To “Infiniti” & BEYOND!

If you’ve never driven an Infiniti, you’ve missed out on a driving experience that takes you beyond your average automobile! Infiniti is in a class by itself. Infiniti lovers know this, but one test drive will convince you, too. Dale Cardwell, president of TrustDale.com, trusts Roswell Infiniti of North Atlanta to give you the best all-around deal on your next car, period. Click HERE to receive this exclusive Roswell Infiniti/TrustDale Deal: $100 credit used in any manner the customer desires within the dealership! Plus, you get the Roswell Infiniti/TD Make It Right Guarantee!

TrustDale Tip of the Day: *Tips to Extend the Life of your Car

Care and Maintenance Tips Keep Your Car Running in Top-Notch Condition We’ve compiled our best expert advice, surprising tricks, and car care tips to prolong the life of your automobile!

Be patient during the break-in period

You’ve bought your dream car and now you want to make it last as long as possible in top condition. Here are some things to remember as you pull it out of the dealer’s lot:

• During the break-in period, typically the first 1,000 miles (1,600 km), keep your speed under 55 mph (88 kpm) or to the speed recommended by your car’s manufacturer.
• Avoid heavy loads on the drive train, such as towing trailers, and loading the roof rack or trunk with heavy construction materials.
• Do not allow your new car to idle for long periods — this is good advice for the life of your car, but especially during break-in. The oil pressure generated by doing so may not be sending oil to every part of your engine.
• Use only light to medium acceleration, keeping the engine rpms below 3,000 for the first few hours of driving.

*Source: http://www.rd.com/money/74-car-care-tips-to-keep-your-automobile-in-topnotch-condition/

Sweeping America!

Fall is here in all its glory bringing beautiful foliage and warm days with cool nights. Before you light your first fire you owe it to you AND your family to contact Chimney Solutions for your free estimate and up-front chimney inspection quotes! Dale Cardwell, president of TrustDale.com, trusts Chimney Solutions to give you maximum value and top quality products! Click HERE to receive your exclusive Chimney Solutions/TrustDale Deal of $50.00 off the regular price of cleaning and inspection (cannot be combined with other offers)! Plus, you get the Chimney Solutions/TD Make It Right Guarantee!

TrustDale Tip of the Day: *Fireplace and Home Fire Safety

More than one-third of Americans use fireplaces, wood stoves and other fuel-fired appliances as primary heat sources in their homes. Unfortunately, many people are unaware of the fire risks when heating with wood and solid fuels. Heating fires account for 36% of residential home fires in rural areas every year. Often these fires are due to creosote buildup in chimneys and stovepipes. All home heating systems require regular maintenance to function safely and efficiently. The United States Fire Administration (USFA) encourages you to practice the following fire safety steps to keep those home fires safely burning. Remember, fire safety is your personal responsibility …Fire Stops with You!

Keep Fireplaces and Wood Stoves Clean

1. Have your chimney or wood stove inspected and cleaned annually by a certified chimney specialist.
2. Clear the area around the hearth of debris, decorations and flammable materials.
3. Leave glass doors open while burning a fire. Leaving the doors open ensures that the fire receives enough air to ensure complete combustion and keeps creosote from building up in the chimney.
4. Close glass doors when the fire is out to keep air from the chimney opening from getting into the room. Most glass fireplace doors have a metal mesh screen which should be closed when the glass doors are open. This mesh screen helps keep embers from getting out of the fireplace area.

*Source: http://www.usfa.fema.gov/citizens/home_fire_prev/heating/fireplace.shtm

Painting Plus, serving Metro Atlanta since 1998, where the customer is always right because Customer Service is #1!

Want to add instant curb appeal and value to your home? Painting Plus provides a wide array of services including (but not limited to) siding, roofing, carpentry, and painting. Dale Cardwell, president of TrustDale.com, recommends you contact Painting Plus for a superior product that will stand the test of time! Painting Plus embraces your expectations with attention to detail and flair that the proud homeowner deserves. Click HERE to receive your exclusive Painting Plus/TD Deal of a One-Time Preventive Maintenance Plan which includes light pressure washing, gutter cleaning and paint touch ups. That’s a value of $600 when you sign up through TrustDale! Plus, you get the Painting Plus/TD Make It Right Guarantee!

