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How to Avoid Hidden Costs of Car Buying

How to Avoid Hidden Costs of Car Buying

If buying or leasing a car in in your plans, be prepared for hidden costs that could add big bucks to the price of your new ride. As we buyers have gotten smarter and more prepared thanks to online researching, dealers have gotten more creative in hiding add-on fees and charges you might not need
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Scam Alert: Preying on Seniors

Scam Alert: Preying on Seniors

Top scams targeting seniors include identify theft, sweepstakes, home repairs, romance and investments frauds.  It used to be that holidays were the prime time for targeting the elderly, but now it’s year-round. Seniors lose an estimated $2.9 billion each year to financial scams, according to a recent Congressional report The vast majority of cases of
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Travel Tips: Staying Safe From Ticks & Bites

Travel Tips: Staying Safe From Ticks & Bites

As if we didn’t have enough to worry about this summer, with delayed flights and lost baggage and high gas prices for family road trips, if you are headed into a wooded area, staying safe from ticks and tick bites are an additional concern. These tips are from the CDC (Center for Disease Control and
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How to Prepare for a Hurricane or Other Emergency

How to Prepare for a Hurricane or Other Emergency

It’s important to be ready for an emergency.  Pack a Grab and Go Bag now so you are ready for stormy weather, fire, or even a personal family emergency that requires immediate travel. Here’s what you’ll need for a quick escape.

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Essential Car Care Tips for Family Road Trips

Essential Car Care Tips for Family Road Trips

Despite historic high gas prices, peak summer getaway season is underway, so it’s time to get your car ready before you start your road trip.  These common sense car care tips can help prevent costly breakdowns and even  accidents. The AAA expects to rescue 7 million American drivers this summer, mostly for dead batteries and
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Travel Tips: Why You Need Travel Insurance

Travel Tips: Why You Need Travel Insurance

At least 14,000 domestic flights were cancelled or delayed over the recent Father’s Day-Juneteenth holiday weekend, and at least as many pieces of checked baggage were misdirected, delayed or lost. Staff shortages and bad weather are making a mess of summer airline travel, making it more important than ever to protect yourself with travel insurance.
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Free & Cheap Travel Gadgets

Free & Cheap Travel Gadgets

There’s no reason to spend lots of money on travel gadgets and gear to lighten the load and keep you organized on the road. It’s easy to find free and cheap alternatives in your kitchen, bathroom, hardware store or office supply store.

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How to Avoid Buying a Flood Damaged Car

How to Avoid Buying a Flood Damaged Car

Scam Alert. Unfortunately, many cars and trucks flooded in hurricanes and other deep water disasters wind up for sale by unscrupulous dealers to unsuspecting customers. Here’s how to avoid getting soaked by buying a vehicle that is – simply – dangerous to drive.

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How to Skip Long TSA Lines

How to Skip Long TSA Lines

Now you can actually make a reservation for a TSA fast pass to cut to the front of security lines, and it’s free.  Right now, it’s limited to just a few airports, but we’re hoping the idea will grow. It’s available to any traveler, whether or not you subscribe to Global Entry, which includes the
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Scam Alert: Timeshare Exit Companies

Scam Alert: Timeshare Exit Companies

Timeshares are big business. With many of us crunched for cash in these troubled times, selling your timeshare seems like a good way to help your budget, especially if you don’t use it as often as you expected. Timeshare exit scams also are big business, unfortunately filled with deceptive practices. Unscrupulous timeshare exit companies charge
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