Low rates are often too good to be true. A red hot housing market always brings tempting - but troublesome - mortgage offers. If we learned anything from the last crisis, well, rest assured, scammers learned even more. And they're using the knowledge to try and trick us again. Here are some government-released guidelines about how to read the advertisements. [...]
Scammers are always cramming charges on to our cell phone bills. If your cell phone bill seems higher than expected you might be tempted to scream at the nearest teen for texting too much but hold-it-right-there: the culprit could be even sneakier. Fake companies are frequently cramming unauthorized charges on to our cell phone bills, [...]
An Indiana pharmacy is recalling all perscriptions. During a recent inspection at an independent pharmacy in Indiana, government officials determined that vials used to store injectable drugs were not sterile, according to the United States Food and Drug Administration. The pharmacy - Nora Apothecary & Alternative Therapies - is recalling all drugs it compounded, saying that patients are [...]
The bombings in Boston are opening everyone's hears and wallets. And that's exactly why fake charities are springing up overnight. The government's Federal Trade Commission has compiled a checklist to insure our good money goes to great causes. Background check charities at: CharityWatch or The Better Business Bureau's WISE GIVING Alliance. Ask for detailed information about the charity, including name, address, [...]
Prices for lamb in supermarkets are unusally low. This morning's price report told us food prices were the same - not higher, not lower, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. If you have a different opinion on the inflation situation, we'll back you up. Because while, yes, supermarket averages seemed steady, you can bet inside the aisles were some [...]
Gas prices expected to fall for summer - but not much. Gas prices during summer are expected to fall slightly, the U.S. Energy Information Agency reports. By July, prices should average $3.63 a gallon, just a drop - pun intended - lower than the past two years. Still, though, they won't reach those lovely low prices of [...]
Entertain your kids while teaching them about money - online options. Don't let the fear of boring your kids to death keep you from teaching them about money! Nope, because now there are ways to keep everyone awake and - get this - even energized! We scoured the web and brought back ten exciting money games geared toward [...]
Kids and Community Service: Because people who volunteer are happier and more educated. Teens and kids - it turns out - are happy to volunteer in their communities. Check it out: over 16.9 million kids between ages 16 years old and 19 years old donated hours to a worthy cause in 2012, according to the Bureau of [...]