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Planning a Spring or Summer Move? Cut the Stress with These Tips.
Finance & Tips Home Services

Effie Ross

Planning a Spring or Summer Move? Cut the Stress with These Tips.

Moving can be an exciting time, but it can also be incredibly stressful. From packing up all of your belongings to finding a new home and settling into a new community, there are so many things to do and so little time to do them in.

Late Baggage? It Happened to Dale.
Finance & Tips

Effie Ross

Late Baggage? It Happened to Dale.

Today’s “This Could Happen to You” segment happened to our very own Dale! Dale was flying from Nashville to Atlanta on Delta Airlines, but his flight was delayed due to some horrendous weather.

Three for Thursday 04.20.2023
Finance & Tips Scam Prevention
Adam Cardwell

Adam Cardwell

Three for Thursday 04.20.2023

First, let's acknowledge the rental car industry was brutally impacted by Covid. I am accustomed...

Three for Thursday 04.13.2023
Finance & Tips Scam Prevention
Adam Cardwell

Adam Cardwell

Three for Thursday 04.13.2023

A couple months ago my wife Angie bought a rubber faucet extender for our bathroom...

When a Passport Company Let's a Customer Down,
Finance & Tips

Effie Ross

When a Passport Company Let's a Customer Down,

When a passport company comes up short on its delivery promises, TrustDALE intervenes to make it right.

Three for Thursday 04.06.2023
Finance & Tips Scam Prevention
Adam Cardwell

Adam Cardwell

Three for Thursday 04.06.2023

Here's a tale of two counties. Last week I told you about Tavia Anderson and...

Dale's Consumer Do's and Don'ts April 2023
Finance & Tips
Adam Cardwell

Adam Cardwell

Dale's Consumer Do's and Don'ts April 2023

Today’ we’re focusing on the second letter and word from my acronym, F which stands for Funds. When someone offers...

Three for Thursday 03.30.2023
Finance & Tips Scam Prevention
Adam Cardwell

Adam Cardwell

Three for Thursday 03.30.2023

Dr. King said, "the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward...

Should I be worried about bad property reviews?
Finance & Tips

Effie Ross

Should I be worried about bad property reviews?

On today’s “Ask Dale,” should I check rental reviews BEFORE I sign a lease? Let’s find out!

Three for Thursday 03.23.2023
Finance & Tips Scam Prevention
Adam Cardwell

Adam Cardwell

Three for Thursday 03.23.2023

I saw a Cracker Barrell ad on my Facebook feed for the first time earlier...

Why do things cost more when I hire a contractor?
Finance & Tips Home Services

Effie Ross

Why do things cost more when I hire a contractor?

The question on so many people’s minds? How do you justify the profit margin between the retail cost of materials or equipment versus the amount a company charges a consumer for it.

Three for Thursday 03.16.2023
Finance & Tips Scam Prevention
Adam Cardwell

Adam Cardwell

Three for Thursday 03.16.2023

Is a zebra black with white stripes, or white with black stripes? The actual answer...

Three For Thursday 03.09.2023
Finance & Tips Scam Prevention
Adam Cardwell

Adam Cardwell

Three For Thursday 03.09.2023

I'm about to share some bad news... Our justice system is in big trouble, and...

This Could Happen to You: Woman Receives $68,000+ Water Bill With No Explanation
Finance & Tips

Effie Ross

This Could Happen to You: Woman Receives $68,000+ Water Bill With No Explanation

Yvonne Wes contacted us when she ended up with an outrageous water bill. “They never explained how that water bill got that high,” she told us.

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