Consumer Corner.

Nuisance Calls.  Help prevent unwanted calls by letting telemarketers around the country know that you are not phone-friendly.  Register with the Federal Trade Commission's National Do Not Call Registry at: www.donotcall.gov.

Long Distance Car Trips.  Service your car at least two weeks before taking a long trip.  If something needs work or a part requires replacement, you will still have time to get it fixed by your own mechanic.

Lower Airfares.  Save with “consolidators,” which buy up blocks of airline tickets and sell them at a discount.  Many consolidators sell to the public.  Look for ads in Sunday travel sections of big city newspapers.

Automated Teller Machines (ATMs).  Save time by choosing the least busy hours to visit your ATM.  Avoid lunch hours, paydays – usually Thursdays and Fridays – and Monday mornings.

Bad Breath.  Switch toothpaste.  Research suggests that toothpastes containing hydrogen peroxide may be more effective at controlling the germs that cause bad breath than ordinary Fluoride toothpaste.


A Whole New World..

A teacher asked one of her pupils, “What’s the nation’s capital?”  He said, “Washington, D.C.”  On being asked what the “D.C.” stood for, the pupil proudly replied, “Dot com!”

 

 

The Early Bird Saves $$ on Fuel

The proverbial “early bird” not only “catches the worm,” but also catches savings at the fuel pump. 

      Fill your gas tank early in the morning, when it’s cool, and you can get about 5 percent more gas for the same price.  The heat of the afternoon sun causes the gas to expand in the station’s fuel tanks so that less pumps out as the day wears on.  Believe it or not, the average “early bird” can have significant savings with this method.  Try it, you’ll like it!

 

Testimonial of The Month

"Tristan was very forthright about the whole process.  He continually went above and beyond what he needed to do to make us feel  more comfortable in the entire home purchase process every step of the way.  He was in constant communication about any problems/info, or just to check to see if we were doing alright.  His pure honesty and patience with our first home purchase are hard to come by in this day and age and we truly appreciate his constant efforts to guarantee our needs.  Our expectations were exceeded everytime."

Sincerely Thank you,
The Vaughn Family

Word of The Month…

Experts say a strong vocabulary is a sign of higher intellect and advanced culture.  Here’s this month’s word, so you can impress your friends and colleagues…

Ruse \’roos\ (noun)

Meaning:  A wily subterfuge; trick

Sample Sentence:  It was a ruse on the part of the mayor to get the rioters out of Seattle during the World Trade Convention.

 

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