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Why Is "Rich" Often Equated With "Evil"?

Posted August 4, 2008 - 14:48 by Xin Lu

Personal Finance, Lifestyle

Root of all Evil

I was born in China and it was a place where wealthy people were the public enemy for many decades. The sentiment was spread by the propaganda of the Communist government and resulted in the execution and imprisonment of many families who were considered to be rich. I still remember the songs about overthrowing landlords and the greatness of the working class, but are the wealthy really evil?

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Dear Capital One

Posted 2 years ago by Andrea Dickson

Filed Under: Credit Cards

Dear Capital One,

I think we need to have a talk.

My beef with you has been documented here. Readers know that I tried, many a time, to get lower interest rates from you so I could pay down my debt faster. I have a good income. I have good credit. I had been using your credit card for a long time - you owed me that.

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Afraid, Yet Smitten - You Haven't Heard of Violent Acres Yet?

Posted 2 years ago by Andrea Dickson

Filed Under: Personal Finance

So, if you have yet to read the writings of The Terrifyingly Funny Evil Blog Queen V at Violent Acres (and you should have, since handsome single studmuffin Will Chen linked her in his Top 20), then you're in for a real treat/therapy session. Someone sent me a link to her story about How To Fight, which is, hands-down, one of my favorite blog posts ever. But more topical, at least for this site, is her 3-part series on financial indepedence (you can read parts 1, 2, and 3 by clicking here).

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