TrustDale Tip of the Day: *How to Clean a Paintbrush

This is the time-proven method to clean a paintbrush thoroughly and keep it usable for a long time. These instructions are adaptable to almost any type of paint (or other substance) as long as you choose the correct solvent in step two.

Steps

1. Wipe the brush on a rag or paper towel to remove as much paint as possible.
2. Rinse the brush in the appropriate solvent. It’s okay to use the dirty solvent (water) from your painting session:
3. Use mineral spirits for most oil-based paints.
4. Use water for water-based paints (acrylic, watercolor, latex, etc.) and also most white glues and wood glues.
5. Use denatured alcohol for shellac.
6. Check the product’s label if you’re not sure what to use.
7. Wipe the brush again with a rag to remove any remaining solvent. You may skip this step if the solvent is water.
8. Pick up a bar of plain soap in one hand and brush it with the paintbrush using your other hand, working the soap into the bristles. Liquid soap works, too. Just dispense a little into the palm of your hand.
9. Rinse the brush under running water. You may want to rub the bristles of between your fingers, but be very gentle with sable brushes.
10. Repeat steps 4 and 6 until the soap suds are white and the water rinses clear.
11. When the brush is clean, shake or blot out the extra water. Reshape the bristles to the correct form, then store the brush upright in a container so that the bristles are not deformed when dry. Then your brush is clean and ready to use!

*Source: http://www.wikihow.com/Clean-a-Paintbrush

“Because Your Pet is a Member of the Family”

You form strong emotional bonds with your pets. They become a part of your family. As such, you grieve when they pass. Dale Cardwell, founder of TrustDale.com, trusts Deceased Pet Care to provide you with the highest level of compassionate, caring, and professional services for planning your pet’s final arrangements. Click HERE to receive your exclusive Deceased Pet Care/TrustDale Deal of a 15% discount off any Pre-Need Arrangements made through the TrustDale.com website. This includes 15% off Cremation Services and 10% off Burial Services when Pre-Need Arrangements are made 30 days prior to need. Plus, you get the Deceased Pet Care/TrustDale Make It Right Guarantee!

TrustDale Tip of the Day: *Pet Care Cold Weather Tips

Brrrr—it’s cold outside! The following guidelines will help you protect your companion animals when the mercury dips.

1. Keep your cat inside. Outdoors, felines can freeze, become lost or be stolen, injured or killed. Cats who are allowed to stray are exposed to infectious diseases, including rabies, from other cats, dogs and wildlife.
2. During the winter, outdoor cats sometimes sleep under the hoods of cars. When the motor is started, the cat can be injured or killed by the fan belt. If there are outdoor cats in your area, bang loudly on the car hood before starting the engine to give the cat a chance to escape.
3. Never let your dog off the leash on snow or ice, especially during a snowstorm, dogs can lose their scent and easily become lost. More dogs are lost during the winter than during any other season, so make sure yours always wears ID tags.
4. Thoroughly wipe off your dog’s legs and stomach when he comes in out of the sleet, snow or ice. He can ingest salt, antifreeze or other potentially dangerous chemicals while licking his paws, and his paw pads may also bleed from snow or encrusted ice.

*Source: http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/pet-care-tips/cold-weather-tips.aspx

Saturday on TrustDale TV!

THis Saturday morning at 11:30 on Atlanta’s FOX 5:
We’ll show you how to avoid falling for a trick from ticket scalpers. Then, the cleanup from a flood seems to have made her floors even worse. Aquaguard’s Tom DiGregorio demonstrates a new device that will save you money on your electric bill. Joni Alpert tells us how ladies can get some great makeup for really cheap. And finally, author Tawan Perry discusses his book about considerations to make before attending college.

Family saw need and acted with pet funeral home…

The loss of a pet is in many ways comparable to the loss of a human. In fact, Dale believes experiencing the loss of a beloved pet as a child prepares us for the eventual loss of our closest loved ones. Have you planned what you’ll do when your beloved pet passes? Click HERE to read more from Dale regarding the services provided by the largest full-service pet funeral home in the nation, Deceased Pet Care Funeral Home and Crematories located in Chamblee.

TrustDale Tip of the Day: *How to Improve Your Memory

Use mnemonic devices to make memorization easier Mnemonics (the initial “m” is silent) are clues of any kind that help us remember something, usually by helping us associate the information we want to remember with a visual image, a sentence, or a word.

