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Consumer Articles
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SCAM ALERT: Online Tinnitus Treachery Exposed
Scattered throughout the Net are Web-based info scams that overcharge or steal your money for “products” that don’t work or can be found for free at reputable Internet sites. One…
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COOL TIP: How To Avoid Being Held Up….by Customer Service
Being put on hold when calling customer service sucks! It’s disrepectful of your time and often it is entirely unnecessary. A decade back, prognosticators were predicting that Internet services such…
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SCAM ALERT: Infoscam Websites that Steal Your Money
Fraud is prevalent on the Internet. Scattered through the Net are Web-based infoscams that overcharge or steal your money for “products” that don’t work or can be found for free.…
Finance
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tells You What Jobs It Will Replace
Artificial Intelligence is no longer a concept. It is here and it is being used to replace workers. Jobs are being re-designed or lost to AI, as we speak. There…
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How the Changed Pension Landscape Threatens Your Retirement
Are you financially savvy enough to handle the trend away from defined benefit pensions and towards defined contribution programs? Keep in mind that only 30% of retirees in the U.S.…
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ALERT: Why You Want to Avoid Barclays Bank, At all Costs!
You are probably a Barclays Bank customer and you don’t even know it. And, as we’ll explain below, there are a number of reasons that you don’t want to be…
Happiness
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FAMOUS LAST WORDS of the Dying
We become terminally ill the moment we are born. Yet, when a physician utters the two dreaded words, one can’t help but feel shock and disorientation. “It’s terminal” raises fears…
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LONG COVID CASES: The Dark Secret About COVID That People Aren’t Talking About
As good as the vaccines are at reducing hospitalization, they provide scant protection against Long COVID. Experts expect that with each passing day, the number of Long COVID sufferers will…
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COOL TIP: What To Do If You Think You Have COVID
If you are sick with COVID-19 or suspect you are infected with the virus that causes COVID-19, follow the steps below to help prevent the disease from spreading to people…
Internet
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Best Broadband Home Internet in San Diego County
It’s taken almost 20 years, but some competition has finally come to home internet service in San Diego. Within the last year, wireless home internet has been offered by T-Mobile…
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tells You What Jobs It Will Replace
Artificial Intelligence is no longer a concept. It is here and it is being used to replace workers. Jobs are being re-designed or lost to AI, as we speak. There…
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Spotting Malicious Coupons Online – 5 Warning Signs to Look Out For
Online shopping safety is more of a science these days but there are some major red flags you can spot by just skimming through the deal. These include misspellings, bad…
Household
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Buying an EV: Lease vs. Car Loan
So you want to buy an EV. Good on ya! You’ll never have to buy gasoline again, and if you produce your own power using PV, then you are really…
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Best Broadband Home Internet in San Diego County
It’s taken almost 20 years, but some competition has finally come to home internet service in San Diego. Within the last year, wireless home internet has been offered by T-Mobile…
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ANALYSIS: Are Laundry Delivery Services Worth it?
You hate doing laundry. Or you don’t have a washer and dryer. Or there’s just not enough time in your life for washing, drying and folding. In the last five…
Transport & Auto
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COOL TIP: Why You Need to Bring Your Owners Manual to a Dealership
It’s time for your car manufacturer’s recommended periodic servicing. So you hop in your car and take it down to the dealership for the required maintenace. And THAT’S precisely when…
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Frequent Flyers Miles Programs An Increasingly Bad Deal
These are not happy days for airline passengers who rely upon frequent flier programs. Struggling airline carriers are relying heavily upon these programs to generate revenues (it may be…
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Alternative Transport Services in San Diego
Don’t have a car, want a car or need a car? As absurd as the last one may sound, it may well be possible to survive, if not thrive, without…