credit cards - Web Gangsta - Web Watch https://thewebgangsta.com Web Gangsta - Web Watch takes on pop culture, the web, and other interesting things ...since 1994. Tue, 30 Sep 2014 03:03:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.5 Criminals now asking: Your Money or Your Life? https://thewebgangsta.com/2014/09/criminals-now-asking-your-money-or-your-life/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=criminals-now-asking-your-money-or-your-life Tue, 30 Sep 2014 23:00:18 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=8059 When was the last time you walked into your doctor’s office? Remember when you had to fill out that clipboard at the front desk, and they asked you for your Social Security Number? Guess what – they don’t really need that. But you know who does? Criminals. Medical Billing and Coding For Dummies The only […]

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]]> These are the least secure online retail websites https://thewebgangsta.com/2014/01/these-are-the-least-secure-online-retail-websites/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=these-are-the-least-secure-online-retail-websites Mon, 27 Jan 2014 00:00:13 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=7286 Web Watch has told you about how to make your online passwords harder for hackers to easily guess. But apparently, people are still not paying attention.  Yet again, we’ve hearing news reports of leaked hacked passwords list, and “password” and “123456” are still at the top of the list of passwords being used. How bad is […]

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]]> What is the minimum annual budget a family of four should plan? https://thewebgangsta.com/2013/07/what-is-the-minimum-annual-budget-a-family-of-four-should-plan/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-is-the-minimum-annual-budget-a-family-of-four-should-plan Mon, 15 Jul 2013 23:00:46 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=6529 Planning a future budget is one of the most difficult activities anyone can do. It’s easy for you to look at a single monthly or weekly paycheck and determine where that money is going to be allocated to.  So much for rent or mortgage, this much for a car payment, these utilities and credit card […]

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]]> It only takes $47,500 to be in the Top 1% https://thewebgangsta.com/2013/04/it-only-takes-47500-to-be-in-the-top-1/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=it-only-takes-47500-to-be-in-the-top-1 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 23:00:23 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=6140 Everyone loves a little bit of competition. Keeping up with the Jones, for example, can drive one to excess consumption at the expense of your credit card payments. But maybe you’re putting too much pressure on yourself.  Maybe, you’re a lot more rich than you think you are. Richie Rich That’s the premise behind the […]

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