Mnemonic device	Technique	Example
Visual image	Associate a visual image with a word or name to help you remember them better. Positive, pleasant images that are vivid, colorful, and three-dimensional will be easier to remember.	To remember the name Rosa Parks and what she’s known for, picture a woman sitting on a park bench surrounded by roses, waiting as her bus pulls up.
Acrostic (or sentence)	Make up a sentence in which the first letter of each word is part of or represents the initial of what you want to remember.	The sentence “Every good boy does fine” to memorize the lines of the treble clef, representing the notes E, G, B, D, and F.
Acronym	An acronym is a word that is made up by taking the first letters of all the key words or ideas you need to remember and creating a new word out of them.	The word “HOMES” to remember the names of the Great Lakes: Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior.
Rhymes and alliteration	Rhymes, alliteration (a repeating sound or syllable), and even jokes are a memorable way to remember more mundane facts and figures.	The rhyme “Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November” to remember the months of the year with only 30 days in them.
Chunking	Chunking breaks a long list of numbers or other types of information into smaller, more manageable chunks.	Remembering a 10-digit phone number by breaking it down into three sets of numbers: 555-867-5309 (as opposed to5558675309).
Method of loci	Imagine placing the items you want to remember along a route you know well or in specific locations in a familiar room or building.	For a shopping list, imagine bananas in the entryway to your home, a puddle of milk in the middle of the sofa, eggs going up the stairs, and bread on your bed.

*Source: http://www.helpguide.org/life/improving_memory.htm

, one of the most recognized automobile icons in the world!

Chevrolet runs deep and Rick Hendrick Chevrolet runs BEST! Dale Cardwell, president of TrustDale.com, trusts Rick Hendrick Chevrolet to provide you the best price, AND quality AND customer service. Click HERE to receive this Rick Hendrick Chevrolet/TrustDale Deal: an exclusive coupon worth $300 in bonus cash to make purchases through their dealership! Plus, you get the Rick Hendrick/TD Make It Right Guarantee!

TrustDale Tip of the Day: *Tips for Cleaning Carpeting & Upholstery in your Car

There’s nothing worse than buying a new car, and weeks later, it looks more lived-in than a 100-year-old house. Drive-thru food and drinks, kids with sticky candy, and drooling Fido also do their fair share toward making your car’s interior — be it leather, cloth, or carpet — look beaten and worn. By maintaining the appearance of the vehicle inside as well as out, you retain the value of the car, which will help you when it’s time to trade it in or sell it. Here are a few helpful hints to help you tackle the spills and spots:

1. Dilute coffee spills immediately with cool water and blot with paper towels or clean rags. If a stain remains after the spot dries, spray on a glass cleaner (yes, a glass cleaner!). Soak the area, allow to sit for five minutes, and blot. Glass cleaner cleans all types of carpeting and upholstery without leaving the soapy residue of most traditional carpet cleaners, which only attract more dirt afterward. Glass cleaner is normally effective on even the most difficult stains. Once your carpet is cleaned it’s time to Scotchgard the surface to limit further staining.
2. Most greasy carpeting and upholstery stains can be removed by rubbing on paint thinner with a clean, 100-percent cotton cloth. Then cover the stain with salt until the remaining grease is absorbed, and vacuum. Or cover the spot with cornmeal and let it sit overnight and vacuum in the morning. Note: Test the effect of the paint thinner on the colorfastness of the carpeting and/or upholstery in a discrete area first.
3. Hairspray will lift out pen ink stains on carpeting or upholstery. Salt will also lift the stain out of the carpet. Allow to sit until the stain is absorbed and brush off. Repeat if necessary.

*Source: http://www.roadandtravel.com/carcare/15tips.html

It’s fall again, and the leaves are falling!

It’s the time of the year when leaves are falling, falling, falling; don’t let them “fall” into your gutters! Dale Cardwell, president of TrustDale.com, trusts Englert LeafGuard to provide a covered gutter system that protects your home and gives you a rock-solid guarantee that you will never have to clean them out – ever again! Click HERE to receive your exclusive LeafGuard/TrustDale Deal of $400 off a complete LeafGuard gutter system (certain restrictions apply) when you sign up through TrustDale. Plus, you get the LeafGuard/TD Make It Right Guarantee!

