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Caution: How to avoid the dangerous “Three Second Silent Call” scam

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The purpose of this blog and newsletter is to (hopefully) make your day a little better and put a smile on your face, and a huge factor in maintaining a happy life is avoiding danger and stress.

The purpose of this particular post is to let you know about a very dangerous telephone scam that’s making the rounds and causing grief for lots of people right now.

It’s called the “Three Second Silent Call” scam and unfortunately it’s extremely easy to fall for.  [Read more…]

Here’s an easy way to keep food warm while you’re waiting for someone

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Have you ever prepared a nice dinner for your family or a group only to have it sit on the table and get cold while you were waiting for someone to arrive?

My guess is yes. It happens to most everyone at times.

I’m probably late to the party on this but I recently found out about a handy device that will keep several plates of food tasty and warm, regardless of the wait time. It’s called a food warming mat and I plan to give it a try.  [Read more…]

How (and when) to clean the gunk from your iPhone’s Lighting port

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Do you have an iPhone that has a Lightning connector instead of the newer USB-C port?

If so, there might come a time when you have difficulty getting the battery to charge like it should.

For example, the phone might fail to start charging at all or it might start to charge and then stop if you somehow manage to jiggle the charging cable.

When these types of charging issues pop up most people mistakenly believe the problem is with the battery, but in the vast majority of these cases the battery is just fine.  [Read more…]

13 fuel saving secrets gas stations don’t want you to know

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Do you get heartburn every time you have to pull into a gas station and pump your heard-earned money into your vehicle’s gas tank? Yeah, me too.

While it’s true that the price of gasoline and diesel have dropped considerably over the past year, it’s still a significant expense for anyone who does a lot of driving.

Luckily, there are several things you can do to reduce the amount of fuel your vehicle burns. And the less fuel you have to buy, the less money you’ll have to spend on it.  [Read more…]

Q&A: Is Colonial Penn life insurance a scam?

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Question from Carol:  My mom is 75 years old and she’s worried about my brother and me having to pay her burial expenses after she passes on.

We’ve told her that she doesn’t have to worry about that but she insists on getting insurance to cover her burial expenses.

I keep seeing ads on TV that say Colonial Penn will sell life insurance to anybody for just $9.95 per month, even if they’re as old as 85.

They also state that your premium will never go up. It’ll always stay at $9.95 per month.

How can they do that? If it’s true that sounds like something we could get for her. But I’m leery because it sounds like it has to be a scam. Is it?  [Read more…]