Word: carded
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...because I knew I had been to the limit and made it back. Though diminished, I was alive. I had always taken that condition for granted before. I never will again. Blind luck had dealt me a whole new hand. From now on, I wouldn't waste a single card in it. Though, if possible, I wouldn't drive in Australia again either...
...tightens their bans, not only are Quadlings majorly inconvenienced, but so are those of us who live in Quincy House. Since Adams started enforcing their ban last week, Quincy dining hall at noon has become a complete zoo. I had to wait five minutes today just to get my card swiped, and then it's almost impossible to find a place to sit, especially if one wants to have enough seats to be able to sit with friends...
There are 540 roaming ethernet dataports at tables, carrels, lounges and study rooms in Langdell. These are available to anyone with a Harvard ID and registered ethernet card--except during HLS reading period and exams, when non-HLS ID-carriers are not admitted into the library...
...come? The Federal Reserve figures that the stated interest rate on home-equity loans averages 9.5%, only half the usual credit-card rate. Even more important, the interest on a home-equity loan can usually be deducted on the borrower's tax return. In some cases, these tax savings can bring the effective interest rate below 5%. Now, that's a deal...
Debt Consolidation. Wanda Storey, a Miami paralegal, has just swung a $13,000, 9.5% home-equity loan. She used it to pay off $6,100 of credit-card borrowings on which she was being charged 22% interest, and a $6,900 loan at 18% for a vacation time share. Her saving: $150 in monthly payments, plus a tax reduction she has yet to calculate...