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đ” A dollar here, a dollar there: It seems like every subscription is more expensive than when I signed up. Use the Rocket Money app to see what youâre paying for. I do! Theyâll even cancel a subscription for you if itâs not worth the money anymore.
Tags: Expensive, money, Rocket Money
You can freeze your credit. Change your password. Replace a stolen phone. But thereâs one thing you canât ever change: your DNA.
Thatâs why the news that 23andMe just filed for bankruptcy should set off alarms. This company collected genetic information from over 15 million people. Yours could be sold as part of bankruptcy proceedings, absorbed into a merger or leaked in a breach. Youâll never know until itâs too late.
Tuesday is April 1, and I canât let it go by without recommending some techy April Fools’ pranks! If you know me, you know I love a good gag. If you know Barry, you know heâs my most frequent victim.
These sneaky tricks are harmless (and hilarious), but be forewarned â they require a little bit of device snooping. Hey, what else do you have going on this weekend?
đž IRS scam link: It never stops. This time, if you Google how to get a business tax ID, the top results look official, but theyâre not (paywall link). Theyâre ads from companies that charge you over $300 for something the IRS does for free. The real IRS site ends in .gov. Anything else? Fake.
The phone rings, and itâs an agent from your local IRS office with bad news. Someone filed in your name. But donât worry, they can help you sort it out in just a few minutes. Now, whatâs your Social Security number?
Itâs only March, and weâre nearing 100 degrees in Phoenix. Iâm already sweating, dreading my power bills. It got me thinking about the stuff in your house thatâs sucking up electricity 24/7, even when itâs turned off.
No vacancy: Next time you book a hotel, scroll past the random sites youâve never heard of that pop up first in your search (paywall link). Theyâre resellers that slap on hundreds in extra fees. Some even look like the real hotel site, so double-check the URL. If youâve been duped, click here to file an FTC complaint.
I just swiped through my apps and found, uh, six Iâve never used or havenât opened in months. Yep, it even happens to me. You have grand plans to meditate, organize your to-dos, fix your pics, whatever, and you download an app for the job. But then, the romance ends.
â ïž Your browser is a big honkinâ target: Reading this on Chrome? Hackers are sending phishing links via email that infect your system with malware as soon as you click. A fix is coming soon, so restart your browser when you see the update icon near the URL bar. Sigh, just one more reason you need solid antivirus protection.
Emojis are your digital body language, and just like in real life, one wrong move can send the totally wrong message. đŹ The right emoji adds personality, sarcasm or a playful tone. But some of these tiny icons carry hidden meanings you might not realize.
đââïžRaising my hand ⊠Hello, everyone. My name is Kim, and I am a Zillow junkie.
I have saved every home I owned, own now and would like to own. Itâs fun to track what Zillow thinks the places are worth in what they call a âZestimate.â