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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.
The peak summer getaway season is underway, so it’s important your vehicle is ready before you start your family 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 flat tires, and being
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Scam Alert: It never takes long for the bad guys to take advantage of a bad situation. Beware of phishing and malware scams related to the CrowdStrike global outage. Even though the massive outage does not affect Mac or Linux users, you still could be approached by a hustler on the phone or by email.
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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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Scam alert: Thieves are hard at work phishing for your tax refund, your bank account, or both. Most people don’t know they have been victimized until they file their own returns and the IRS rejects them. InIdentity theft scammers stole more than $5.2 Billion in Tax ID thefts in a recent year, according to the
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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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If you are considering donating Old Breakdown to a charity to get a tax break, know the pros and cons first. Especially the cons, which include car donation charity scams. Do good by donating your car to charity. That’s what charities tell you. But the reality is that you might do better selling your car
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Car maintenance tips for Valentine’s Day: Your car does not want flowers, balloons, or even candy this Valentine’s Day. It just wants a little love in the form of tender loving care, such as an oil change and tune-up. There’s no debating the value of preventive maintenance to keep Old Breakdown from living up to its name, and
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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
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There’s one travel accessory that should be on the top of every packing list in every season – sunglasses. Besides making you look great in photos, they protect you from potential eye damage from varying intensities of UV exposure, even on a cloudy day. Whether strolling through Central Park in NYC , the Champs Elysees
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