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Scam Alert: Is that advertised summer rental a great find or an expensive fraud? These tips will protect your budget and save your vacation from being ruined by scammers, and other disappointments. Fraudsters often lift a legitimate ad from websites like Craigslist and add a bargain-basement rental price and a fake email address to reel
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How and when you make your hotel reservation, and check in, can help you score a hotel room upgrade, even get on the the VIP or Club Floor. Here are the top hotel hacks to get a better room without paying the price: Reservation matters Reservation codes include the source of your booking. You are
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When Saudi Arabia announced recently it would let women drive – finally – the historic decision to grant driver’s licenses to women was headline news around the world. Now, Nissan is helping some of the millions of Saudi women who have been only passengers in their lifetimes learn safe driving skills, with a surprise group
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Yes, we’re all tired of the robocalls and the email spammers. But they aren’t the only unwanted intrusion in our lives. So is the junk mail stuffing up our mailboxes. US households throw out around 40 pounds of unwanted catalogues and other sales and marketing junk mail a year, including from retailers and charities we
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SCAM ALERT Vacations are not the time to relax your personal safety, including taking internet security precautions. Everyday, it seems, we hear about hacking, identity theft or some other invasion of our digital privacy. Here’s how to protect your online life from cyber criminals while you are away from home for the holidays, or any
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It’s the time of year for choosing health care insurance plans and their benefits. Here’s what you need to know to save money, and maybe your life, whether you decide to keep your existing plan or opt for a new one. As employers and insurers shift more of the cost to users, the annual choice
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If you are planning on international travel in the next six months, apply for or renew your passport now. The window between the end of summer travel season and the start of holiday travel season is when processing times are shortest. That’s the advice from the US State Department, which declares each September as Passport Awareness
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Scam Alert. Unfortunately, many cars and trucks flooded in recent hurricanes will 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. Electronics, including computer chips, hate water. Since modern vehicles are heavy on electronics, water damage
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When Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria ripped through the Caribbean, Puerto Rico and the Florida Keys, they left a trail of shattered buildings, boats and dreams. Millions of people have lost their homes, their jobs, or both, and farmers have lost their crops. Choose one of these charities to support with a donation to help
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With deadly hurricanes in the headlines, it’s important to be ready for an emergency, in case you and your family must evacuate quickly. Wherever you live, in the path of a hurricane or not, pack an emergency Go Bag now so you are ready for stormy weather, fire, or even a personal family emergency that
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