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Just In From Delta Airlines: We Really Don’t Care!
They say flying is no fun anymore. You have to pay extra for the food now and even for your luggage on some airlines. I am not sure if Delta Airlines is one of them, but one thing I do know is that their idea of customer service sure has taken a dive. I talked…
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Stop Cluttering The Screen!
I cannot remember when the trend started, but just about every television channel on the air these days has to have their logo on the screen during every program. I believe these are generally referred to has "bugs" and although a small semi-transparent bug in the lower-right corner of the screen does not bother me…
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Watch For Zero Percent Credit Card Offers
With all the foreclosures and credit card defaults these days, it seems the credit card companies are having a harder time signing up new customers. This can work to your advantage, and in some cases, you don’t even have to sign up for a new card. I recently used my Discover Card to make a…
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Massachusetts ‘Cannot Afford’ Sales Tax Holiday
Some readers may know that I am a former resident of the Bay State, commonly known as The Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Sometimes I consider myself more of a refugee than just someone who decided to move away after living there all my life. Living in New Hampshire these days, I still watch a lot of…
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Should The Oil Speculators Be Reigned In?
These days there seems to be a lot of argument about whether or not speculators are a major factor in the rising price of oil. Speculators basically invest their money on the basis of what they think the value of something — in this case — oil, will be in the future. I traded stock…
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Online Pharmacies: Not What You Might Think
Like a lot of people, when I heard the phrase "online pharmacy," I would always think of all those spam e-mail messages I would get that were pitching Viagra or Cialis or some other drug or herbal supplement that would promise to dramatically increase the size of a certain part of my anatomy. Because of…
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Anatomy of A Work At Home Scam
Every so often I like to troll around the net a bit and see what kind of scams are out there attempting to lure people in. As much as I like the well-known classified site Craig’s List, their “Jobs” section has become a place that draws scamsters in droves. Although I’ve actually had good luck…
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Dealing With Credit Card Companies: (Don’t) Trust But Verify!
So I’m lying in bed this past Friday morning and a realization hits me. The due date for my Chase credit card is June 29, which is a Sunday. Since I normally pay all my bills online through my credit union and I realize that all payments made to Chase are electronic and take one…
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N.M.E. Replaces Pat Haines With E. Scanlon?
It came a bit later this year than last, but once again, N.M.E. or “National Magazine Exchange” has invaded my mailbox with the latest version of their deceptive mailings. And this time this important message comes to us not from our old friend Pat Haines, but from someone calling his or herself “E. Scanlon.” Although…
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They’re Back: 866-266-9317
I honestly did not expect to hear from these people again. As I noted last year, I informed them to place me on their “Do Not Call” list, which, according to the “Do Not Call” laws as I understand them, means they are never supposed to call me again. Well, on June 20, 2008 at…
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