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How to Properly Care for Your Laptop Battery

March 25, 2025 — 0 Comments

Skimming Scams

March 20, 2025 — 0 Comments

Keep Your Passport Safe When Traveling

November 25, 2024 — 0 Comments

Packing an Emergency Adventure Kit

August 1, 2024 — 0 Comments

Prioritize Your Health When Traveling

July 11, 2024 — 0 Comments

Organize Your Wallet

July 2, 2024 — 0 Comments

Important Documents, What You Need to Keep and What You Can Get Rid Of

June 17, 2024 — 0 Comments

Safeguarding Your Finances When Traveling

June 11, 2024 — 0 Comments

Tips For Safe Travel

June 7, 2024 — 0 Comments

What is Airplane Mode

June 6, 2024 — 0 Comments

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Lifestyle

Take These Things with You to Medical Appointments
Appointing a Trusted Contact
Creating a Legacy Box
How to Protect your Smart Home
Items You Should Never Carry in Your Purse or Wallet
Protect your Vehicle from Hacking
Safety Tips for Home and Away
Surprising Perks, Benefits and Freebies You Might Not Know Your Insurance Company Provides
Take These Things with You to Medical Appointments
Teaching Kids Empathy & Compassion
Technology Devices that Can Boost Your Homes Resale Value
Utilizing your Public Library
What is Lexis Nexis and How to Get a Copy of Your Report
Why You Should Not Post Children’s Pictures and Private Information on Social Media
Things to Consider When Signing a Rental Lease Agreement
Petite Glasses Review
Stay Safe During Home Repairs
Keeping a Home Record
Home Inventory List
Benefits of Reading
How to Pack & Ship Fragile Items
How to Pack Boxes When Moving
Shipping Electronics
What Should you do if your Purse or Wallet is Lost or Stolen
Sending Thank You’s
Important Things You Should Know About Your Home
Motorcycle Safety
Tips for a Job Interview
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
How to Clean Your Dryer Vent
The Importance of Active Listening
What is The American Community Survey?
Cleaning Your Home After an Illness
Cleaning Your Washing Machine
Pharmacy Mistakes How to Protect Yourself
Why You Should Consider Premarital Counseling
What You Should Clean as Soon as You Check into A Hotel Room
What Should Be Taught in Public Schools
How to Make Friends as an Adult
Safety Tips When You Live Alone
Stay Safe During Cold Weather Months
Growing Portulacas
Cleaning the Oven
Keeping Kids Entertained on a Long Road Trip
What Items Should You Keep in Your Car?
Keeping White Laundry White
Packing a Suitcase for Travel
How to Setup a Home Filing System
Why You Should Document the Paints & Stains You Use
A Place for Everything and Everything in its Place
Little Habits That Save Time
How Chores Benefit Children
Tips For Packing Your Kids School Lunch
Tips For Safe Travel
How to Manage Your Mail When You Are Away from Home
Caring for Your Roof
USPS Informed Delivery
Creating a Digital Home Inventory List
Important Documents, What You Need to Keep and What You Can Get Rid Of
Secure Your Home When You Are Away
Prioritize Your Health When Traveling
How to Clean Your Washing Machine
Packing an Emergency Adventure Kit
Back to School Organization
How to be a Good House Guest
The Dirtiest Items in Your Home & How to Clean Them

Animals & Nature

Caring for Betta Fish
Adopting a Dog or Cat
Spaying and Neutering your Pets
The Truth About Declawing Cats
Adopting a Cat or Kitten
Attracting Pollinators
Preventing Dog Bites
Save Money on Pet Costs

