My father was recently a victim of identity fraud. Thankfully he noticed something wrong and was able to stop the thieves before they did any damage to his credit. The positive side to the story is that my family learned about credit freezes. Many times identify thieves will use your information to apply for new [...]

The Boyscouts motto “Be Prepared” is a good one to follow especially before you are hit with an unexpected disaster. KnowYourStuff is free online software from the Insurance Information Institute. The site walks you through taking an inventory of all of your possessions. You go through your house room by room. You can add a [...]

Bring your ghosts, goblins and ghouls to Medford on Friday October 30th from 3-4:30. Each year the Medford Chamber of Commerce along with local business in Medford Square and along Salem Street open their doors and pass out candy. This annual event is for kids 9 and younger. Parents, feel free to dress up as [...]

What could be better than saving money and reducing your impact on the environment? Not spending any money to find out how to do it! Mass Save offers free energy audits. Whether you heat your home by oil, gas or electric, the 1 – 2 hour audit will give you many tips on how to [...]

“from California – it wouldn’t be summer with out you!” Does that jingle take you back to eating a sweet plum as the juice runs down your arm? Unfortunately for years that has been just a memory. Even organic plums that I’ve bought couldn’t match my memory of the delicious fruit we had for just [...]

I was very excited to be this week’s Social Media Blog Carnival judge. All in all it has been a very interesting and educational experience but I must admit that I was a bit underwhelmed by the number and quality of some of the entries. The biggest ah-ha that I had for my own blogging [...]