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Three for Thursday 10.13.2022
Finance & Tips Scam Prevention
Adam Cardwell

Adam Cardwell

Three for Thursday 10.13.2022

I love parrots. A few years ago, I came across the Facebook group page that...

Three for Thursday 10.6.2022
Finance & Tips Scam Prevention
Adam Cardwell

Adam Cardwell

Three for Thursday 10.6.2022

Actuarially sound. It's a term I learned as a young reporter in my first job...

Three for Thursday 09.29.2022
Finance & Tips Scam Prevention
Adam Cardwell

Adam Cardwell

Three for Thursday 09.29.2022

I'm excited to tell you about my friend John Pruitt's new book "Tell It True,"...

Three for Thursday 09.22.2022
Finance & Tips Scam Prevention
Adam Cardwell

Adam Cardwell

Three for Thursday 09.22.2022

I'm curious. Are you the type that returns your shopping cart to the corral or...

Explaining Rent to Own on Homes and Appliances
Finance & Tips

Effie Ross

Explaining Rent to Own on Homes and Appliances

Can you imagine paying 300% interest on a loan? That's crazy! But that's what you can expect if you rent-to-own. In this article, Dale gives the facts to one of our readers who asked for advice about renting to own.

Three for Thursday 09.15.2022
Finance & Tips Scam Prevention
Adam Cardwell

Adam Cardwell

Three for Thursday 09.15.2022

I got ghosted at the Depot. I was in the lighting department, and I asked...

Three for Thursday 09.08.2022
Finance & Tips Scam Prevention
Adam Cardwell

Adam Cardwell

Three for Thursday 09.08.2022

Who can you trust because it has never been more important. I read a headline...

Three for Thursday 09.01.2022
Finance & Tips Scam Prevention
Adam Cardwell

Adam Cardwell

Three for Thursday 09.01.2022

Who are the people in your group? I just listened to a Seth Godin podcast,...

Expensive and Defective: Know When to Cut Your Losses
Finance & Tips

Effie Ross

Expensive and Defective: Know When to Cut Your Losses

A woman turned to TrustDALE for help when she heard an awful noise coming from the new recliners she bought.

Three for Thursday 08.25.2022
Finance & Tips Scam Prevention
Adam Cardwell

Adam Cardwell

Three for Thursday 08.25.2022

Be warned, the "information creep" has become a sprint. Take Facebook's recent move to require...

She wanted black windows, but her contractor had another idea
Finance & Tips Home Services

Effie Ross

She wanted black windows, but her contractor had another idea

Many of us know what it’s like to not get what you paid for. This story is a little different. Watch what happened to Helen Thompson after she ordered windows for her family’s home, and you’ll understand why TrustDALE got involved.

Three for Thursday 08.18.2022
Finance & Tips Scam Prevention
Adam Cardwell

Adam Cardwell

Three for Thursday 08.18.2022

Remember when companies were honest enough to write on their package "batteries not included?" It...

Vehicle Repossessions: What to Know
Finance & Tips Automotive

Effie Ross

Vehicle Repossessions: What to Know

A repo agent can show up at your home and take your car, all because you missed one car payment. Here at TrustDALE, the facts behind vehicle repossessions will be explained, and Dale will reveal his TrustDALE Tip that can stop a repossession before i

Three for Thursday 08.11.2022
Finance & Tips Scam Prevention
Adam Cardwell

Adam Cardwell

Three for Thursday 08.11.2022

While the media goes crazy and tries to scare us to death over inflation, I'm...