Date: Sat, 8. October 2011 22:14:25

Robin Hanson, Megan McArdle, and Will Wilkinson all think Steve Jobs gave bad advice to the 2005 graduating class of Stanford University. They think Jobs's advice to follow your heart and "never settle" on a career you don't love had more to do with Jobs's own extraordinary talent and good fortune than the circumstances of the average person. I think they're right that Jobs's advice isn't good advice for everyone, but it's a message that unusually-talented 22-year-olds ought to hear.

Date: Tue, 29. July 2008 13:12:26

Travelers may want to think twice about swiping their credit cards at airport self-service check-in kiosks following the possible theft of credit card account numbers at Canada's largest airport in Toronto.

Date: Tue, 29. July 2008 13:12:26

Travelers may want to think twice about swiping their credit cards at airport self-service check-in kiosks following the possible theft of credit card account numbers at Canada's largest airport in Toronto.

Date: Sun, 14. June 2009 16:54:24

AP - Every time you swipe your credit card and wait for the transaction to be approved, sensitive data including your name and account number are ferried from store to bank through computer networks, each step a potential opening for hackers.

Date: Fri, 22. May 2009 09:12:35

AP - New rules for the credit card industry that are designed to protect consumers from surprise charges, such as over-the-limit fees and costs for paying a bill by phone, are part of a bill President Barack Obama is set to sign into law.

Date: Wed, 24. June 2009 20:08:39

Re-aging is something more and more credit card companies are agreeing to do with their delinquent cardholders. It#8217;s not something they broadcast, but if you ask they may hook you up. Re-aging is a technique used to clean up your credit history, par

Date: Mon, 25. May 2009 02:57:14

Intuit , the maker of QuickBooks , now offers Intuit GoPayment , a way to process credit cards using a mobile phone to accept credit card payments.

Date: Sun, 5. April 2009 15:30:19

Each time you make routine purchases such as groceries or gasoline, you can earn frequent flier miles if you use an air miles credit card. Here are some mileage credit...

Date: Mon, 1. September 2008 03:05:57

theodp writes "A few months ago, the NY Times' Ron Lieber extolled the virtues of allowing utilities, phone, and credit card companies to pull whatever you owe from your bank account. Big mistake. Lieber's readers fired back, telling him he was out of his mind for suggesting that they give billers unfettered access to their credit cards and bank accounts. Now Lieber goes through five of the glitches that can occur with any of the various methods of setting up automatic payments: 'You can give each biller permission to pull the full amount from your bank account. You can use the online bill system at your bank to push payments out automatically each month. Or you can charge every bill to your credit card and give only that card company permission to pull money from your bank account when the credit card bill is due. Each of these methods has its potential shortcomings...'" What kind of payment automation do you use, and why?Read more of this story at Slashdot.

Date: Wed, 15. April 2009 03:46:47

Long-term readers of PFBlog knows I have been taking advantage of credit card companies for years. Especially, I'm very good at 0% APR arbitrage, whereby I sign up for new credit cards with attached introductory 0% APR balance transfer offer, move the en