All Posts Tagged With: "Rip-Off Alerts"

This time of year with the pressure to indulge family and friends with extravagant gifts some people go out of their way to make it happen.  Getting loans to buy presents is one way to do it.  But be aware that the skimmers, scammers and scoundrels are out in full force. 
Loan Scam
One young woman wanted [...]

There are a lot of scams, rip-offs, and other bad deals out there that most of us know to avoid and stay away from. We know to stay away from almost all extended warranties because they’re just not good deals. We know to not buy a used car without having it inspected otherwise you’re just [...]

As clouds cover the economic skies, inevitably some individuals will lose their job. Out of desperation, they look for all sorts of alternative and creative ways to provide for their family. Some pickup whatever work they can, others sell some of their possessions, and some people get pulled into all sorts of rip-off business scams [...]

Here’s an idea. Let’s trade perfectly good money, ad exchange it for something that serves the same purpose but has an expiration date, loses value over time, and can only be used at one store! That’s exactly what gift cards are, yet people continue to give them as gifts for Christmas year after year after [...]

Buying a hybrid car seems to the in thing to do these days. There’s this false notion that buying a hybrid vehicle is a great way to take proactive steps to decrease our dependency on foreign oil and that they’ll save you money in the long run because you use less gasoline. The reality is [...]

Most of us start shaving at a very young age, often as young as 16. When we notice our faces getting a little bit scraggly for the first time, our parents show us how to lather up with shaving cream and get rid of our excess body hair with disposable razor. Hair keeps growing, so [...]