It might seem like a silly idea to spend money to save money, but with the price of gas on a steady rise, consumers might find that to be an attractive parlay. As we have reported here at Driving Today, the cost of everyday vehicle use is higher than ever before, and while gas prices may not be on the decline any time soon, there are some ways consumers can save money at the pump. Click here.
If you haven’t heard of vishing yet, you’re not alone. It’s the latest in techniques used to commit identity theft. Vishing (or voice phishing) uses Internet-based Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone services to trick people into revealing private data -- which is then used for identity fraud. Here's how "vishing" works, and how you can protect yourself against it. Click here.
These days, it’s hard for many families to resist upgrading to the latest computers and electronic gadgets. Laptops are getting faster, better and cheaper. The latest cell phones allow you to make cheap wireless calls and surf the web, email and take photos. iPods and digital cameras also have come down in price as quickly as they’ve added new features. Click here.
While anger may seem like an uncontrollable emotion that rears it's head without much warning, actually, this emotion is fairly well understood by experts. Simply put, people get upset and angry when they don't get what they want, explains Carl Semmelroth, PhD, author of The Anger Habit and The Anger Habit in Parenting (Sourcebooks). Click here.
Children love mail. The thrill of seeing their name on an envelope is huge. This affection lasts, of course, only until we become adults and mail comes with address windows and words on the front such as "invoice enclosed" or "Internal Revenue Service." As for the daily deluge of junk mail: there's a reason it's called junk. Don't you wish it would all just disappear? Click here.
Moms who work at home know that the term "working at home with kids" is redundant. There's your full-time job as mom -- at home. And then there's the other job where you earn a paycheck -- also done at home. You probably get the feeling you are working all the time. Friends wonder how you do it. You wonder that same thing yourself sometimes! Click here.