Gas Prices Hurting Your Wallet? Check Out These Tips
When gas prices increase, your wallet can feel the pinch. Fluctuating prices make it hard to budget. The following tips can help you save money whether prices are high or low.
Life Hack: Identifying Spam Accounts on Social Media
When you're on social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, or even Pinterest, you never really know for sure who or what you're dealing.
How Many Credit Scores Do You Have?
How many credit scores do you have? You might think that the answer to this question is one, but the answer is multiple. Credit scores are used to predict how likely you are to pay back a loan on time.
Chip Shortages May Impact You in More Ways Than You Think
The shortage of semiconductor chips has been in the news frequently this year. Smartphones, computers, and other digital devices aren't the only products that use these chips.
A Different Kind of Coach
Sports. Weight loss. Life. You name it — there's a coach for it. Not to miss a lucrative opportunity, scammers have found yet another way to take advantage of a person's desire to ...
Shopping for the Holidays? Watch Out for Scams Online and Off!
Scammers are always trying to find ways to part you from your money and personal information. During this time of the year, they up their game to take advantage of the increased hustle and bustle.
What You Need to Know About the Equifax Data Breach Settlement
In September of 2017 Equifax announced a data breach that exposed the personal information of 147 million people. In July of 2019, Equifax agreed to a settlement that would provide the following:
10 Principles for Your Online Privacy
We hear about hacks, data leaks and other online scams pretty much on daily basis. If you think this couldn't affect you, think again!
Confessions of a Heartbreaker
My name's Jake — sometimes. Other times, it's Harry. Or Ben. Or Liam. It depends on which dating profile I feel like using.
Is This the Real Thing?
Fake rental ads aren't mass-produced and are often mixed in with other legitimate rental listings making it hard to tell whether you're dealing with the real thing or a fake.
Major Crypto Scams Explained: 'Pump and Dump' vs. 'Rug Pull'
With cryptos soaring to new heights, more and more newbies are getting into the crypto investing game.
Credit Score Apps. Are They Worth the Cost?
Credit scores are important to our financial life. These scores are used to determine if you are a good risk for credit cards, car loans, and mortgages and what rate you will pay.
Tax Changes for the 2021 Tax Year
Tax season is here. There are numerous changes to tax law as a result of the December 2020 and March 2021 Covid-relief bills, new laws, and updates.
Decline This Request from Your "Boss"
If you give the gift card numbers and PINs to a scammer, you must act fast. Scammers will try to spend it before you realize it wasn't your boss requesting the information.
Protect Your Privacy and Reduce the Data Collected About You with These Tips
Given the advanced search tools and skills of these brokers, it may seem that protecting your privacy is a lost cause. It's not.
Can Making Mistakes at Work Be Good…?
Knowing that's it's okay to make mistakes is not only good for your own development, but also for the organization you work for. It leads to more innovative capacity and creativity.
Even Fraudsters Have Resolutions
Scammers are busy, too. They resolve to rake in loads of cash by selling fast weight loss with minimal effort.
Renting? Do You Know Your Tenant Score?
These reports are generated by companies specializing in consumer reporting and many include proprietary scores that rate the possible tenant.
A Tale of Holiday Fraud
Don't worry. Our story will leave you feeling merry and bright. This tale recounts a few lessons learned over the past year sure to help you and your loved ones avoid scams this holiday season.
Free Money for College - Guaranteed!
As families are trying to figure out how to pay for tuition and other college expenses not covered by Federal Student Aid, promises of free money for a small fee are appealing.
