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Three for Thursday 05.19.2022
Finance & Tips Scam Prevention
Adam Cardwell

Adam Cardwell

Three for Thursday 05.19.2022

A lot of my consumer philosophy came from my years with Clark Howard. I'm happy...

Three for Thursday 05.12.2022
Finance & Tips Scam Prevention
Adam Cardwell

Adam Cardwell

Three for Thursday 05.12.2022

Are you a one sign buyer? In other words, you check only one source before...

Three for Thursday 05.05.2022
Finance & Tips Scam Prevention
Adam Cardwell

Adam Cardwell

Three for Thursday 05.05.2022

People remember two customer service experiences: Being wowed and being worked over. That unavoidable reality...

Three for Thursday 04.28.2022
Finance & Tips Scam Prevention
Adam Cardwell

Adam Cardwell

Three for Thursday 04.28.2022

I think it's time we got to know one another better. What am I talking...

Is a third-party app a safe way to pay rent?
Finance & Tips Scam Prevention

Effie Ross

Is a third-party app a safe way to pay rent?

Sharon asks: “Dale, what do you know about, and do you recommend Paylease Zego for tenants to pay rent through their app?” To be honest, we’d never heard of this company before. So we did some research.

Three for Thursday 04.21.2022
Finance & Tips Scam Prevention
Adam Cardwell

Adam Cardwell

Three for Thursday 04.21.2022

Do you have head knowledge or heart knowledge? I was reminded of this question during...

Three for Thursday 04.14.2022
Finance & Tips Scam Prevention
Adam Cardwell

Adam Cardwell

Three for Thursday 04.14.2022

Are you a member of a tribe? Of course, you are. We tend to think...

Three for Thursday 04.07.2022
Finance & Tips Scam Prevention
Adam Cardwell

Adam Cardwell

Three for Thursday 04.07.2022

Are you a "want to," or a "have to" person? Last week, I purchased some...

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...

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