March 07, 2019 | By TERRI DICKERSON CDA Press Consumer Gal TikTok, a popular video-sharing app, recently agreed to pay $5.7 million to settle allegations from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that it illegally collected personal information from children without parental consent. The FTC credited the BBB’s Children’s Advertising Review Read more…
March 04, 2019 | By TERRI DICKERSON CDA Press Consumer Gal On Dec. 31, 2018, I wrote about the real ID called the Star Card. Since then several readers have asked that I follow up with what ID is necessary to secure this new card and where to obtain one. Read more…
February 25, 2019 | By TERRI DICKERSON CDA Press Consumer Gal As consumers, we’re constantly told to watch and protect our credit score because it affects the cost of our purchases made on credit. A perfect FICO score (which is the most widely used) is 850. Here’s how it’s derived: Read more…
February 14, 2019 | By TERRI DICKERSON CDA Press Consumer Gal Is there a good alternative to cable? That depends on what you like to watch and how much money you would like to save. Your cable bill runs anywhere from the basic $22 per month for TV service, but Read more…
Target February 21, 2019 | By TERRI DICKERSON CDA Press Consumer Gal In an environment where consumers are constantly under siege by scammers, now we have to deal with legitimate companies potentially trying to scam us. A two-month investigation by KARE-TV in Minneapolis found that Target has been engaging in Read more…
January 03, 2019 | By TERRI DICKERSON CDA Press Consumer Gal If you’re deciding whether or not to give a new business or restaurant a try, checking out their online reviews seems like a prudent thing to do. But can you always believe what you read? Here’s a quick guide Read more…
STEM CELL THERAPY ISN’T YOUR PANACEA December 27, 2018 at 5:00 am | By TERRI DICKERSON CDA Press Consumer Gal Print Article One of the most promising new fields of medicine is the area of stem cell therapies and their use in regenerative medicine. There’s also been a lot of Read more…
December 31, 2018 | By TERRI DICKERSON CDA Press Consumer Gal GIFT CARD GOLD: Gift cards make popular gifts, but did you end up with a gift card to some place you don’t shop? Before you tuck those holiday gift cards away in a drawer and forget about them, sell Read more…
December 21, 2018 | By TERRI DICKERSON CDA Press Consumer Gal People want to know their genetic makeup and for about $70, Ancestry DNA, 23andMe or MyHeritage DNA (to name a few) can answer that question along with others — like what are your potential health risks or can you Read more…