Since the start of the pandemic in 2020, the United States has sent three rounds of economic impact payments to eligible recipients through May 2021. If you’re one of the millions of beneficiaries from $271 billion in the first round,…
Sales pitches are everywhere. Emails, advertising mail, text messages, telephone calls and good old-fashioned knocks on the door can bombard us with offers from alternative sleep-enhancing accessories to buying a zip line adventure. Chances are, if it’s a sales pitch…
Is money the key the happiness? Maybe not, but it sure helps. Wealth is a means to an end. Many ends. For some, it’s an end to hunger. An end to pain. An end to uncertainty. For others, it’s an…
Everyone has a bad day every now and then, and some have more than others. When a washing machine, clothes drier, dishwasher, or other household item throws in the towel and performs its last load, some owners may not have…
Since the creation of Internet bill payment technology, many have switched from sending checks in the mail to an autopay variation that regularly reaches into checking accounts to yank out enough funds for a financial obligation. While the convenience of…
Many people carry a balance on one or more credit cards. When it comes to paying off that balance, the lower the interest rate on the card, the lower the interest charges on that debt and the more quickly a…
Social media is a popular way to stay connected with friends and family. It also presents abundant opportunities for scammers to use deceptive lies against potentially gullible targets. In one social media scam, a scammer pretends to be from a…
Some scams are harder to detect than others, and sometimes even the most cautious individuals can find themselves in situations where a thief has obtained their credit card information. If this happens to you, there are certain steps you should…
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