Nouriel. RecessionGirl loves you in a deep, emotional, spiritually profound, economic way. No one processes multiple, global-financial variables the way you do. In a tribute to you, I’d like to share some of your greatest hits with the fine citizens of the People’s Republic of Brooklyn.
For those of you unfamiliar with my economic Guru, here’s the ridiculously brief skinny: Nouriel Roubini is an NYU professor of economics and the chairman of RGE Monitor. He was one of the only predominant economists of our time to publicly discuss -on the record- the dangers of the financial practices that eventually led to our current credit crisis. He has been nicknamed Dr. Doom for his Nostradamus-like financial forecasting, but ya gotta give him props for his realism. He’s not an investor-puppet or a talking-head so you’ll find his comments less cheerleaderesque than your average financial spin-doctor. If I can just borrow a quick phrase that Renee Zellweger said to Tom Cruise in Jerry McGuire, “Nouriel. You complete me.”
Recessions inspire transition.A moment to consider how life could be lived differently if the tables turned. A minute to ponder reinvention of the self. The promise of hope is there, but just a little out of reach.You might find yourself lingering in the space in-between.In this series titled ‘The In-Between’ Ariel Rubin presents fine art photography dedicated to the reflective process and what it means to grow in this day and age.
Part of maintaining wealth (or your attempt at accruing it) involves protecting it from thieves.While most credit card companies are generally quick to respond to fraudulent charges by crediting your account within the calendar month they receive the affidavit highlighting specific false charges; the hassle, headache and panic of someone running around with your numbers is no picnic.
Rest assured. Virtual credit cards are here.RecessionGirl has just experimented with two online purchases via the virtual credit card.Dang.It was so simple. And fun. Try it.You’ll like it.
Citibank has a nice system that takes you through James Bond style security prompts and then, complete with ‘Mission Impossible’ sound effects, punches up numbers on a one-use, temporary, virtual credit card.You’ll have to generate digits for each online purchase, but it’s a small price to pay for a hackless online-shop.
Also, as far as I can tell, the virtual card numbers are very objectcentric.Meaning it’s great for online tangibles you might purchase on ebay, itunes or amazon. But if you’re seeking reservations for a vacation, renting a car etc., it seems there are some road-blocks installed to protect companies from getting the bait-and-switch. Overall, the virtual card gets RecessionGirl’s two thumbs up.
