Category Archives: economy

The dark side of Dubai

By Dave | Published: November 30, 2009

Source: Mohamed Somji, via flickr (2007). Just read this fascinating article about the dark side of Dubai, posted by the Independent in April of this year. The article is quite long, but it’s a pretty gripping exposé on the seedy, behind-the-scenes underworld of Dubai and the blind eye that rich tourists, ex-patriots, and locals take [...]

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The California unemployment office is a fiasco

By Dave | Published: April 7, 2009

Updated: A lot of people have been stumbling across this post after becoming frustrated with the California EDD. Scroll down to read the comments for some help, and my tip about emailing the EDD. Back in August, I was laid off from my job as a geologist for an environmental consulting firm here in the [...]

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Stressing out about the economy

By Dave | Published: April 5, 2009

I’m a huge fan of Paul Krugman and his blog posts and op-ed pieces for the New York Times are required reading for me everyday. And more often than not, he seems to hit the nail on the head in terms of why we should be cautious about the economy. I’m detecting a trend in [...]

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Capital One’s Unreasonable APR

By Dave | Published: February 9, 2009

I received a letter from Capital One today, informing me that they were going to rob me, and there was nothing I could do about it. Actually, it was that the APR on my credit card account was being raised to 30%! This is with an account that is in good standing. It made me [...]

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