Do you have a home equity line of credit or HELOC? On Monday, I received an email from Bankrate.com with information that HELOCs taken out during the housing boom can surprise borrowers with sharply higher payments when they’re reset. With HELOCs, the first 10 years – known as the draw... Read more →
Meryl Baer of Six Decades and Counting is the host for this week’s Best of Boomer Blogs #399. Baer reports boomer bloggers are celebrating a birthday and discussing home, travel, and shopping. Be sure to click on the link above and take a look at what they have to say.... Read more →
Dimension Industries is recalling about 25,000 Hampton Bay-branded Niles Park Collection patio set rockers. The patio sets’ rocking chairs can break during normal use, posing a fall hazard to consumers, the company and U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said. The firm has received three reports of the rocking chairs breaking.... Read more →
In Consumer Reports’ latest supermarket survey, Wegmans, Publix, and Trader Joe’s remain at the top of the ratings of 68 of stores nationwide. Also earning high overall satisfaction scores were Fareway Stores; Market Basket, located in the Northeast; Costco; and Raley’s. As in past surveys, America’s largest grocer, Walmart Supercenter,... Read more →
A federal agency is taking enforcement action against a nationwide debt collection company and its chief executive officer for using threats of criminal prosecution and jail time to intimidate consumers into paying debts for bounced checks. National Corrective Group also misled consumers into believing that they must enroll in a... Read more →
Prepaid debit cards are increasing in popularity. You choose the dollar amount to put on the card, and as you spend, your purchases are deducted from the total balance. When the balance gets low, you can reload with more money. Once mainly for low-income people who couldn’t get a bank... Read more →
When news of the British Petroleum oil spill occurred, I wondered about the effects of a chemical that was being touted at the time as being highly effective in dispersing the toxins. On April 20, 2010, more than 200 million gallons of oil was spilled into the Gulf of Mexico.... Read more →
Laura Lee Carter of the Midlife Crisis Queen is the host for this week’s Best of Boomer Blogs #398. Carter enjoyed Easter by attending an Easter Egg hunt for 2 to 5 year olds. She continues to keep busy working on her new solar home in rural Colorado. Other boomer... Read more →
Blinds To Go is recalling about 200,000 custom-made window shades The shade’s chain or cord loop can slip out of the hold-down device, posing a strangulation hazard for small children, said the company and U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. No incidents or injures have been reported. The recalled custom-made shades... Read more →
On this day so important to the Christian religion, my best wishes to you and your loved ones on Easter Sunday. I hope that you have a wonderful holiday celebration and will be able to get together with family and friends. May your heart be filled with love and joy.... Read more →