Tech Tips

Using Google Alerts
Email Safety Tips
Email Etiquette
Protecting Your Smartphone
Customize Your Android Phone
Cybersecurity Tips for Travelers
Calling for Support
How to View, Print and Save your Amazon Invoices
Is Your Old Router a Security Risk?
11 Steps to Secure Your Wireless Router
Are You Getting the Internet Speed You Pay For?
Browser Add-ons & Tools to Save Money While Shopping Online
Digitalizing Your Documents
Using a Password Manager
Disposable, Alternate and Secondary Email Addresses. How and Why to Use Them
Wi-Fi Calling
Cut the Cable and Paid Streaming Services and Watch TV for Free
Slow Smartphone? Try These Suggestions
Why you Should Remove Kaspersky Antivirus
Give New Life to an Old Cell Phone or Tablet
Have you Been Hacked?
How Do Marketers & Spammers Get Your Email Address?
How Much Do You Really Need to Spend on a Smartphone?
How to Create a Safe Password
How to Extend the Life of your Computer and Laptop
How to Protect your Smart Home
How To Speed Up a Slow Computer
iPhone Tips
Tech in the News & Useful Websites, Apps and Podcasts for April 2022
Why You Should Never Use Real Answers to Security Question
Energy Audit Scam
Changing the Default Image and Video Format on iPhone and iPad
Remote Utilities
Paving Scam
Roofing Scam
Free Software to Connect Remotely to Any Computer
Best Apps for Veterans
How to Install Chrome OS Flex on an Old Laptop, Computer or Mac
Free Streaming Apps
How to Save Money When Printing
Secure your Network Printer’s and MFP’s
3 Ways to Connect to Wi-Fi Away from Home
QR Codes What Are They and Are They Safe?
What is Social Engineering?
Don’t Use a Search Engine to Find Tech Support Phone Numbers
What is a Drive-by Download?
Prevent Smartphones from Overheating in Hot Weather
Protect your Vehicle from Hacking
Natural Disaster Related Scams
Amazon Scams
Deed Theft Scam
Elder Financial Fraud
Why You Should Never Take Facebook Quizzes & Surveys
Identity Theft Signs & Prevention
Using a Guest Network
USPS Warns Against Using Post Office Collection Boxes
Scams Targeting Veterans
Use Your Smartphone as an Assisted Listening Device
Where to Find Screenshots in Windows
Opening & Editing PDF Documents in Word
How to Improve Your Credit Score
Don’t Use Public Charging Stations
Check Washing Scam
What To Do with Used Ink Cartridges & Toner
How to Ward off Scammers
Using a Digital Wallet
How to Send Multiple Photos at Once in a Text Message
How to Print Documents if you Don’t Own a Printer
Medical Identity Theft
Phone Numbers You Should Have on Your Smartphone
Microsoft Outlook Create a Signature
How to Write Email with Military Precision
IRS Warns of Unclaimed Refund Scam
Identity Theft Scheme Targeting BMV Accounts
Driver’s License Theft
How to Create Email Folders (mailboxes) on iPhone & iPad
Texting Etiquette
Can Baby Monitors be Hacked?
Why Do Retailers Ask for Your Zip Code
What Should You Do If You Are Involved in a Data Breach?
Change This Password Manager Setting to Enhance Security
Email Safety Advise to Keep your Data Secure
Child Safety Kit Scam
Child Identity Theft
3 Ways to Enhance Your Online Security
Donating & Recycling Old Electronics
Metadata in Microsoft Word
How to Prevent Microsoft Outlook from Sending Winmail.dat Attachments
How to Use Excel to Auto-Populate a Word Document
Clean Up Formatting with a Text Editor
Your Child’s Digital Footprint
Avoid These Common Email Mistakes
How to Pin a Document in Excel, Word, & PowerPoint
Using Trackers
Don’t Use a Search Engine to Find Tech Support Phone Numbers
Scammers Now Making Home Visits
Create an Email Signature in Microsoft Outlook
How to Spot a Fake Website
Risks of Using Public Wi-Fi
Organizing Your Computer Files
Caring For Your Phone Battery
Danger of Saving Payment Information Online
Home Warranty Scam
How to Avoid Being Infected with Malware
How To Receive Fewer Spam Emails
Utility Scams
Register for Online Access with the Social Security Administration
Scams That Target Seniors
Why You Should Buy an Unlocked Phone
How to Protect Yourself from Fraud
What is Multifactor Authentication & Why Should You Use It?
Scan and Create a PDF Document on Android and iPhone
Common Election Related Scams
Ohio Turnpike Warns of Smishing Scam
How to Open the Same Set of Web Pages Every Time You Start the Microsoft Edge Browser
Jury Duty Scam
Social Media Safety Tips for Seniors
That Facebook Quiz is Probably a Scam
Bank Text Scams
What are Imposter Scams
4 Ways to Backup Your Data
Essentials of Your Data Backup Plan
Benefits of Going Paperless
Five Microsoft Word Tips
Holiday Scams to Watch Out For
How to Identify a Suspicious Email
Using Linked Text in Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel Printing Tips
Troubleshooting the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
Use Voice Typing in Windows
Choosing Your Smartphones Image & Video Formats
How to Delete Files and Folders in Microsoft OneDrive
Microsoft OneDrive Sharing Files & Folders
Be Cautious When Receiving Fraud Alerts on Your Financial Accounts
Naming Files & Folders in Windows
How To Use Different Backgrounds for Multiple Monitors in Windows 11
Using Tabs in Windows 11 File Explorer
Working With Microsoft OneDrive
How to Create a Basic PowerPoint Presentation
Tips for Creating PowerPoint Presentations
How to Recognize Phishing, Vishing & Smishing Scams
Enhance Your Online Security
Don’t Let Over Sharing Ruin Your Trip
Skimming Scams
How to Properly Care for Your Laptop Battery

