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Retirement years should ideally be carefree years where you indulge in your favourite activities without worrying about the costs. These activities could be holidaying at your dream destination, buying expensive art, antiques or collectibles, showering your kids and grandchildren with gifts etc. Sounds like a dream retirement, doesn’t it? But the power to turn this dream into a reality lies in your hands and the best time to start working towards it is now. <

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Maybe youve parked your car in an area with offensive manufacturing odors that have permeated your upholstery, or you let your teenager drive your car with the result of rotting fast food lodged deep between the seats. Whatever the reason for an offensive odor in your vehicle, you clearly do not want to be driving a car that smells bad.

• Find the source

If youre not sure why your car smells, the first step to getting rid of the odor is finding the source. To do this, completely clean the inside of your car, including between and under seats. Once you remove the source of the problem, youll be able to better handle any embedded odors.

• Thoroughly clean the car

This means a vacuuming and a wipe down of all surfaces in the vehicle. Thi

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Few people look forward to a trip to their state Division of Motor Vehicles office, but officials at the Rhode Island DMV are trying to change that.

In an effort to improve its image, the state agency has been getting customer service pointers from Rhode Island-based Amica Insurance, a company that has earned numerous awards for the way it treats policyholders.

The insurer last month launched a special training program for nearly 200 employees of the state agency.

The DMV was thrilled when Amica offered to create a customized program, at no cost to the state,” Lisa Holley, interim DMV administrator, said in a statement. “

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Rules governing the sale of paid-for bank accounts could be tightened to prevent another major insurance mis-selling scandal, under proposals from the City watchdog.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) wants to force banks and building societies to check that customers are eligible to claim on insurance cover before selling it to them as part of a packaged bank account.

Such accounts bundle a current account with a range of insurance policies that typically includes breakdown, travel, ID theft and mobile phone cover.

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It’s currently benefits open enrollment season for millions of American employees. This is the season they’ll be faced with some big decisions about their 2012 health care coverage. Health care costs are expected to increase by seven percent in 2012 to $10,475 per employee, according to Aon Hewitt, a global consulting firm. Employees are projected to contribute roughly $2,300 to that expense in 2012. That’s an 11 percent increase compared to 2011. Aon Hewitt’s analysis shows that beyond that cost, employees will spend an average of $2,275 on out-of-pocket expenses while seeking care next year.

The Consumer Health Mindset survey, Aon Hewitt’s recent survey of 3,000 health consumers, shows more than half of consumers participated in health risk assessments and/or screenings such as blood pressure and cholesterol screendings in the past year. Many empl

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