5 reasons why 2010 will be awesome!

Got this info from askmen.com

1. A voter referendum tentatively scheduled for late 2010 could create full independence for the Scots from the British Empire.

2. Oktoberfest turns 200 years old! Two hundred years ago in October of 1810, the people of Bavaria got together for a marriage celebration for the Bavarian Crown Prince Ludwig to Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen.

3. General Motors, will launch the Chevrolet Volt, which can do 40 miles on a single battery charge.

4. Three new pro football leagues in the U.S. are eyeing a 2010 launch

5. Residents move into the world's tallest man-made structure, the Burj Dubai.

Cool and Chic Gifts for less than 20 bucks!

Got this from MSN.ca, check it out, lots of great ideas!!

http://lifestyle.ca.msn.com/holiday-guide/holiday-living/hearst-gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=22786293

New Online Shopping Scam

Watch your credit card this holiday! Get a credit card with a low limit to shop online with :)

Got this info from yahoo.com

A new massive web scam has cost on-line shoppers $1.4 billion so far!

It's being carried out by hundreds of on-line retailers and websites. For a list of retailers in on the scam check this site out
http://blogs.consumerreports.org/.a/6a00d83451e0d569e20120a6c92986970b-pi

What happens is...
When you go through the checkout process, you're presented with an offer to sign up for a 'Membership Club'
They've got different names but popular names are ValuMax Shopping and Reservation Rewards
If you sign up, they take your credit card info from the site your shopping on and then they charge your card monthly with a fee where you get nothing in return

For the actual articles, check out the sites below

http://blogs.consumerreports.org/electronics/2009/11/web-scam-online-shopping-black-friday-john-rockefeller-senate-committee-commerce-science-transportation.html

http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/personal-finance/article/50plus/latest-online-shopping-scam-20091202