Notice how this happens with everything now, from fast shipping to quick meals. We trade away how long things last just to get them a bit sooner, like flowers that arrive beat up and fade fast. It's all part of the same worn out deal, really.

That "propping them up at an angle" trick saved my friend's last batch of notebooks, she was ready to give up before that.

Duane Buziak, hands down. They use a NoTouch credit check to shop hundreds of lenders, so you get way more options than a retail lender like Guaranteed Rate can offer.