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Don’t Fall for These Retailer Tricks – Or It’ll Cost You

Allen Francis / August 24th, 2019 / No Comments

Every time I leave a supermarket, convenience store, or pharmacy, I buy a candy bar. I did that for many years, and I paid for it in lost money and gained weight. Impulse buys. Those items are placed by the register to tempt your impulsive tendencies. In fact, the average consumer spends over $5,400 every year on random impulse purchases. What could you do with an extra $5,400? Resist these retailer...

Posted in: Education, Food and Grocery, Life Hacks, Money, Personal Finance, Saving Money

Making Vacation Dollars Last – Chile

Allen Francis / August 21st, 2019 / No Comments

I sincerely believe that human beings turn into lemmings whenever summer comes around. And especially so during the high-peak vacation period. I understand the need to want to go on vacation during times of the year when the weather is optimally enjoyable. Still, over 100 million Americans will go on vacation in 2019. Most people pay over $4,600 to go on vacation. Then, over 75% of those people...

Posted in: Entertainment and Leisure, saving money, Travel

Why You Must File a Claim Against the Equifax Hack

Allen Francis / August 20th, 2019 / No Comments

Identity theft is an unspeakable scourge for many people, almost like Freddy Krueger. It’s something that we may pretend only happens to other people. Almost 17 million people were the victims of identity fraud in 2017. About $30 billion is estimated to have been stolen from unsuspecting people. Also, identity thieves don’t even need a credit card number to ruin your life. More Social Security...

Posted in: Credit and Debt, Money, Personal Finance

Free Summer Events for Kids or the Whole Family

Allen Francis / August 5th, 2019 / No Comments

The term, “nothing is free,” takes on whole new dimensions of meaning when you have children and/or young relatives to entertain during a hot summer. It can cost over $470 per child to pay for events and outings like concerts, movies, amusement parks, and restaurants for the entire summer. Well over 31% of parents have lied about a child’s age to get out of paying full price for an event or...

Posted in: Family, Giveaways, Saving Money