Sentences with phrase «just pennies on the dollar»

«If a charity's financials show that just pennies on the dollar are going towards the programs they support, that's a red flag and you should probably direct your donations somewhere else,» she says.

Major pensions and other investors could be left with just pennies on the dollar at best.

In those cases, a card issuer may sell account balances for just pennies on the dollar.

You've probably heard commercials on the radio, or seen ads on the Internet: You can get rid of your debt, paying just pennies on the dollar for what you owe.

Fortunately, those days are behind us, with the rise of discount brokers reducing those costs to just pennies on the dollar.

Without it, you might just get the actual cash value which is often just pennies on the dollar.

Then, they sell their debts to third and sometimes fourth parties for just pennies on the dollar.

They promise to reduce your credit card debt to just pennies on the dollar without making you file for bankruptcy.

But it's not what you charge on a credit card that counts; well, that too, but that's just a penny on a dollar.

The idea that media could now be viably made for not just pennies on the dollar, but MICRO-PENNIES, hit me like train.

In most cases, it's not enough coverage and you'll end up getting just pennies on the dollar for your personal property losses.

Without it, you might just get the actual cash value which is often just pennies on the dollar.

Your front porch will be the envy of the neighborhood for just pennies on the dollar.

Not exact matches

This would save small businesses a large percentage of money and allow them to focus on their core strengths knowing that their software and hardware will just work and is monitored and supported for pennies on the dollar and allow these companies to compete with corporations many times their size.

So just think about that, we're in the pennies and small dollar business, so in order to do that much revenue, we're totally dependent on human behavior.

We live in the era of NBA teams trading superstars for pennies on the dollar, and the Cavs just managed to use the assets from the Kyrie trade to turn over half their roster.

So the «creativity» part isn't entirely clear, but it does show that the Diamondbacks aren't just sitting back and letting the Red Sox pay pennies on the dollar for Martinez and get him without some competition.

I think at some point we all kind of pause and wonder just how low can it go, and how comfortable we are spending those hard earned dollars on a garment or accessory that's potentially water soluble let alone the fact that it was made by a person earning pennies an hour.

Additionally, the stillborn XYBOARD family appears to be end - of - roaded at Jelly Bean, Motorola just shipped Android 4.1 for the devices which were finally clearanced out for pennies on the dollar at Verizon corporate stores.

Just remember one thing (a story we get every other minute), when you hear someone boast to you of a tremendous story that they negotiated a debt for pennies on the dollar, it's because the debt was probably outside the States collectible period and therefore paying anything was far too much.

Would just like to mention - and this is from a bankruptcy atty. - that if your credit card debt goes to «collection», this means it has been sold off to a collection agency or lawyer for pennies on the dollar - and almost Never includes the paperwork.

Instead, reach for white vinegar and baking soda, which clean and deodorize just as well as expensive brands for pennies on the dollar without the harmful residue of chemicals.

Using just those two cards, I'm able to pay off student loans at pennies on the dollar (made even better using my favorite hack, now featuring Plink), and pay for hotels and airline tickets at about a 65 % discount (while earning points for those paid flights and stays).

Nor would someone throw away pennies on the dollar just for the sake of tossing money out.

The only «benefit» I can see is for those within the department to demonstrate the worthiness of their continued funding at or around the current level, even though almost half that department could be removed with the stroke of a pen if a few eligibility rules for benefits were loosened for the few remaining veterans who have a few years only before meeting their maker - essentially bucket loads of money could be saved that are being expended employing teams of people for millions of dollars, to literally save mere thousands of dollars on veterans entitlements - «penny wise and pound foolish» = > it is actually quite bizarre, and I'm sure it is just one of the most blatant examples of the organised stupidity that is government today.

If its not enough, you could be forcing your loved ones to liquidate your legacy for pennies on the dollar just so they'll have enough to survive on while everything else gets sorted out!

Just the word «auction» can call up images of foreclosed homes sold on the steps of a courthouse for pennies on the dollar...