Comments on: 35 Most Outrageous Fees (From Money Magazine)

By: alice

alice — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 21:14:05 +0000

america is evil!!!

By: tolak

tolak — Mon, 25 Dec 2006 09:01:51 +0000

Certain purchase points like gas stations charge a $1, whereas grocery stores pay the fee themselves. Never mind that gas stations eliminated attendants to cut costs, now you pay a fee for the privilege of self-service.

It’s outrageous for any sort of automated or online payment system which saves money for the operator to charge the consumer a “convenience” fee.

By: » Personal Finance Linkfest on Blueprint for Financial Prosperity

» Personal Finance Linkfest on Blueprint for Financial Prosperity — Sat, 23 Dec 2006 18:21:28 +0000

[...] JLP has a list of some outrageous fees taken from Money magazine. [...]

By: fivecentnickel.com

fivecentnickel.com — Sat, 23 Dec 2006 04:36:25 +0000

Weekly Roundup – 12/22/06

Here’s a quick look at some of the articles that caught my eye this past week…

JLP talks about outrageous financial fees.
Jim wants to know where you stash your cash once you have an emergency fund in place and have maxed out your retirem…

By: Randy

Randy — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 15:09:37 +0000

Sorry, website didn’t mkae it: http://www.scottrade.com/online_broker_comparison/discount_brokerage_comparison.asp

By: Randy

Randy — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 15:09:07 +0000

I found one broker that doesn’t charge an exit fee..Scottrade.

Brokers Transfer Fee – All brokerage firms charge a fee when you transfer your money away from them. I hate this fee.

They are still very good for small investors..and if you don’t like them, you can walk for free..

By: Savvy Steward

Savvy Steward — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 21:49:29 +0000

I hate getting charged extra fees when I’m overseas. I use my HSBC ATM card now. Here’s a list of ATM cards with the lowest fees: http://flyertalk.com/wiki/index.php/Credit/Debit/ATM_Cards_and_Foreign_Exchange

By: sam

sam — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 19:56:45 +0000

“Energy” fees added to various items to recoup the higher cost of natural gas or gasoline. Also the charge to refill a rental car if you don’t fill up yourself. Usually runs at least twice the market price for gas in the same area.

By: Foobarista

Foobarista — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 15:05:30 +0000

Hotels are Disneylands of evil fees, and oddly, the more expensive the hotel, the more fees they have. My guess is this is because business travelers are using these hotels and their employer is reimbursing them.

By: Kim

Kim — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 14:44:59 +0000

How about in some hotels how they charge 75¢ just to make a local call? And yes, I’ve seen internet connection fees as high as $12.95 a day for broadband service.