate students? cell phones if they go off during class. Laurence Thomas has his own approach to classroom distractions. If the philosopher at Syracuse University catches a student sending text messages or reading a news
Don Hewitt: "60 Minutes" legend | SeattlePi
Through questioning by moderator Steve Raible of KIRO/7 Eyewitness News, we found out that he told Dan Rather to "sock him [Abraham Zapruder] in the mouth," "grab his film" recording the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, make a copy, apologize t
Tooth Regeneration May Replace Drill-and-Fill | Wired
The next time your children get cavities, they might get tooth regeneration instead of fillings. That's because materials scientists are beginning to find just the right solutions of chemicals to rebuild decayed teeth, rather than merely patching their h
Memo: Laws Didn't Apply to Interrogators | washingtonpost.com
The Justice Department sent a legal memorandum to the Pentagon in 2003 asserting that federal laws prohibiting assault, maiming and other crimes did not apply to military interrogators who questioned al-Qaeda captives because the president's ultimate auth
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These are my daily “Good to Know” links for 03/27/08… please enjoy:
How to Survive in New York on 99 Cents | New York Times
When I heard that the food you can buy at 99-cent stores is more diverse than you might imagine, I decided to conduct an experiment. I?d make dinner every night for a week using mostly ingredients bought at these stores and then, on the eighth night ?
How Many Escalators Are There In Wyoming? | Wonkette
Have you ever wondered how many escalators there are, total, in Wyoming? “Scott” certainly does, and so he e-mailed the governor of Wyoming to ask him directly. Responding to this e-mail was ever-so-slightly beneath the governor of Wyoming’s job duties,
X-Files 2 Trailer Leaks to the Web | Google Video
The X-Files 2 Trailer has leaked to the web… see it here!
Lower Back Tattoos Now Available at Toys R Us | Cockeyed
Great news to all you kids out there, and just in time for spring break! No longer will you have to hitchhike out to a sketchy part of town to get your lower back tattoo… they are at Toys R Us!
22-Year-Old Awarded $300 Million Contract To Arm Afghan Forces | The Huffington Post
Since 2006 the American military has relied on a fledgling company, led by a 22-year-old man whose vice president was a licensed masseur, to arm Afghan forces. Since then, the company has provided ammunition that is more than 40 years old and in decompos
Apple forbids Windows users from installing Safari for Windows | The Register
Apple’s Safari license says that users are permitted to install the browser on no more than “a single Apple-labeled computer at a time.” This means that if you install Safari for Windows on a Windows PC, you’re violating the license.
Musical Japanese road | Make
Here’s a road in Japan with grooves cut to different widths to create a melody as a car drives over them. Only in Japan…
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