Here’s all you need to know about the fragile state of the American middle class. An online payday-type lender named Elevate Credit sees the middle class as its target market. “Decades–long macroeconomic trends and the recent financial crisis have resulted in a growing ‘New Middle Class’ with little to no [Keep reading]
Buy a pair of boots at an outlet store for $45, when it appears the boots once sold for $180, and you probably think you got a great deal. But what if the $180 price is fake? And the real original price was…..$45? Would you still buy the boots? Or [Keep reading]
A few years ago, my long-time, elderly, live-alone neighbor was taken away in an ambulance. I wasn’t home and heard about it second-hand. At first, I had no idea how serious it was or even where he was taken, but I was really concerned. So I started calling local [Keep reading]
Here’s all you need to know about the U.S. economy: It’s a great time to be a waiter or bartender. With there being companies such as Silven Recruitment out there, it comes as no surprise to find that the hospitality industry is one that many people want to be a [Keep reading]
Everyone in the tech/security world knew this was coming, we just hoped we were wrong. Hackers are now holding hospitals hostage around the country. During the past several weeks, smaller hospitals have been subject to ransomware attacks by hackers and virus writers. Ransomware attacks have been around for a long [Keep reading]
We know that Americans are concerned about their cars being hacked. We also know that some consumers believe criminals are “hacking” into their parked cars and committing “snatch and grab” crimes using devices that simulate newfangled keyless entry systems. It’s quite scary to see the lengths people would go through. [Keep reading]
Why can't you use those chip cards? Well, it's a billion-dollar question. Read more:… Posted by Bob M Sullivan on Tuesday, April 5, 2016 Get ready for the next billion-dollar fight in the credit card industry. Two small merchants in Florida say the industry’s shift to chip-enabled credit cards has caused them a [Keep reading]
Where to begin with this spectacularly-named legislative proposal? The Congressional Office of Clever, Original Acronyms (COCOA) deserves a bonus for this one. We all hate airline fees, so a bill to reign them in is playing to the crowd. That’s what Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) did yesterday [Keep reading]
What’s the accident “penalty” on your auto insurance? A 44 percent increase to your premium, according to a new study conducted by InsuranceQuotes.com. For a driver with an average-priced policy ($841), that’s a $370 price hike. More incentive to drive very carefully. The average comes with a whole wheelbarrow full [Keep reading]
You’re going to see a lot of headlines today about a nasty ransomware program named KeRanger that tries to extort Apple / Mac users by encrypting their files and charging ransom for the unscrambling key. Infected users must pay the virus creators today or risk losing use of their data. Here’s [Keep reading]
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