She sent a bankers check from a credit union

She sent a bankers check from a credit union

When I mentioned Miller, ctedit union said i wasn’t the first call about the Miller fraudulent check scam

I am also being contacted by Automate My Gig through Indeed, to have me be a inside sales representative? Their website DOES NOT leave me feeling too secure. Now that i JUST SPENT the last 2 hours trying to figure it out, I’m getting beyond flustered and was just curious to see if you or any of your readers for that matter had heard of them.

Always go with your gut when it comes to potential clients or jobs in freelancing! If it feels suspicious, move on. Better safe than sorry.

I called bank, they suggested call credit union with number of check

As a professional writer, I totally fell for the scam of giving a test job. I felt they needed to see my skills, although I thought it was odd since I have several published books to see that. I gave into their request and was told my work wasn’t good enough. Now, I assume it was, and it was used for a short story for free… lesson learned. I also recently came about a guy in cryptocurrency as I was looking for side jobs who claimed he was in Dubai as we spoke. As I told him I was in Chicago and gave him the time, he said it was midnight. Upon a quick search, he was 3 hours off. He then hired me, per a lame interview on Telgram, and told me he needed funds sent to my account and to send clients cryptocurrency. Upon my research of his company, his website had no https:// and the bottom copyright was new- 2020. red flag. I told him I would do paypal but no-one is using my accounts, ever. He also asked for an address, for a laptop for work to be sent to me, I told him no way, I have several lap tops and here is my P.O box. Continue reading “She sent a bankers check from a credit union”

$1 in 2013 is worth $1.21 today

$1 in 2013 is worth $1.21 today

$1 in 2013 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $1.21 today, an increase of $0.21 over 9 years. The dollar had an average inflation rate of 2.11% per year between 2013 and today, producing a cumulative price increase of % .

This means that today’s prices are 1.21 times higher than average prices since 2013, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics consumer price index. A dollar today only buys % of what it could buy back then.

The inflation rate in 2013 was 1.46% . The current inflation rate compared to last year is now 7.48% . If this number holds, $1 today will be equivalent in buying power to $1.07 next year. The current inflation rate page gives more detail on the latest inflation rates.

Alternate Measurements of Inflation

The above data describe the CPI for all items. Also of note is the Core CPI, which measures inflation for all items except for the more volatile categories of food and energy. Core inflation averaged 2.26% per year between 2013 and 2022 (vs all-CPI inflation of 2.11%), for an inflation total of %.

When using the core inflation measurement, $1 in 2013 is equivalent in buying power to $1.22 in 2022, a difference of $0.22. Recall that for All Items, the converted amount is $1.21 with a difference of $0.21.

Chained CPI is an alternative measurement that takes into account how consumers adjust spending for similar items. Chained inflation averaged 1.85% https://yourloansllc.com/personal-loans-mn/ per year between 2013 and 2022, a total inflation amount of %.

According to the Chained CPI measurement, $1 in 2013 is equal in buying power to $1.18 in 2022, a difference of $0.18 (versus a converted amount of $1.21/change of $0.21 for All Items). Continue reading “$1 in 2013 is worth $1.21 today”