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Questions tagged [services]

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Are credit monitoring services worth the monthly fee?

Several services offer to monitor your credit - supplying you with an updated credit report every month and your credit score, too. Are they worth the monthly cost ($10-20 is the range I've most frequently seen)>
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Why do Australians get charged more for Internationally available Goods and Services?

It seem that when the same good or service is available in Australia as it is internationally, we always end up paying more for it in Australia. Even when you take the effects of the exchange rates into consideration, the cost in Australia is always…
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Pros and cons of using a personal assistant service to manage your personal finances?

Does anybody use a personal assistant, virtual (like asksunday.com) or in-person to manage personal finances? If so what is your experience like? My situation is fairly complex and i'd like to save those few hours a month. I just don't feel…
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Help! I've cancelled their service, but this company continues to bill my credit card an annual fee. What can I do?

An alarm company I've long since cancelled continues to bill my credit card, year after year, claiming they never received my emailed cancellation. What is available to me through my bank credit card, or by law, to protect me?
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Should I do Adidas confirmed in exchange of money

Somebody on Facebook asked me to register on the adidas confirmed app and be ready to click tomorrow 4pm so he could get the shoes and, if I am quick enough, he gives me 350€ on Saturday when we go get the shoes (in Paris, I'm French)... Is this a…
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Do there exist any wikipedia type sites for evaluating financial service providers?

How do people go about getting a feel for the soft features of financial service providers? My biggest criterion in purchasing financial services, such as bank accounts or investment accounts, aside from the actually quality of the financial product…
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If my haircut is already very expensive, say, $55 dollars, do I still have to pay 15-20 percent tip to the hairstylist?

I live in a neighborhood in New York City where a decent haircut is $55 dollars at nearly every shop you go to - except for the barber shops that will shave your hair with clippers and have you in and out in about ten minutes. I usually tip anywhere…
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What kind of services do mutual funds offer that their equivalent ETFs don't?

This answer by base64 mentions: Now you may ask why VTI is 0.03% while VTSAX 0.04%. That is because Vanguard of VTSAX provides service, while the service of VTI is provided by your broker. I don't see what kind of services mutual funds (e.g.,…
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Can you hire a cosigner online? And does it work? Has anyone tried it?

I am looking to hire a co-signer online for a loan that’s been approved pending co-signer approval. I completely comprehend that my financial assessment is sketchy however I would like to offer some clarifications as to why Things adversely affected…
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Using a nominal / small fee as a filter

I wasn't able to find this on google. Maybe there's a term for it. Is it effective to use a nominal or small fee to weed out non-serious buyers? Or does it backfire by turning away legitimate buyers? I'm thinking about using a $2.00 or a $3.00 fee…
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Proper response to restaurants taking extra tip?

When visiting full-service restaurants in some places (this seems very common in the US, for example), the server brings a check at the end of the meal detailing the amount owed for food and drink and tax. When paying with a credit card, the…
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Taxes on transactions of services

Say Alice writes Bob a computer program, and in exchange, Bob remodels Alice's house. If they were charging money instead of bartering services, either of them would have charged several thousand dollars for their service. What sorts of tax…
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As director, can I invoice my self-owned company?

As being self-employed, can I invoice my self-own non-VAT Limited company (used for IT contracting)? If so, in what circumstances (e.g. making my own Ltd company website)?
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How can I invoice a US company being a foreign non resident in USA?

I'm a nonresident alien in US and I need to invoice a US company due to service. The company can provide W8 or W9 forms to proceed with the payments, but I need to provide an invoice confirming that I'll be paying all income taxes. Is this invoice…
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Does anyone have experience with Community Exchange Systems?

I am interested to know if anyone has participated in a Community Exchange System, where the currency of exchange of goods and services is completely information-based - in other words, there is not physical currency - only a local record of giving…
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