tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8263319419466632140.post3890920142842801995..comments2024-03-22T04:19:26.038-05:00Comments on Laredotejas: Recommended reading: Broke, USA by Gary RivlinMaximilianohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04226194637990012293noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8263319419466632140.post-67108252052867063742011-08-30T17:10:45.603-05:002011-08-30T17:10:45.603-05:00Several years ago I read "The Working Poor.&q...Several years ago I read "The Working Poor." The book details how working people get in over their heads borrowing money from these payday places. They borrow money to pay utility services, buy groceries, etc. But it's tough getting out of that rut, of paying back the loan. <br /><br />I'll check out this book.<br /><br />KeyroseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8263319419466632140.post-67601912845942088412011-08-30T13:11:28.375-05:002011-08-30T13:11:28.375-05:00They've discovered the City of Cibola and it&#...They've discovered the City of Cibola and it's name is Laredo! Rent-to own furniture, rent-to-own spinner rims, pawnshops, Dewey Cheatem & Howe loan shops, pay-day loans, even the old standard so called "smart buy" leased cars. Like the saying goes, "It's expensive being poor"!Maximilianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04226194637990012293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8263319419466632140.post-56399837630745991412011-08-30T11:08:03.185-05:002011-08-30T11:08:03.185-05:00Puro greed. Did you see the photos I posted from ...Puro greed. Did you see the photos I posted from Chihuahua street where it is loan after loan shop - the predatory lenders outnumber retailers.Que Fregadoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17834234860762673775noreply@blogger.com