Spyware and Identity Theft and Sam's Stolen Credit Card Number
A couple of weeks ago, Sam had his American Express number stolen. Someone spent $285 with 1-800 Flowers, and bought other small items here and there. We were on Hilton Head Island when we got the call, and AM X immediately shut down the account and issued Sam a new card number. When we got home on…
Comments from WSB Listeners to Today's Show
Here are some of the emails that were sent to me this morning. If you'd like to comment on the show or suggest other topics you'd like us to discuss, please post them here:
5/6/07 Comment: I just heard part of your show talking about savings resulting from replacing incandescent bulbs with…
Alan Keiter, who runs the excellent website, www.myrateplan.com, dropped me a note today to let me know that he added a page to MyRatePlan today summarizing the one-time telephone tax refund.
"It's not a huge dollar amount, but something that almost everyone who has made a phone call in the last few…
On this show this week, I had a couple of callers who wanted to know about insurance as they age. I recommended long-term care insurance as a good use of their insurance dollars.
Long-term care insurance covers your stay in a nursing home (most people will do some time in a nursing home-type facility…
Comment From Today's Show: Quit Claim Deed
I received a call asking me to explain the uses of a quit claim deed. I said that, generally speaking, a quit claim deed transfers whatever ownership interest you have in a property to someone else.
For example, if I gave you a quit claim deed for the Brooklyn Bridge, I would transfer any ownership…
Yesterday on the Ilyce Glink Show
We had a call on the show asking about financial planners. A woman called in to ask about her mother, who has a substantial amount of assets, is 77 years old, doesn't need the $500,000 she has in cash in money market accounts all over town.
I suggested the woman move all of the money into one…
How fast are gas prices rising? Fast enough to cause some real pain for Americans. I was shocked to see a story on CNN last week about people who are selling blood for gas money.
If you're looking for a way to save money, Verizon mobile customers might save a few bucks with a new service called…
I'm in Minneapolis tonight for the Society of American Business Editors and Writer's (SABEW) Annual Conference. I thought I'd give you a few highlights of today's excellent programming.
Apprentice runner-up Rebecca Jarvis and her mother, Chicago Tribune personal finance columnist Gail Marks Jarvis…
Sorting Out The Ks And Qs And Reading Between The Lines
I spent most of yesterday in the basement conference room of the 410 Club. The 410 Club is located in the renown Wrigley Building, a beautiful piece of white architecture that sits on the Chicago River, next to where Donald Trump is building his newest creation (Trump Chicago -- or whatever he is…
Apparently, I've just had a birthday. At least, that's what the letter from Blue Cross said.
Of course, my actual birthday isn't until July -- so hold off on your good wishes until then, please . And, it's been a couple of years since I reached one of those dreaded "milestone" birthdays that everyone…
