#Pow
Shoutout to Tzi Tzi for showing me this...
Thursday, April 12
Saturday, March 3
Tuesday, February 14
Teenage Memories: Jean Grae's "Don't Rush Me"
As I was writing my thesis I thought about this song. I first heard it in 2004, I THINK.
Monday, February 13
Sunday, February 12
MUST WATCH: Parenting Over Facebook (With a GUN) | Video
This is AMAZING. And he's talking about privilege.
Best parenting video I have ever seen.
Saturday, February 11
Absurd Credit Card Interest Rates | From CNN
I don't even have the words to criticize this by saying anything more than, greedy corporate bastards! So I'l excerpting some of the article:
First Premier's Platinum card, aimed at consumers with poor credit, not only boasts a sky-high 36% APR but it also comes loaded with some of the highest fees in the credit card industry, said Odysseas Papadimitriou, CEO of CardHub.
The article goes on to say-
First Premier, which has 2.6 million customers and sends solicitations to 1.5 million consumers each month, says it is helping consumers who would otherwise be rejected by most credit card issuers and therefore needs to price in risk by assessing high fees and interest rates.
The company's take:
"All of our products are priced based on the risk associated with offering the product to these individuals, many who find themselves at the lower end of the credit scale," CEO Miles Beacom told CNNMoney in an email.
The Fees:
When First Premier increases a customer's credit limit, it charges 25% of the amount by which the limit is increased. Customers can apply for a credit limit increase any time, but can't receive an increase until they have been a customer for 13 months. Increases range between $100 and $200.
If the cardholder's limit is raised by $200, they pay a $50 fee. Customers have 30 days following the credit limit increase to contact First Premier if they want to cancel the increase and get the fee refunded.
Taking this and other fees and interest into consideration, a customer who gets a $200 credit limit hike and has a revolving balance of $500 would end up paying $453 per year to use First Premier's Platinum card after the first 13 months of owning it -- including $180 in interest with its 36% APR, a $50 credit limit increase fee, an annual fee of $49 and $174 in monthly fees. During the first year, the annual fee is $175 and monthly fees are waived.
If you have a low credit score-- skip a credit card. Settle the debts/ problems you have, get your score up to a 700 and go with a bank as crappy as Bank of America before dealing with these people because it would still be cheaper! I've done a few credit card posts in the past so do a quick blog search.
For more info, or to read the original article, *click here*
Tuesday, February 7
Monday, February 6
Tuesday, January 31
Jenna Marbles' "Why Girls Hate Each Other" | Video
I completely agree with a lot of what she's saying here. Much of this crosses race, class and gender lines. Of course things become more complex once you add different discursive dynamics, nevertheless, there are certain standards, codes and ideals women are held to that make us treat one another in less than ideal ways.
Sunday, January 15
"Getting A Job? in This Economy?" | Video
I love this guy because he has a lot of great points and he's very intelligent... Just spreading the knowledge--
Saturday, January 14
Thursday, January 5
Job Interviews | Video
What do you all think of this video? I have a job interview post coming soon, but I wanted to see what "youtube" had to offer.
From your interview experience, do you agree?
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