[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

I need to talk to my credit union and see if they have a prepaid debit card. The one I have now is tied to my checking which I don’t like. Never have used it. If not enough funds then deny it.

[expat_panama]

Good morning --the plot thickens!  W/ metals we got silver soaring and gold slouching and w/ stocks we got NASDAQ topping and the Dow tumbling.  Both in yesterday's closing and this morning's futures.  Reports coming throughout the day:

MBA Mortgage Index
Factory Orders
Fed's Beige Book
Auto Sales
Truck Sales

News to wake up with:

• US stocks: Futures climb on Ukraine's claims of cease-fire MarketWatch - an hour ago LONDON (MarketWatch) - U.S. stock futures moved firmly higher on Wednesday after Kiev said Russia has agreed on a permanent cease-fire in eastern Ukraine, while investors waited for data on U.S.
• Dow and S&P end slightly lower on mixed signals Philly.com - 4 hours ago At work in Jupiter, Fla. Construction spending surged 1.8 percent in July, the biggest increase in more than two years. MARK ELIAS / Bloomberg.
• Charting a Bullish Sept. Backdrop - Michael Ashbaugh, MarketWatch
• Unemployment News Is Bad, & Getting Worse - Gene Epstein, Barron's
• Market Champagne Sits On Ice - Wade Slome, Investing Caffeine

[expat_panama]

see if they have a prepaid debit card.

Yeah, another choice is telling the CC people to lower the limit to say, $500 or less.  Related story:

Boyfriend Allegedly Used Dead Woman's Debit Card to Buy Beer  Peggy Pamperin, 50, had not been seen since May 18, and her mummified body was found when her landlord came to her home to inquire about her unpaid rent from the previous two months, the Milwaukee ABC affiliate WISN 12 reported. During that time, the boyfriend (who has not been named by the media,…  Credit.com