Watch Where You Shop & Other Things To Ponder Mid-Week

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So, to some extent, we all live on credit.  And while most of your credit (and the related score) is in your hands, there's definitely a good chunk that's out of your hands.  According to Kevin Johnson, that chunk just got a whole hell of a lot bigger.  There's more to the story, but here's the soundbyte: Kevin has very good credit.  Kevin went to Jamaica on vacation.  Kevin came home to find a letter from American Express informing him that his credit limit had been cut by more than half.  Why?  So saith American Espress:

 “Other customers who have used their card at establishments where you recently shopped have a poor repayment history with American Express.”

Visit his website, NewCreditRules.com for a complete list of businesses Kevin used his American Express at in the past two years.    Then, maybe consider paying more than the minimum payment each month.

Having tasted this already at Drink, I think it's definitely going on the upcoming cocktail project list: Rum-hibiscus milk punch.

Japanese television scares the hell out of me.  Case in point:

Okay, enough of this.   Gotta go read more about Super Bowl.  Who's playing again?