TrustDale Tip of the Day: * The Best Way to Maintain Your Gutter System

All roofs and gutter system will need some maintenance, but with proper planning it is possible to reduce that chore to a minimum. Here is how:

1. Keep tree limbs from overhanging your roof! Deciduous trees shed most of their leaves in the fall, most evergreens shed debris all year long!
2. When there is debris on the roof, clean the roof with a soft broom or air blower. Don’t pressure wash!
3. Keep your gutters clean and repair them if they are loose or don’t drain toward the scuppers (drains).
4. Make sure that all the downspouts are in place and divert all the water into your drain system.

And every 6 months or so, go out during a heavy rain and look at your home from all 4 sides. What you want to see is very little. You want to see that all of the water landing on the roof disappears into your gutter system.

*Source: http://www.soundhome.com/section/best-way-maintain-your-gutter-system

You deserve the best deal you can get…

You want the best of the best when you are shopping for a home mortgage. Dale Cardwell, president of TrustDale.com, trusts Liberty Home Mortgage to find you the best interest rate AND the best closing option for your particular situation. Click HERE to receive your exclusive Liberty Home Mortgage/TD Deal of a $100.00 discount. Plus, you get the TD Make It Right Guarantee!

TrustDale Tip of the Day: *Before You Buy a Home – Look at Two Reasons to Buy a Home

If you’re like most first-time home buyers, you’ve probably listened to the advice of friends, family, and coworkers, many of whom are encouraging you to buy a home. However, you may still wonder if buying a home is the right thing to do. Relax. Having reservations is normal. The more you know about why you should buy a home, the less scary the entire process will appear to you. Here are some good reasons why you should buy a home.

Capital Gain Exclusion
As long as you have lived in your home for two of the past five years, you can exclude up to $250,000 for an individual or $500,000 for a married couple of profit from capital gains. You do not have to buy a replacement home or move up. There is no age restriction, and the “over-55″ rule does not apply. You can exclude the above thresholds from taxes every 24 months, which means you could sell every two years and pocket your profit–subject to limitation–free from taxation.

Preferential Tax Treatment
If you receive more profit than the allowable exclusion upon sale of your home, that profit will be considered a capital asset as long as you owned your home for more than one year. Capital assets receive preferential tax treatment.

*Source: http://homebuying.about.com/od/buyingahome/bb/buyhome.htm

Let Vestlet Realty empower you to make money!

Choose Vestlet Realty and minimize your risk when buying investment property. Dale Cardwell, president of TrustDale.com, recommends Vestlet Realty because their team is expert in researching property and its potential to give you a return! Click HERE to receive this exclusive Vestlet Realty/TD Deal: call (877) 464-0012 for seminar dates and qualify for Property Management Discounts available ONLY by contacting Vestlet through TrustDale. Plus, you get the Vestlet Realty/TrustDale Make It Right Guarantee!

TrustDale Tip of the Day: *Ways to Save for a Rainy Day

Perhaps you’ve intended to start an emergency fund. The barrier has simply been a lack of funds left over at the end of the month to put aside.

Cut down on phone extras

Get back to basics. Consider canceling services such as call waiting, caller ID, call forwarding and three-way calling on your land line. Do the same with your cell phone, cutting expensive frills. After all, the point of a telephone is to make calls.

Call 411 for free. Do you make a lot of directory-assistance calls from your cell phone? Typically, cell phone providers charge a fee every time you call 411. Instead, you can call 1-800-GOOG-411 (1-800-466-4411) to get the listing you want for free. Another free service, 1-800-FREE-411 (1-800-373-3411), requires you to listen to a short ad before you get your number.

Stop going the distance. Drop your long-distance carrier if you make infrequent long-distance phone calls. Instead, use a prepaid phone card, a dial-around service or even your cell phone if you’ve got the minutes.

Examine cell-phone usage. Are you exceeding your allotted monthly cell phone minutes each month or using far fewer minutes than your plan allows? Re-evaluate your calling plan and make changes to suit your needs. If you’re paying for a household of users, consider whether everyone really needs his or her own line.

*Source:http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/SavingandDebt/SaveMoney/28WaysToSaveForARainyDay.aspx

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