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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Read more…