The Buy Now Regret Later Scam Welcome to the final installment in our trilogy of American credit carnage: The Payday Loan Trap. You’ve survived the fake “sale,” dodged the Buy Now, Pay Later bullet — now comes the financial landmine hiding in plain sight: payday lenders. Just like the Buy Now, Pay Later schemes that … Read more
He survived one Trump presidency. Can he survive another? Update: January 2026 — Reports say the U.S. Department of Justice has opened a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, as Donald Trump’s White House escalates its campaign against the central bank’s independence. In a video posted Sunday, the typically reticent Powell took the … Read more
Can you believe this? People are actually donating money to the U.S. government thinking it will help pay down the $37 TRILLION national debt. Yeah, sure—because your $25 PayPal donation is gonna fix that, right? Was it P.T. Barnum who said “There’s a sucker born every minute”? Well, apparently, they all have Venmo now. According … Read more