Every consumer needs to watch the documentary series “LuLaRich,” about LuLaRoe, a multilevel marketing scheme that sells colorful clothes and tights. It’s on Amazon Prime and hopefully will be available elsewhere, too. It shows in detail the thin line between multilevel marketing and pyramid schemes. Read more →
About 70,000 teak shower benches in the United States and about 11,317 in Canada are being recalled. The shower bench can collapse during use, posing a fall hazard to the user. Consumers have reported 81 incidents of the shower benches collapsing, breaking during use, or falling apart. Read more →
Since I was working in my yard, I missed the first part of the Emmys last week. Although it was fun to see the actors and the fashions, the awards were for a lot of TV programs I never watch. Why? Because I’m not willing to pay for streaming platforms such as Netflix, AppleTV+, and Hulu. Read more →
“The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act raised the federal estate tax exemption considerably. Before the tax reform law, it was $5.49 million per person for 2017. It's up to $11.7 million for 2021 ($23.4 million for a married couple).” For the moment, fewer Americans are concerned about the federal estate... Read more →
Following reports of eight infant deaths associated with the Boppy Company’s lounger cushions, 3.3 million of the loungers are being recalled. The infants suffocated after being placed on their back, side, or stomach on the lounger and were found on their side or on their stomach. Read more →