green living, smart spending
Scam Alert: Jimmy John’s customers beware: your credit and debit cards are at risk. Approximately 216 stores nationwide appear to have been affected by what the sandwich chain describes as “this event”. Cards impacted by this data security breach seem to be only those swiped at the stores, not credit card numbers entered manually or
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Are you about to go on a date with a felon, or hire one for your business? The felon just may be the scammer pretending to be from Instant Checkmate, a legitimate company which offers background checks. The email offer I received recently to search for the background of a social or business contact had
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Most of the restaurants on the OpenTable list of top 100 restaurants for foodies have opened in the last two or three years, with talented young chefs redefining American cuisine in a creative, even playful way. The annual Diners Choice Award winners reflect the combined opinions of more than 5 million restaurant reviews submitted by
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For college football fans, it’s the most glorious time of the year. You can stay home and watch the games on TV, or book a flight to see them in person. These are the top ten game day destinations and what else to do naerby before or after the game. Click here for the Ten
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Take a hike. Seriously, the hiking footwear company KEEN is sponsoring a sweepstakes to win a free hiking vacation to the Columbia River Gorge, plus a visit to the KEEN factory nearby to see how hiking boots are made. The contest is to inspire us all to think about imagining where a million steps might
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Labor Day means more than the end of summer and a new school year. It also means it’s time to grab ski season deals on lodging, lessons, even airline tickets at your favorite ski and snowboard resorts. These discounts for the 2014/2015 ski season melt away soon: Crested Butte, Colorado The earlier you plan your
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Scam alert: interest-free home loan offer for active and retired US military, from a scam sender claiming to be the legitimate and well-regarded Military.com organization with millions of members. The one I just received is NOT from the real Military.com, but from a bogus and probably identity theft website with the extension .eu, which is
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What happens when two of the hottest names on the road join together? You get the Saleen FOURSIXTEEN Tesla S super performance electric car. That’s a mouthful, and a garage full of technology, design and power. The Saleen FOURSIXTEEN is from the same automotive performance brand that designed and produces the Saleen S7 supercar. Saleen,
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Are you frugal, or are you cheap? There’s a difference. Change one letter of the word ‘cheap’ and it becomes ‘cheat’, but frugal doesn’t cheat anybody. Cheap is a negative and undignified way to save money, while frugal is fashionable, even necessary. Cheap doesn’t brag about it. Frugal does. Examples of frugal vs. cheap: Frugal
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If you get an official looking email from something called the US Solar Department offering to reduce your utility bill, do not open it. There is no US Solar Department in the US government, so this official looking email is very likely a fraud, scam, or phishing scheme to steal your identity or add Trojan
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