Rachel Webster
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Podcast Appearances
Were you planning some other big trip?
Were you planning some other big trip?
Good question. A lot of the cost is covered by high POS fees. Piece of shit fees? Well, Point of sale fees. Have you ever heard of them?
Good question. A lot of the cost is covered by high POS fees. Piece of shit fees? Well, Point of sale fees. Have you ever heard of them?
It costs stores over 3% for you to swipe, tap, or contactlessly use your card. And most of them pass that cost down to all of us.
It costs stores over 3% for you to swipe, tap, or contactlessly use your card. And most of them pass that cost down to all of us.
Yes. And this amounts to the poorest among us paying a premium for bodega croissants so that the richest among us can fly to Paris for free.
Yes. And this amounts to the poorest among us paying a premium for bodega croissants so that the richest among us can fly to Paris for free.
Credit card debt is usually held for years, meaning it's not a bridge, but rather a long-term crutch that makes the middle class poorer each year.
Credit card debt is usually held for years, meaning it's not a bridge, but rather a long-term crutch that makes the middle class poorer each year.
On our way back from D.C., we were aghast at the price of Amtrak's wine. Yes. But also the many, many things that Elena had told us. And we couldn't believe we were still blaming ourselves for our bad credit card behavior. As if we alone were manifesting this debt.
On our way back from D.C., we were aghast at the price of Amtrak's wine. Yes. But also the many, many things that Elena had told us. And we couldn't believe we were still blaming ourselves for our bad credit card behavior. As if we alone were manifesting this debt.
This must have been how John Ronson felt 20 years ago when he first set out to expose these bad actors.
This must have been how John Ronson felt 20 years ago when he first set out to expose these bad actors.
In 2010, Senator Elizabeth Warren, alongside a handful of other politicians, attempted to fight back against this true malevolent power by passing the landmark CARD Act, which aimed to help protect us, the consumers, from predatory lending practices.
In 2010, Senator Elizabeth Warren, alongside a handful of other politicians, attempted to fight back against this true malevolent power by passing the landmark CARD Act, which aimed to help protect us, the consumers, from predatory lending practices.
What an orator. The CARD Act might have rattled people like Elon and his ilk, but even at its most robust, when the CFPB had political clout, Elena didn't think it amounted to much.
What an orator. The CARD Act might have rattled people like Elon and his ilk, but even at its most robust, when the CFPB had political clout, Elena didn't think it amounted to much.