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How to Find Rare Error Coins in Circulation
What I love about the "Find the Rare Coin" game is that it teaches you to be observant. How often do you actually look at your coins before you spend them?
- How to Start a Coin Collection for Your Kids
- What Are Wheat Pennies Worth?
Sunscreen Myths vs. Facts
In my mind, putting on sunscreen just once makes you totally immune to the sun's rays forever. For the whole rest of your life, no sunscreen, it's cool. In reality, well, you see me with this aloe, right?
- How to put Sunscreen on Your Kids
- What Is the Best Sunscreen for Kids?
Is That Sweepstakes Legitimate?
Fortunately, our expert knows what she's doing, and is more than willing to tell you. So you can sweep in peace!
- Sweepstakes With Cash Prizes
- Enter Sweepstakes to Win Instant Prizes
12 Signs That Sweepstakes Is a Scam
Or: "Why you should beware of the large check." Especially if there isn't an affidavit involved first.
- Before You Enter Vacation Sweepstakes
- Where to Find Blog Contests
How to Treat a Sunburn
Of course, I do my best to avoid it. But sometimes I forget to reapply my sunscreen, or leave my giant sun-defeating hat at home, and then I need to figure out how to make the burn hurt less.
- How to Prevent Skin Cancer
- How to Choose the Best Sunscreen
Top 10 Most Valuable U.S. Coins Found in Pocket Change
Our idea was that we would either find a rare, valuable coin in the bunch, and make our family wealthy forever ... or we would get ice cream.
- What Is a Mint Error Coin?
- What Is a Die Variety?
7 Ways to Spot a Sweepstakes Scam
The old adage isn't necessarily true for sweepstakes: If it sounds too good to be true, it might not be. Which makes it even harder to tell what's legit and what isn't.
- Daily Sweepstakes and Contests
- Sweepstakes to Enter This Week
Tips for Treating Sunburn
You can't really treat sunburn itself, but you can minimize the discomfort. Also, write in your diary, "I will wear sunscreen, I will wear sunscreen" until you remember to do so.
- How to Apply Sunscreen
- 10 Sunscreen Tips
25 Ways to Stop Spam
The last time I went on vacation, I came home to 2000 email messages. Only 238 were actually related to my job or social life. This gives you some idea of how much spam I get on a daily basis.
- Top 13 Spam Filters for Windows
- Top 8 Spam Filters for Macs
Strike It Rich With Pocket Change
Generally, we wound up with ice cream. But we did find some steel pennies, which was exciting.
- Clubs for Error Coin Collectors
- How to Start a Coin Collection on $4