FaceTime Bug Leads To Apple Flaw Earlier this week, after a FaceTime bug within the popular iOS App devastated users of Apple products, the company said it will compensate 14-year-old Grant Thompson, and his family, for flagging the Apple flaw and reaching out to alert them more than a week before it garnered national attention. The Read More
Prescription Drug Ads Skyrocket While there are significant attention and resources dedicated to solving the opioid crisis, many Americans are finding themselves struggling to pay for their necessary prescription drugs like insulin and blood pressure lowering medications. As the cost of prescription drugs has been on the rise, so too has the number of advertisements. Read More
Why Should I Consolidate My 401(K)? You’ve been working and saving up for retirement, paying faithfully into that 401K each pay period. But what thought have you given to the 401K accounts from previous employers? Typically when leaving a job, few Americans think about what to do with their 401K and other retirement or investment Read More
America’s healthcare crisis was a major campaign platform issue in the 2018 midterm elections. Many voters bemoaned the rising costs of insurance premiums, co-pays and visits to out-of-network specialists to legislators who could possibly implement policies to regulate the prescription drug market. No other issue was more pertinent than the affordability of necessary prescribed medications Read More
The year 2018 was relatively good financially – that is, until the end. As the year draws to a close, we find all of the financial gains wiped out completely amidst a stock market is in flux due to uncertainty over the federal budget, the government shutdown and a slow holiday shopping season. This year-end Read More
Holiday Scams You Should Avoid It’s the holiday season. That also means it is scamming season. Americans are going to spend $700 million this year on holiday shopping, according to the National Retail Federation. The Better Business Bureau (BBB) realizes this and warns consumers of the dangers of costly scams during the holidays. Holiday scams Read More
Everyone loves a sale. Large retailers know that sales are the best way to increase revenue and draw traffic to their stores. During the holidays, many stores see significant profits that compensate for poor sales at other times in the year. Oftentimes a retailer will sell, at a loss, older in-store items to a discount Read More
Anticipating major increases in the number of deliveries, The United States Postal Service has expanded the USPS Holiday Schedule, which now includes Christmas Day deliveries. That’s Right! Christmas comes early this year as the United States Postal Service (USPS) rolls out its holiday schedule with an expanded Sunday delivery schedule to begin on November 25. Read More
The season of giving is just around the corner and if you are anything like millions of American gifters, you want to avoid the cold, the crowds and the rush of the season. Why? You’d rather spend as much time as possible enjoying the season’s festivities… Enter the gift card: That’s right, whether they are embossed with Read More
Earlier this week, Walmart’s e-commerce company, Jet.com, announced a partnership with Blue Apron to sell a select number of meal kits online. The partnership between Blue Apron and Jet.com comes after a year of lackluster meal kit sales. Jet.com, too, has been struggling to compete in this arena with Amazon, who purchased Whole Foods last Read More