Minimalism

Organizing Your Home
How to Donate & Repurpose Old Greeting Cards
How to Handle Gift Giving When You Are a Minimalist
How to Pack Everything in One Carry-on Bag
Declutter & Organize
How Decluttering Can Bring Peace
Simplify with Minimalism
Minimalist Approach to Paper Clutter
Easily Organize Your Home Office
Why Less Is More
Unclutter Your Refrigerator
What Minimalism Isn’t
Simple Ways to Downsize Your Home
Minimalist Approach to Children’s Toys
Thank You Gifts to Give a Minimalist
Simple Living

Money

6 Tips for Living Below Your Means
Buying in Bulk
Cut the Cable and Paid Streaming Services and Watch TV for Free
How To Establish Credit and Increase Your Credit Score
Spend Less & Save More
Money Saving Devices that Pay for Themselves
What is Newsbank and How Can it Save you Money?
Things You Should Almost Always Buy Used
Teaching Kids About Money
New Medical Debt Policy for Credit Bureaus
How To Extend the Life of These 5 Major Appliances
How Much Do You Really Need to Spend on a Smartphone?
Save Money with Mint Mobile
Apple Agrees to 15 Million Class Action Settlement
Appointing a Trusted Contact
Surprising Perks, Benefits and Freebies You Might Not Know Your Insurance Company Provides
Small Changes That Can Save Big Money
Technology Devices that Can Boost Your Homes Resale Value
Annualize Spending to Save Money
Difference Between Credit Repair, Debt Consolidation, Debt Relief and Credit Counseling
12 Tech Tips to Save Money
6 Money Traps to Avoid
What is Lexis Nexis and How to Get a Copy of Your Report
Authorized Users and Credit Cards
7 Ways to Save Money at Work
Don’t Just Save Get It For Free
Frugal Lessons I Learned from My Grandparents
Peer-To-Peer Payment Apps
How to Save Money at Christmastime
How to Avoid Package Theft
How to Safely Bank Online
How to Avoid Debit Card Fraud
How to Remove Yourself as an Authorized User on Someone Else’s Credit Card
How to Save Money on Gas
Want to Save Money? Pack Your Lunch
Save Money on Shipping Costs
Reuse Gift Packaging
Tips on Choosing a Financial Advisor
Buying a Car from a Private Seller
How to Save Money on Vacation
How to Protect Your Social Security Number
Are Extended Warranties Worth It?
Get An Identity Protection PIN (IP PIN) With the IRS
What is a C.L.U.E. Report?
Common Financial Mistakes
Subscriptions & Free Trials
Card PIN Security
How to Freeze Your Child’s Credit
Don’t Pay Fees for These Services
Why Prenups are a Good Idea
How Long Does Negative Information Stay on Your Credit Reports?
Credit Lock vs Credit Freeze
Other Credit Reporting Agencies You Should Know About
Apartment Living Safety Tips
Stay Safe During Tax Season
Review Your Expenses for The New Year
How to Avoid Overdraft Fees
What Should You Do If You Find Errors in Your Credit Report?
Should Couples Have Joint Bank Accounts?
What is an Emergency Fund & Why is it Important?
Banking Tips for Retirees
Why You Should Check Your Credit Report for Errors
Take Control of Impulse Spending
Safeguarding Your Finances When Traveling
How Eating Out Can Wreck Your Budget
Preparing Young Adults for Financial Independence
Why You Should Still Keep Copies of Your Bank Statements
How to Handle Credit Card Disputes
Credit Card Safety
Organize Your Wallet
How to Freeze Your Credit
Automate Your Finances
How to Handle Extra Income
Use Your Credit Card as a Tool
Financial Tune-up
What Does and Doesn’t Influence Your Credit Score
How to Improve Your Credit Payment History
How to Save Money on College Textbooks
Hosting a Kids Birthday Party on a Budget
What Reports Do Insurance Companies Use To Determine Eligibility & How Do You Get a Copy of Your Report
How to Freeze Your Credit Card
Avoid These Financial Mistakes
Emergency Fund Mistakes to Avoid
Paying Off Credit Card Debt
Save Money When Christmas Shopping
Should You Cancel a Credit Card You Don’t Use
New Year Financial Checkup
4 Perks of Having a Good Credit Score
Tax Filing Tips
Using the IRS Where’s My Refund Tool
Credit Freeze vs Fraud Alert

Senior Living

Tools and Services to Help Seniors Age in Place
Free Ways Seniors Can Learn About Technology
Free Resources for Seniors Returning to the Work Force
Social Security Scams
Pet Financial Assistance for Seniors
How Downsizing During Retirement Can Save You Money
Helping Seniors Move to Assisted Living
Gift Ideas for Seniors
Why Many Seniors Don’t Report When They Have Been Scammed
Common Medicare Scams
Pet Financial Assistance for Seniors

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