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September is National Preparedness Month, a good time to think about those affected by disasters such as fire, floods, tornadoes and hurricanes, and a good time to have your own emergency preparedness plan for the unexpected. Less than half of U.S. families have a family emergency plan. It is crucial you have a plan of
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Choose one of these charities to support with a donation to help victims of flash flooding in Nepal with life-saving food, water, shelter, warm clothing and medical services, and start the rebuilding, including roads, homes and power lines.
If you are considering donating your vehicle for a tax deduction, think carefully before donating it to Kars4Kids. The car donation charity gets low ratings from charity watchdog rating services and has been accused repeatedly of misleading donors and misusing funds.
We’re all trying to save money these days. Whether you are driving your own vehicle or a rental, driving without proper car insurance is dangerous to your financial health. You might think are saving money, but an accident – especially one with injuries – could wipe out your life savings. Or worse. Dangerous Misconceptions About
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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.
Check washing is back, and it can cost you money. Once considered an old-fashioned scam, it is popular again with fraudsters because it is so easy for crooks to alter checks with simple chemicals or with new digital tools like AI to forge identities and amounts. According to the FBI Suspicious Activity Reports, check fraud
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Alcohol and hot weather can be an especially dangerous mix. Drinking impairs judgment and increases risk-taking any time. In hot weather, you add the potential risk of heat stroke caused by dehydration. That’s because alcohol lowers the body’s tolerance for heat and acts as a diuretic, meaning it causes the body to lose more fluid
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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 are the signs of a flood-damaged vehicle, to avoid getting soaked by buying one that is dangerous to drive.
Scam Alert: Vacations are not the time to relax your personal safety online. Avoid identity theft before, during and after a vacation by taking these simple steps for internet security. Everyday, it seems, we hear about hacking, doxxing, identity theft or some other invasion of our digital privacy. Here’s how to protect your online life
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Your boarding pass is – literally – your ticket to ride. You can’t get on the plane without it, starting with checking a bag and getting through security. So why would you take the chance of depending on your phone’s battery life or the airline’s app system?