In February, 2009, President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. This act will allow individuals who receive Social Security, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Railroad Retirement or Veteran’s benefits to receive a one-time $250 check. Recipients will need to do nothing to receive the check. This is Good News with a Yellow caution flag [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )“Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall; Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.”
The childhood litany quoted above could be an anthem for caution in today’s troubled economic world. Bernard Madoff revealed, in December 2008, that he had been running a Ponzi scheme that may result in losses of 50 billion dollars. [...]
Cell phones seemed to be a ‘hot’ item this holiday season. Half the people on the planet now have cell phones; only 3 billion more to go. I believe I saw more ads for new cell phones and upgraded cell phone services than any other item. I had no idea that ‘3G’ meant ‘Third Generation;’ [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Want to avoid one of the 45,827 malls or shopping centers in the United States during this holiday shopping season? Hate to circle endlessly to find a parking space at the mall? Do you despise wall-to-wall crowds and the opportunity for an ID thief to nab your personal information or steal your packages? You are [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )“DON’T GET CAUGHT!”
Fishing in the high country of Colorado is a great experience; throw out a line with enticing bait, hook a fish, and reel it in!
‘Phishing’ is when crooks do the same…only with people as the target. These con artists make phone calls, or send an E-mail or piece of ‘hard’ mail, [...]
A consumer can do everything possible to be personally safe and still become a victim of ID theft. The Bank of New York Mellon announced on August 28, 2008, that backup tapes containing personal information of 12.4 million clients had been lost during a routine transit. Certigy, the largest check guarantee company in the U.S., [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )I went into a retail store to purchase a few things. The checkout lines extended halfway into the store. People were bunched up, trying to make the lines smaller, while trying to hold their items for purchase and calling out to children who were bored and running around. I walked out after remembering that school [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )During these tough economic times, everyone seems to be looking for an edge. Escalating prices have weakened the scale of retirement savings and placed a crunch on household budgets. Many are looking for part-time work to somewhat offset rising costs.
An enticing lure is the opportunity to become a ‘Secret Shopper.’ The opportunity boasts that an [...]
Can anything be worse than an unexpected car repair? The timing usually stinks. Being without a car, while it is repaired, is a nightmare; and the cost of working on today’s vehicles is expensive. However, I trust those life issues aren’t enough to get you to move on a surge of adrenaline and act without [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Let’s talk about a problem that often is not discussed—your child’s or grandchild’s vulnerability to identity theft. This crime can often go unnoticed until your child applies for their first credit card, a school loan, or a job. Sadly, many times this crime is perpetrated by a family member.
I was told this awful story. A [...]
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