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She was previously a senior reporter for the Center for Public Integrity, where she covered voting access, money in politics and influence. Most banks offer some kind of fee-free debit card account, but beware: Banks have come to make money from the debit cards’ popularity with consumers by charging overdraft fees. Don’t get paranoid just yet: In general, ISPs have fairly strict privacy policies. Vendors do not need this information to get your usage data. Scammers copy the pictures and descriptions of online rental listings, replace the agent’s contact information with their own, and post the phony ads on a new site. No matter what scammers insist, be sure to check it against information from your local government or official news sources. If you receive a call or text from a number you don’t recognise, don’t respond, especially if they are prompting you to take action or requesting personal, financial or identifying information. Since people assume it’s a recommendation from their favorite creator, many of them will actually go through with the call to action. Everyone owns something of value or something of sentimental importance to their heirs, and making a will ensures that these are distributed fairly and without delay. And the quality inside your home and the improvements you’ve made beyond those of comparable homes can also boost value. They’re usually a subset of the “work from home” scam (“direct sales” is often the keyword) that offer almost unbelievable sums of money in return for a minimal amount of work.
