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Imported Tissue – Are doubts about its use wiped clean?

March 25th, 2013

Teri Ann Renee Paisley, Gleaner Online Writer Something as elemental as selecting a brand of tissue has always struck me as a simple choice. I routinely chose the cheaper brand without much deliberation. After all, its basically the same product designed to fulfill a necessary function. The thought of reading the label to decide whether [...]

World Consumer Rights Day 2013

March 19th, 2013

Teri Ann Renee Paisley, Gleaner Online Writer March 15, 2013 was celebrated in 250 countries as World Consumer Rights Day. The theme for this year was, Consumer Justice Now. I don’t remember paying less for anything I bought that day because that would have been my kind of ‘justice’. This is just wishful thinking as [...]

How to use the Internet to save money

March 15th, 2013

Teri Ann Renee Paisley, Gleaner Online Writer I know I have your attention as saving money is definitely a popular topic as the economy continues to squeeze consumers’ pockets dry. It has occurred to me that we must utilize everything to our disposal, including technology, in order save our hard earned money. The Internet has [...]

April 1, 2013 – Are you ready for the onslaught of taxes?

March 13th, 2013

Teri Ann Renee Paisley, Gleaner Online Writer As April 1st draws nearer I started thinking about how much deeper I was going to have to dig in my pockets. Some tax measures such as increased tax on phone cards were put into effect earlier on March 1, 2013. However, a number of new tax measures [...]

Mega Savings!!

March 8th, 2013

Teri Ann Renee Paisley, Gleaner Online Writer It’s become more and more important to make your dollar stretch as far as it can go. In order to accomplish this I spend a lot of time deciding where to shop and what items are on special. One of the best tools for helping me to save [...]

5 Ways to Make Money at a Home Business

March 6th, 2013

Teri Ann Renee Paisley, Gleaner Online Writer The job situation in Jamaica has always been difficult often thousands of persons show up for limited positions and too many of our bright young minds remain unemployed. Although the government has several programmes including The Jamaica Employ, that are designed to combat this problem there is no [...]

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