http://www.rechargerthedog.com Sun, 22 Jan 2012 14:36:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Pamela Labranche 26 Q: What was your worst financial decision? A: When I was 18, my friend and I applied for a Chase Visa credit card and we got accepted. At the time, I began attending The New York City … Continue reading →]]> http://www.rechargerthedog.com/2012/01/22/paid-800-interest-on-2000-purchase-and-ruined-friends-credit-score/ Daniel Brush 38 Q: What was your worst financial decision? A: In the mid 90s, a couple of friends in LA formed a rock band called Galaxy. One year later, after having some local success, they asked me to lend … Continue reading →]]> http://www.rechargerthedog.com/2012/01/16/leant-friends-5000-to-make-music-demo-they-spent-it-on-guitars-and-cars/ Leo Castagna  57 Q: What was your worst financial decision? A: Twenty years ago I was looking at a house for sale back in Uruguay, in La Union, the neighborhood where I grew up. I found a really good place … Continue reading →]]> http://www.rechargerthedog.com/2012/01/15/didnt-buy-house-for-18000-now-its-worth-160000/ Max Cabrera 24 Q: What was your worst financial decision? A: One night I was drinking with buddies at my friend Mike’s apartment, hanging back and enjoying the night. We decided to play cards. At first, everything was  good, everyone … Continue reading →]]> http://www.rechargerthedog.com/2012/01/13/lost-1200-in-a-card-game/ Eda Clarke 53 Q: What was your worst financial decision? A: Getting involved with a debt consolidation company called Debt Resolver USA Incorporated. I had accrued about $45,000 worth of debt to Visa, Mastercard, Capital One, and American Express through … Continue reading →]]> http://www.rechargerthedog.com/2012/01/11/after-paying-39000-to-debt-consolidation-company-shes-left-with-45000-dept/ Marien Morales 14 Q: What was your worst Financial Decision? A: When I was 12, my dad and I went to the Dominican Republic. My dad gave me $200 to shop with, and I ended up spending it all on … Continue reading →]]> http://www.rechargerthedog.com/2012/01/09/spent-200-on-souvenirs-for-family-all-lost-or-broke-within-a-month/ Bianca Rodriguez 18 Q: What was your worst financial decision? A: Last year for my senior prom at St. Peters Girls High School in Staten Island, we booked a weekend at The Hershey Motel in Seaside, New Jersey. The event had … Continue reading →]]> http://www.rechargerthedog.com/2012/01/08/booked-motel-party-for-senior-they-stuck-her-with-500-tax-bill/ Derrick Ramon, 22. Q: What was your worst financial decision? A: Spending money on video games ever since the Xbox gaming system came out. I really wanted to get it in 2001 because it carried the popular Halo game. Ever since,  I … Continue reading →]]> http://www.rechargerthedog.com/2012/01/03/spent-2000-on-xbox-games-he-played-only-twice/ Kirk Herold 56 Q: What was your worst financial decision? A: Four years ago, I bought an Olevia 42 inch HDTV at a Staten Island Best Buy for $599.99, a good price. The brand wasn’t top notch, and that is why … Continue reading →]]> http://www.rechargerthedog.com/2012/01/01/paid-600-to-best-buy-for-a-tv-that-didnt-work/ Graig Straus 30 Q: What was your worst financial decision? A: About six months ago I purchased a hand-held GPS device from www.delorme.com. The device would allow me to map out hiking trails, biking trails and ski slopes and to … Continue reading →]]> http://www.rechargerthedog.com/2011/12/30/paid-500-for-a-gps-never-used-it/