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Think all of the money you donate is going to that charity assisting in a disaster? Think again. The Huffington Post discovered that many credit card companies seem to be profiting off disaster…

 
Laura Bassett| HuffPost Reporting:
As a massive human tragedy unfolds in Haiti, relief organizations are soliciting credit-card donations through their hotlines and websites. About 97 percent of these donations will actually make it to the designated organizations — but the other 3 percent will be skimmed

   Ok Money Matters with Greg Bowens listeners, if you have never seen a 1,000 bill before, this is what it looks. Why a cool grand? Because we want you to get used to the idea of seeing big money. You gotta know what it looks like in order to visualize one in your hand.

   Now we know you have heard the old saying “money can’t buy you happiness.” 

   Hi Money Matters with Greg Bowens listeners. You heard it on the show, now read it for yourself. Some credit card companies are telling people to beat it…
By Mary Pilon , The Wall Street Journal

It used to be that credit-card companies lured customers with cash rewards. Now American Express /quotes/comstock/13*!axp/quotes/nls/axp (AXP 42.39, +0.05, +0.12%) Co. is paying to get rid of them. The card issuer is offering selected customers a $300 AmEx prepaid gift

    Ok Money Matter Listeners with Greg Bowens, you heard it here first and now its official. President Obama announced his intention today to get every penny back that the governemt used to bailout the financial industry. He wants to levy a tax on the biggest banks. Read on…

Obama proposes bank fee, slams Wall Street

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Thursday proposed Wall Street banks pay up to $117 billion to reimburse taxpayers for the financial bailout, as he

 Hi Money Matters listeners. Tired of nasty phone calls by debt collectors. Take heart the U.S. Federal Trade Commission is taking action and report the following from their website at www.ftc.gov
“Debt collectors generate more complaints than any other industry. Here’s what they can and can’t do legally. Since 1998, the FTC has brought 21 lawsuits against illegal debt collection practices, often obtaining tough permanent injunctive relief, such as banning some defendants from engaging

   Ok  Money Matters with Greg Bowens listeners check this out.  A Oregon TV station is reporting that a debt collector actually threatened to kill a lady if she did not pay her bill.

 Wow, talk about debt collectors gone wild! You don’t have

  Every cloud has a silver lining. And sometimes it has a heart too like the one in the picture above. It’s not always easy to see that silver lining or heart shaped cloud when you are consumed with worry. And “Money Matters with Greg Bowens” fans let’s face it,  worry about bills, credit card debt and finances will make you have a stroke. To make matters worse bad news about the

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That’s right Money Matters with Greg Bowens listeners. The hot new threat to you hanging onto your money is “card-jacking.” Banks and credit card companies are gearing up to jack your credit card with new fees and interest rates. Industry

It’s not always easy to start living financially free and clear of crushing bills and debt. People worry. They get stressed. They can’t see how they are going to get ahead. Thanks to a little help from WebMD, you may just find that laughter is the best medicine!

Hey hey dear listeners! I often search for news you can use in your quest to live the kind of financial life you have always dreamed. Today’s tips come from Fox Business News.
I think it’s interesting and hope you will too…
 

By Emily Driscoll
FOXBusiness
To kids, an allowance is usually a luxury to which they are oblivious. Sure, you might have had to do some