The Facebook User Privacy Settlement

Last year, I blogged about an upcoming Facebook settlement that might net some users a few dollars each. Well, there’s another newer Facebook settlement that you should know about. If you sign up for the Facebook User Privacy Settlement, you could get another chunk of money. The latest Facebook settlement tracks back to the whole … Read more

Unclaimed Money

There may be some money out there with your name on it. All you have to do is claim it. This is not a scam. Unclaimed money, aka unclaimed property or abandoned property, is regulated and managed by consumer protection laws throughout the USA. Unclaimed money can be from a forgotten bank account, or a … Read more

The Fortnite Settlement

If you play Fortnite, you may want to keep tabs on this: Epic Game, the maker of Fortnite, has to pay over a half of a billion dollars to our federal government. This is a settlement over charging players for unwanted items, as well as locking people out of the game when they tried to … Read more

FreeAirPump.com

FreeAirPump.com helps you find places that don’t charge to use their automobile air pump. FreeAirPump.com gives you a map of locations near you (or a specific address or zip code) where you can fill your tires for free. This site is powered by user-submitted info. If you know of a store offering free use of … Read more

Disposal of Metal Credit Cards

Disposal of metal credit cards is not as easy as you might think. But you can’t just cut it up with scissors and throw the pieces away. And if you try to use your office shredder, you’re going to ruin the shredder before you harm the card.So how do you properly get rid of such … Read more

The Hybrid Paypal Scam

I’ve seen plenty of Paypal-related scams, but this one is the slickest I’ve encountered to date. Pay attention and don’t be fooled if The Hybrid Paypal Scam shows up on your doorstep: The Scam Arrives You’ll see this scam arrive either in your inbox as an email, or in your Paypal account as a transaction … Read more

Zelle’s Use in Scams

If you’ve been paying attention, you might be familiar with how gift cards are used in scams. Money loaded onto gift cards is hard to trace and even harder to get back after a cybercriminal has obtained the card info. So, now that you know that gift cards are a red flag for scams, please … Read more

Finding the Best Gas Prices

Here are various ways to use technology to find your best price on gasoline: Dedicated Gas Search Tools GasBuddy may be the best-known fuel-savings company, and boy howdy have they added lots of options and gimmicks to their site. You can skip all the hoopla, and just use their search tool or app, if you … Read more