toys

Holiday shopping is underway and there are a few things to watch out for.

Black Friday just kicked off this year’s shopping frenzy but before you cross anything off your list beware of what you’re buying. The consumer watchdog group World Against Toys Causing Harm has issued their list of the season’s most dangerous toys. And this year it includes things that can puncture, strangle or electrocute users.

The group’s president says over the past year there have been about 28 toy recalls. The group has been producing the list since 1973 and the toys in question can be found in leading retailers as well as small specialty stores.  read more »

Now We Really Are In Trouble.

Every day you hear about home and stock prices falling still further. Jobs are vanishing as fast as your retirement money. In California, and most other states, you will be paying even higher taxes for far fewer services.

But 3 different business news reports out today prove just how dramatically Wall Street’s decline is changing traditional buying habits on Main Street.  read more »