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Summer Meal Ideas on a Budget!

July 13th, 2015

Have you ever noticed that children eat more when they are home on summer vacation? It’s almost as if they have built up more appetite because of the long hours spent indoors which is where some children spend their summer. If they are active children and spend a lot of time outside they also become [...]

Consumer Alert: Recalled cans of Grace Baked Beans

July 7th, 2015

Recently I wrote about the dangers of canned goods as they can be expired or exposed to dangerous chemicals especially if its seal is broken. There is a very real risk of getting sick because of eating canned food. Some people have been severely affected after eating tinned products even though others might eat the [...]

Consumers Prepare for Water Shortages!

July 5th, 2015

Summer is here at long last. Children are home from school and the days are longer and hotter. The summer sky is usually clear and everyone flocks to the beach to cool off from the intense heat. There is of course, one more thing that the summer also signals and that is the current water [...]

Check your cans!

July 2nd, 2015

For some people, buying tinned items is as easy as picking up a few cans and dumping them in the shopping cart. They rarely examine the product and often their only concern is checking its price. Although the cost of the item is important, consumers must be awre of other factors to consider when making [...]

Consumers to benefit from Debt Forgiveness!

June 28th, 2015

Have you ever owed someone a large sum of money? Usually when you have a debt, it is on your mind constantly. You could even drive yourself crazy trying to think of ways to repay what you owe. You also find ways to avoid meeting up with the creditor as you don’t want to explain [...]

Are summer entertainment costs too high?

June 24th, 2015

As summer rears its head a number of parents begin the dreaded task of trying to decide how they are going to entertain their young charges. It is this time of year that parents and others begin to resent the teaching profession. After all, how dare teachers enjoy a break when parents and store owners [...]

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