The story behind a story is often more interesting, but too often, we forget to ask questions needed to learn it. here’s a story about someone who wanted to find out how many years it would take for a wind turbine installed at a school to pay for itself. The answer is quite surprising.
If anecdotal evidence for one postal customer is any guide, 2012 is going to be a terrible year for the U.S. Postal Service, which continues to fall apart. What kind of anecdotal evidence? Stolen mail. Mail returned to sender when it was properly addressed. Torn mail. And Priority Mail not making the 2-day delivery promise. Is the worse yet to come? Seems so.
When a municipal utility announces a rate increase, consumers tend to think that it occurs on the day it is supposed to go into effect. Actually, most municipalities start the increase as the billing date — which means the rates take effect much earlier.
Dave Lieber’s Watchdog Nation offers a primer for consumers to learn how to stop telemarketing calls. The main idea is to make sure you are properly registered on both the national and your own state’s Do Not Call lists.
For a few dollars more a month, you can protect your family from uninsured motorists — and there are so many out there! Check your auto insurance and make sure you purchased uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage and personal-injury protection.
