What is the SECURE Act? WHAT IS SECURE ACT? In late December, President Trump signed the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act into law. If you have a 401(k) or IRA, there are some changes coming that you need to be aware of even if you are Read more…
Home Title Insurance vs. Home Title Lock What’s the difference between title insurance and Home Title Lock? Simply put, Home Title Lock offers a subscription monitoring service for $14.99 per month that will alert you to court filings that affect your home’s title, where title insurance is a product that Read more…
Restaurant surcharge causes indigestion <h1></h1><h4></h4>January 02, 2020 at 5:00 am | A friend and I went out for a lovely Christmas Eve dinner at Satay Bistro. The food there is quite good and the décor was festive but when we received our bill we were hit with an unexpected item Read more…
Kohl’s will help you return Amazon packages June 13, 2019 | Beginning July 1, Kohl’s is launching an Amazon returns program nationwide. Why would Kohl’s do this? In May’s investor report, Kohl’s CEO admitted that sales were soft the first part of the year and she believes this initiative is Read more…
Life’s a Breach June 06, 2019 | Quest Diagnostics is the latest company to be breached. According to the company, 12 million patients were affected. That means these targets may have had their financial and medical information hacked. The personal information was actually stolen from American Medical Collection Agency (AMCA), Read more…
Alexa, please forget everything I’ve said <a></a></p><h1></h1><h4></h4><p> May 30, 2019 at 5:00 am | By TERRI DICKERSON CDA Press Consumer Gal Many consumers wonder how much of their data is being collected by Alexa — and for what purpose. In February we explored the topic “Alexa, are you spying on Read more…
PayPal Scam Crooks are getting better at deploying tactics that spur victims into immediate action. What better way to do this than to say that until we resolve an issue, your account will be suspended, limited, or terminated? A Coeur d’Alene consumer recently received an email from PayPal informing him Read more…
Extended Warranties Might or Might Not Be Worth It If you’re considering a new vehicle purchase or made a recent purchase, here’s advice on extended warranties. Be forewarned that the dealer will push you to purchase an extended warranty at the time of vehicle purchase, but many manufacturers allow you Read more…
AWARENESS IS THE BEST ANTIVIRUS FOR SCAMS April 29, 2019 | By TERRI DICKERSON CDA Press Consumer Gal Last week, AARP Idaho held a town hall meeting with Brett DeLange of the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division. A summary of the meeting was in last Thursday’s paper. One key takeaway Read more…
Duck! Here comes the email bombs April 25, 2019 | By TERRI DICKERSON CDA Press Consumer Gal What’s email bombing? Simply put, it’s a form of cyberattack that sends hundreds or thousands of messages to an email address in a single day. Email subscription bombing automatically subscribes victims to dozens Read more…