Internet Cookies and Privacy

Written by admin on January 7, 2010 – 5:55 pm

As an internet user, you may have heard the term “cookies.” (No, I’m not talking about the kind with chocolate chips, so you can put that glass of milk away). What are internet cookies, exactly? What purpose do they serve? Do they invade your privacy or increase your chance of identity theft?

What cookies do

Cookies are used on websites primarily for convenience purposes. Without getting into technical specifics, cookies store information such as passwords and login data onto your computer so that every time you visit a webpage, the data is automatically retrieved.

Sure, cookies make things extremely convenient.

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The Best Time to Buy Almost Everything

Written by admin on January 7, 2010 – 5:50 pm

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This post is from GRS staff writer April Dykman.

My mom has a sixth sense when it comes to bargain hunting.

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Easy Credit Auto Finance

Written by admin on January 7, 2010 – 3:44 pm

If you have ever wondered about those advertisements for no credit check car loans easy credit auto finance or any credit auto loans you might want to consider an alternative before you click on the link.

It may not be easy

Why wouldn’t you want to apply for an easy credit auto finance loan without a credit check? The fact is, if your credit score is 475, if you’re currently in a bankruptcy or if your income is less than $1,000 a month, you probably won’t qualify for a bad credit car loan from any type of lender. Under

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Savings – what does 2010 have in store?

Written by admin on January 6, 2010 – 11:49 am

Experts predict little reprieve for savers in 2010. The past 12 months have been a bleak time for savers, with the Bank of England’s base rate dropping from 2% at the start of 2009 to 0.5% in March. This rate marks an all-time low since the formation of the Bank in 1694 and is still in effect at the present time.

Low savings rates

Rates on savings accounts have been squeezed to reflect the low Bank rate, leaving even the most careful savers with a poorer return than they might have hoped for. Just 12 months ago, savings accounts offering 5.6% or higher were not unheard of. Full Article…


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What You Should Know Regarding Credit Card Accounts?

Written by admin on January 5, 2010 – 7:18 am

It may come to mind that charge cards have always been with here, however, charge cards are a very new invention with a rather scary financial history. In 1958, Bank of America created the first all-purpose credit card by simply ‘dropping’ 60,000 of them on Fresno California, (by mailing them out to people who had not asked for them).

The idea was to throw in a new kind of revolving credit line, that when using it anyone could buy whatever they wanted and pay the for it over time. Ban

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