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The People’s Lawyer’s Tip of the Day
Finding a new job can be a challenge. Websites can help you find work, but scammers also use these sites to find people to rip off. Click here for more.
How to Tell Whether Expired Food Is Safe to Eat
Every day the average American throws out nearly a pound of food, according to a recent study from the Department of Agriculture. There are plenty of reasons why good, usable food gets tossed—picky kids, overstocked pantries, or even leftovers that sit in refrigerators too long. But another major factor is the misconception about what all of those dates on food package labels—“sell by,” “use by,” and “best if used by”—really mean. Ninety percent of Americans misinterpret the dates on labels, according to a recent study from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and throw out food that could still be consumed or frozen for later use. That raises the question: If expiration dates aren’t a reliable gauge of food spoilage, how does a consumer know what to keep and what to toss? Click here for more.
Your Money
There are many reasons to switch banks. Perhaps your new bank is in a better location, has fewer fees, offers higher interest rates on savings accounts or has friendlier customer service. But after you've made the decision to switch, the actual process of transferring funds from one account to another is more complex than simply hitting a button. Click here for more.
For the Lawyers
FDCPA does not apply to non-judicial foreclosure proceedings. The Tenth Circuit noted, “There is an obvious and critical difference between judicial and non-judicial foreclosures — “[a] non-judicial foreclosure differs from a judicial foreclosure in that the sale does not preserve to the trustee the right to collect any deficiency in the loan amount personally against the mortgagor. Click here for more.