Unfortunately elderly members of society seem to get victimized much more often than others and, when it comes to “phone scams” the numbers are startling. Recently the federal government stepped in to “pull the plug” on a nationwide telemarketing scheme that was using illegal “robo-calls” and targeting seniors in the United States and Canada. The […]
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Beware of the ‘one ring’ phone scam
There’s a new phone scam sweeping the United States and the worst part about it is that the thieves perpetrating it don’t even need any of your credit card information to start stealing your money, all they need is for you to call them back. Maybe it’s happened to you already? The phone rings and, […]
Life Lessons From One of the Richest Men in the World
If we’re being honest I think many of us would say that, when we hear the latest about what billionaire has done in the news, we are a bit jealous and we think that there must have been some ‘short cut’ that they took to becoming so wealthy. Indeed it seems impossible to many that […]
Ben Stiller HASN’T been in three billion dollar franchises – but these actors have
I read an article about Ben Stiller on Friday in the Metro about Ben Stiller where the following quote was used – ‘He is, according to the New Yorker, the only actor with three $1billion franchises – Meet The Parents, Night At The Museum and the animated Madagascar films – even if hit-making is apparently still a […]
Broke Stories 1 – Mrs CBB
Yesterday I asked if anyone had any memorable stories of being completely broke, and here’s our first reply! Living On My Own Taught Me About Money and Life By: Mrs. CBB wife to Mr.CBB (Canadian Budget Binder)