I recently got a new car. I mean a really new car. It is a 2010 Honda Civic hybrid. We went all out this time with a 3 year lease and a car that would save us tons on gas. I love it. What can I say? It doesn’t ride quite like the...
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Tags: burlington coat factory, carbon footprint, civic, clothing, dress barn, DSW shoes, green, Honda, hybrid, mall, new car, new yorker, park avenue, save money, shopping
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Ok sis…This is devoted especially to you!
Barbie recently turned 50 and many of us grew up with her as a roll model. My cousin and I took her literally in so many ways. Did you know that if Barbie were a real woman with her proportions she couldn’t stand up? We didn’t know that...
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First and foremost, I believe that every citizen of the United States should have equal rights and Responsibilities.
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Tags: black, business, children, christian, Congress, Consumer Action, democrats, employee, empoyer, equal rights, Government, greed, Health, Health reform, hispanic, honest, immigration, muslims, republicans, Unemployment, vulnerable, white
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I have a challenge for all of my readers to read deeply between the lines an article written by AP Economics Writer Christopher S. Rugaber. His recent article read, “January unemployment rate drops to 9.7 percent”. This article discussed the 8.4 million jobs that were lost in the Great Recession, 20,000 of them last...
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Tags: at risk, awareness, Bill, committee, committees, Congress, Consumer Action, Cost of living, employee, empoyer, Government, Government reform committee, H.R. 156, House oversight committee, minimum wage, Unemployment, vulnerable, youth
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So readers, What do YOU think?
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Tags: 911, assult, at risk, children, convertable, crime, emergency, family, police, prosecution, Road rage, sports car
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Criminals are getting more and more sophisticated and techno-savvy.
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This week I had to do one of the hardest things I have ever done. I had to tell my best friend goodbye. Last September she was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. We all reeled with the shock of a six week prognosis and we rallied around her as though we...
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Tags: awareness, cancer, cancer support, Consumer Action, Health
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I got an email last week. “Dear Rebecca”, it read. “After looking over your resume it is clear that you are qualified for the position. You have been short listed for the job vacancy and we would like to learn a little bit more about you.”
Wow! Was this good news? I’ve been looking for...
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Tags: age, Consumer Action, credit report, employee, empoyer, FBI, fraud, Monster jobs, scams, sex, State Bar, Unemployment, vulnerable
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Happy Birthday, ya old broad! Happy Half Century! Wow, are you old! Hey! You are old enough now for AARP and the Red Hats! These were some of the comments I received this week of my 50th birthday. I think probably one of the nicest comments was from my daughter in law, followed closely...
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Tags: 50 years, Barbie, Birthday, century, chin hair, Dolly Parton, eyebrow hair, ingrown hair, leaky bladder, Middle age, nose hair, Olivia Newton John, Pseudofolliculitis barbae, Sharon Stone, Sofia Loren, Susan Sarandon, weak bladder, Woman's mustache, Young, youth
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One day last week I was chatting with a friend who asked me what I was going to do in January when my unemployment benefits ran out. I wasn’t concerned since I had recently qualified for the emergency extension. I’d be OK. Yeah Right!
When I found out that the emergency extensions EXPIRED December 31,...
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