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Three for Thursday 03.31.2022
Finance & Tips Scam Prevention
Adam Cardwell

Adam Cardwell

Three for Thursday 03.31.2022

I listened to a podcast that referenced that Caesar Augustus inadvertently ended the period of...

Three for Thursday 03.24.2022
Finance & Tips Scam Prevention
Adam Cardwell

Adam Cardwell

Three for Thursday 03.24.2022

It was the most frightening moment of my life. I was in my basement, hugging...

Three for Thursday 03.17.2022
Finance & Tips Scam Prevention
Adam Cardwell

Adam Cardwell

Three for Thursday 03.17.2022

Empathy without action is just pity. Those words struck a chord with me as a...

How a romance scam broke one woman's heart and emptied her bank account
Scam Prevention

Effie Ross

How a romance scam broke one woman's heart and emptied her bank account

They say that all is fair in war and love, and when you’re swept off your feet it is easy to make decisions you would normally never make.

Can an NRG box really reduce your utility bills?
Scam Prevention

Effie Ross

Can an NRG box really reduce your utility bills?

A consumer read that an NRG Box can save up to 90% on electricity bills by decreasing electrical flow to appliances when they’re not in use. We wanted to know if these “nearly too good to be true” claims about an NRG Box are real or a scam.

Three for Thursday 03.10.2022
Finance & Tips Scam Prevention
Adam Cardwell

Adam Cardwell

Three for Thursday 03.10.2022

I'm feeling guilty about plastic. From the fork I used this morning at a working...

Three for Thursday 03.03.2022
Finance & Tips Scam Prevention
Adam Cardwell

Adam Cardwell

Three for Thursday 03.03.2022

I wanted to write about plastic today, and I guess I will, since the plate...

Three for Thursday 02.24.2022
Finance & Tips Scam Prevention
Adam Cardwell

Adam Cardwell

Three for Thursday 02.24.2022

Are you angry over inflation? The media sure wants you to be because that means...

Three for Thursday 02.17.2022
Finance & Tips Scam Prevention
Adam Cardwell

Adam Cardwell

Three for Thursday 02.17.2022

When was the last time you admitted you were wrong? I find it fascinating that...

Three for Thursday 02.10.2022
Finance & Tips Scam Prevention
Adam Cardwell

Adam Cardwell

Three for Thursday 02.10.2022

What's your go-to consumer help platform? If you're reading this, it might be TrustDALE and...

Phishing scams? No, that's not a typo.
Scam Prevention

Effie Ross

Phishing scams? No, that's not a typo.

The FTC reports that mobile app scams resulted in losses of $60 million in just the first half of 2021.

Three for Thursday 02.03.2022
Finance & Tips Scam Prevention
Adam Cardwell

Adam Cardwell

Three for Thursday 02.03.2022

"I can't believe what they charged me!" It's a complaint I hear from time to...

Three for Thursday 01.27.2022
Finance & Tips Scam Prevention
Adam Cardwell

Adam Cardwell

Three for Thursday 01.27.2022

I had a somewhat unique upbringing, in that I have two hometowns: Concord, Alabama and...

Three for Thursday 01.20.2022
Finance & Tips Scam Prevention
Adam Cardwell

Adam Cardwell

Three for Thursday 01.20.2022

"Held at gunpoint." That was the slug I read in my inbox from Nextdoor Tuesday....