Category: Holidays

Sometimes you have those people who don't really want or need anything and they can be so hard to buy for... just like me. I always appreciate a gift card, especially when it is for something that I wouldn't buy for myself or to a store that I normally go to anyway. Here are a few of the interesting cards I've found today (many of them can be sent via email to make it easy to reach those far away or if you waited until the last minute):

Gift Cards: The Ultimate Perfect Gift For Every Occasion

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Sometimes you have those people who don’t really want or need anything and they can be so hard to buy for… just like me. I always appreciate a gift card, especially when it is for something that I wouldn’t buy for myself or to a store that I normally go to anyway. Here are a few of the interesting cards I’ve found today (many of them can be sent via email to make it easy to reach those far away or if you waited until the last minute):

General: (You can use this anywhere!)

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Zazzle For The Perfect Gift!

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Mr. Awesome had a birthday not long after we started dating and I had not a clue as what to get him. Well, I knew he liked square dancing and I knew what size he wore so I bought him this shirt and it was a HIT! He wears it all the time and gets compliments everywhere we go. Continue reading “Zazzle For The Perfect Gift!” →

Nanny J’s Corn Pudding

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What the heck is corn pudding? That’s what I thought when Mr. Awesome tried to tell me about it. I had never heard of such a thing until I met him. We had this on Thanksgiving and it was delicious.

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Almost a Victim of Online Fraud

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Recently I was almost the victim of fraud. I check my accounts regularly for suspicious activity as I have had issues in the past. I noticed an email from my credit card company that let me know about this suspicious activity.

The charge was awaiting my approval and when I checked with the online store I saw a product, a very nice but expensive laptop, sitting in my cart. I did not remember putting that in there or even looking at it. With all the chaos that comes with the holidays I thought maybe, perhaps, I had looked at it and forgot. Or maybe one of the kids had done it? I normally make it a habit to logout of all accounts though. Continue reading “Almost a Victim of Online Fraud” →

10 Tips For Preventing Online Fraud

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The holidays are busy for almost everyone. Many of us are stressed and tired. Others are constantly looking for the best deals on gifts and need to shop around several different places to find them. It can get confusing keeping track of what we’ve spent and where we’ve spent it. Unfortunately there are those out there that take advantage of this and we may find ourselves to be the victim of credit card fraud.

How Can You Prevent Online Fraud? While it may be impossible, unless you don’t have a credit or debit card, to completely prevent it here are some great guidelines to help us make it more difficult for fraud to happen: Continue reading “10 Tips For Preventing Online Fraud” →