Recession struggles mean porn for former HS biology teacher Tiffany Shepherd, former high school biology teacher, is being denied work either because she worked as a bikini-clad fishing charter attendant or because she wasn't showing up for work. Oh, and there's the porn… (Photo: fisherwy.blogspot.com) Not showing up for work and not having a reasonable excuse are ...

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Blackballed for Being Responsible (Photo: lalate.com) Jan Meza was willing to work. All she wanted was working conditions that wouldn’t permanently disable or kill her. But the California adult entertainment industry responded by running her out of town. If you find Jan Meza borrowing money for car loans, know that she’s a lot like you. She wants ...

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I saw some ads for Microplace today (probably targeted due to my internet browsing habits) and decided to check on my Microlending portfolio. If you’re not familiar, microlending tries to alleviate global poverty by offering small loans to entrepreneurs in developing countries who would otherwise not have access to credit. MicroPlace Microplace ...

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Here’s an update for my person-to-person (P2P) lending activity, which for me are unsecured loans between U.S. residents. It could be for credit card debt consolidation, car financing, business financing, or even buying a house. You can think of it as taking out the bank middleman, which pays tiny interest on ...

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Things have been looking better for the housing market. Sales are starting to pick up. Prices, at least in some areas, appear to be leveling off. Realtors, however, complain that new regulations are causing headaches for homebuyers. They say one problem centers on home appraisers — the people who estimate how much a house is ...

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