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...There are probably smarter ways to invest money," says Barbara Ellis of the $7,000 she and husband Chris paid into Colorado's Prepaid Tuition Fund for 16-month-old Lexi's college education. "But I'm no whiz at investing, and this way I know it's taken care...
...trade-off is what you'd expect: investing in market instruments will probably yield higher returns and give you much more flexibility, but prepaid plans, while earning relatively less, ensure that you will have what you need when you need it. "The discipline of savings is the key," says Wiener...
...Eckerd's drugstores and Pilot gas stations. The TracFone is sort of a cellular "Saturday-night special": pony up $99 and walk away with a cheap but effective phone with 60 minutes of calling time. When that runs out, you just buy more time on a plastic card. Such "prepaid" services are good for low-volume users or those with poor credit, but beware: you must buy a $30 card every two months or lose your service...
...prosecution will call Eldon Elliott, the owner of Elliott's Body Shop, a Ryder outlet in Junction City, and he will testify that a man calling himself "Robert Kling" prepaid for the truck on April 15, 1995 and picked it up on April 17. Elliott will identify "Kling" as McVeigh. Elliott will also say that in filling out the rental agreement, McVeigh used a South Dakota driver's license. Lori Fortier, Michael's wife, will testify that she made the license for McVeigh. An employee at Elliott's, Vicki Beemer, may also be called; she says she spoke to McVeigh...
Phone records will show that McVeigh, Nichols and Fortier made hundreds of calls around the country to various establishments that sold fertilizer, chemicals, explosives, remote-control switches, racing fuel and 55-gal. plastic drums. Many of these calls were charged to a prepaid phone card issued in the name of Daryl Bridges by the Spotlight, a far-right publication. The FBI maintains this card was actually used by McVeigh and Nichols. McVeigh allegedly used the card to call Nichols to pick him up in Oklahoma City. Agents have documented McVeigh's and Nichols' travels, and many of the calls charged...