Creep: (Verb) To move slowly in order to not be noticed. Expensive. There’s an old saying: That which gets monitored, gets managed. Your electric bill, the amount of ice cream left in the freezer, your gas gauge. Credit card processing companies know this and act accordingly. They make your business’s statement for taking plastic so […]
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How My Massage Therapist Cuts Healing from Surgery by 50% (And still gets hosed by her bank)
I have a friend that is a massage therapist. No, not like the ones you see on billboards for truck stops, but a real, licensed massage therapist. She is the real deal and if you have never met someone from this industry, you are missing out. There’s a reason these men and women work in […]
Life Hacks and the Mystical Power of Goats
My grandfather was a farmer. His knowledge seemed to be a little off and downright arcane sometimes. He watched the weather every night even after retiring (a great pastime of old men), because he knew it took 600 hours of cold to replenish the soil for a new year of planting. He also used to […]
Why a Senior Bank VP Didn’t Use His Own Bank for Plastic
I once got a call from a Senior Vice President of Investments from a large bank. We spoke for a bit and set up a meeting. At the meeting he asked me to help him setup a private company of his for credit card processing. I told him I could easily set up his business […]
The #1 Trick the Credit Card Industry Pulls on Seniors Who Are Businesses Owners
If you’re not taking plastic at your business, you’re the exception. It is the cost of doing business, and unfortunately, many groups make it more of a hassle than it needs to be. I am just going to blurt it out: Contract fees are completely bogus. When I say contract fees, what I want you […]