Somebody complimented me the other day, saying, “you must know everything”. I was flattered and wish that was the case. Kellie says I’m full of “useless knowledge”. Sometimes that useless knowledge comes in handy.
The compliment came up when we were talking about our business and some of the things we’ve sold recently. [...]

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I uploaded the 171st video to our You Tube account yesterday and noticed that we posted the first one exactly three years ago. In that time, we’ve had over 279,000 views (279,271 as I’m writing this post). That’s an average of 1633 views per video!
I have no hard evidence that would [...]

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We have seen a significant rise in the number of comments our our blog post, The Craigslist/eBay Car Scam. Desperate times bring out the greed. Fortunately, most are like this comment from Franco:
Man, I just went thru this ordeal. I thought the offer to buy a good car with low mileages was too [...]

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We’ve had people ask us if people are buying on eBay “because of the economy”. (I’m tired of hearing of the economy, aren’t you? We’ve decided that we are refusing to participate in a bad economy. It’s up to us to make a difference).
The answer to the question is a definite YES. [...]

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We receive these e-mails all the time and I thought I’d have a little fun at the scammer’s expense while providing you with a few keys to spot the spoof. We’ve done this before in another post called The Craigslist/eBay Car Scam and we’re proud that that post has save innocent people thousands of [...]

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Research shows that your health and fitness can have a direct effect on your personal and business success.
The Tri-County Business Referral Group is sponsoring a free seminar titled “Healthy Body, Full Pockets” where you’ll learn tips that you can put into action right away to improve your success. The seminar is scheduled [...]

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Chicago has a fantastic variety of sports teams. Over the past few years, the number of family-friendly teams (i.e. lots of fun, entertaining, good value) has risen considerably with all of the minor league baseball teams and others in the area.
Through our association with the Romeoville Area Chamber of Commerce, my family spent [...]

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A few months ago, we posted information about the Craigslist/eBay Car Scam. It has since generated a lot of comments and it ranks pretty well in Google.
We received a call the other day from someone who was almost a victim of the scam. The reason he called us was because the [...]

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The Romeoville Chamber of Commerce is presenting their first annnual Business Expo on Saturday, April 25. The event is going to be at the Romeoville Recreation Center (900 W. Romeo Road) and will run from 10-4.
Come out and meet over 40 local businesses and community groups and learn what each has to offer. [...]

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Unfortunately, as money gets harder to come by, people sometimes lose sight of what’s real and what’s not. Scammers are pretty sharp and they prey on fear and greed. Their scams are pretty sophisticated and can catch even those who are careful. Here’s one we’ve been seeing more frequently that we wanted [...]

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