With the news of banks buying other banks and all the economic uncertainty, it is no surprise that scammers are on top of this. The new email scam offers this text and a hyper link to get you to put in a bunch of personal information (thanks to Miki at Leadership Turn):
Attention Merrill Lynch Customers!
Merrill Lynch Enhanced Security Authentication
We have enhanced the Merrill Lynch Business Center security access to further safeguard access to your account information. Click on the hyperlink below and follow the prompts to answer and record answers to five personalized security questions. In the future, we may …read more

One of the things I mentioned a few weeks ago was that summer is a time of increased expenses for many of us. One of the expenses we have is air conditioning. It gets hot, so you turn it on. However, in this time economic uncertainty, conserving energy is one of the ways you can save money. And one way to conserve energy and lower your energy costs is to find alternatives to air conditioning.
Happily, someone else has already done it for me. Flexo, over at Consumerism Commentary, has these suggestions for ideas that can lower your energy costs while …read more