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What's good website to request for items to borrow/buy locally from other people? Besides Craigslist.

jeff1010 — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:55:21 -0800

What's good website to request for items to borrow/buy locally from other people? Besides Craigslist. Craigslist does this in an "item wanted" section, but in my experience it isn't used very much. Most people are there to sell their stuff, similar to ebay.

Is there a good site that lets people list things that they want, and then other people pitch to sell/borrow it to them? Local, like Craigslist, is better.

Yeah, this is for Halloween =)

How to let someone borrow your car for an extended period?

txubergeek — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:37:57 -0800

Traveling overseas; how can my friend legally borrow my car for 9 months? I'm looking to travel overseas for 9 months later this year, and was wondering what I would have to do in order to allow my friend to legally borrow the car for that time. The car is paid for, there is no lien against it, it's insured and runs well. I just don't want to sell it, as I know I'll need a car when I return.

What would I have to do to ensure that, if he's pulled over, he wouldn't get carted off to jail? Also, what about insurance?

Can I take a Stafford loan without the help of my school?

serazin — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 19:29:07 -0800

Can I apply for a Stafford loan without going through my school? I am enrolled in a nursing program at a very disorganized and poorly funded community college. I started August 20. Due to "the new computer system isn't working" type problems, no one's financial aid paperwork has been processed for this year. So I've received no aid and neither has anyone else. The person in charge of loans is refusing to even talk to any students until "the computer system is fixed" which could be "never" as far as I can tell. I'm a broke single mama and I'm starting to get desperate.

I want to apply for subsidized and unsubsidized federal loans. Is there any way I can do this on my own - since the financial aid department will not help me or even talk to me?

Thanks folk!

Help with student loan

Black_Umbrella — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:17:05 -0800

I am looking for the best general student loan company. What are your experienes with specific student loan companies? So I have managed to pay for the first 4 years of my 5 year program. But now I am completely broke so I need a student loan.

I have talked to a financial officer at my school who more or less said "most are good". What I would like from the hive are some of your experiences with specific loan providers.

Perhaps you may even know the "best of the best" loan providers if you have recently spent time researching this.

My permenent address is considered to be Maryland and my school is located in New Jersey.

I already recieve federal perkins and direct loans.

Misc. Information:
I NEED the loan to cover everything...i.e.: food, housing, books, tuition, etc

I just put myself into credit card debt by flying back to my school from Australia (study abroad). Can I increase my loan to pay off this debt and consolidate it under a better APR?

Am I allowed to increase my loan by a few grand, 3K - 4K, for my own personal use during my last year? Most will be spent on drinks, concerts and the occasional weekend trip - so not exactly a school expense, just a little NECESSARY relaxation.

Going for broke

Joe Invisible — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 09:35:43 -0800

Why are subprime mortgage lenders in trouble? If a borrower fails to make payments on a mortgage, the lender can foreclose and recover the amount loaned by selling the property. I understand that subprime lenders deal in riskier loans, but as long as they can take the property, why are the lenders going broke?