Jan 17, 2016


My weekly Janesville Gazette video this week and memoir of a famous friend.


Stanley Siegel, the controversial New York talk-show host who died recently
 got his start in Green Bay with Action Man Glen Loyd. Here's the stunt that
 got Siegel fired.
GAZETTEXTRA.COM|BY GLEN LOYD

7 Tips for Avoiding a Tax Audit

 Money.com

IRS: You’ll Have Until April 18 To File Your Taxes This Year

Consumerist

10 Stores With the Best Return Policies — and 5 With the Worst

 Money.com

Beware The Dirty Dozen Tax Scams

 Bankrate.com

The Big Reason You Once Went to the Mall Is Rapidly Disappearing

 Money.com

Small Appliance All-Stars for Your Counter

Consumer Reports

Best Cars of the 2016 Detroit Auto Show

Consumer Reports

Trader Joe’s tuna fish cans are underfilled: lawsuit |

 New York Post

With mobile wallets, banks shift fraud liability to you

 newsnet5.com Cleveland

Keyless Automobile Ignition Systems Are Fatally Flawed, Critics Say

 NBC News

Jan 11, 2016

Thanks for watching my videos! 85,600 views in 2015

Thanks to everyone who watches my videos at Janesville GazetteXtra, Facebook and You Tube. Last year (2015) you helped increase  my  viewership 22 % for a total of 85,600 views. Average watch time was one minute, 22 seconds. Total watched minutes were 111,400.
24,000 watched on computers. 21,000 on mobile phones. And 6,627 on tablets.

What surprises me is that although my videos mostly revolve around the Rock River in Wisconsin, each month they are viewed in every state in the Union and 178 countries around the world.  For example, California had 5000 views, the United Kingdom, 4,000 and India, 1,800.

All told, I have made 490 You Tube videos. Lifetime viewership: 230,485. One video about eagles has had 18,723 views.

Thanks again for watching!


Jan 10, 2016

New Scams to Avoid in 2016

 Consumer Reports

Ice skating goose and cranky crow


Glen Loyd takes us for a winter walk in a snow storm.

Whole Foods to Pay $500K to Settle Overcharging Allegations in New York City

 NBC 10 Philadelphia

The Tech That Will Change Your Life in 2016

 WSJ

A Message From The Year 2026 About The Future Of Your TV

Consumerist

Why Students Are the Biggest Losers in Today’s College Bowl Games

Money.com

Taco Bell Will Announce a Secret New Menu Item During the Super Bowl

Money.com

The Best Pillow for a Good Night's Sleep

Consumer Reports

Domino’s Driver Stabs Customer For Complaining About Pizza Being 90 Minutes Late

Which Fast Food Chains Serve Meat on Drugs?

Consumer Reports

The One Time It’s Mathematically Advantageous to Play Powerball

Money.com

I Still would not play.

Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s Accused Of Inflating “Original” Prices To Make Discounts More Attractive

Consumerist

Jan 3, 2016

Glen Loyd Videos: On our love for family cars


A farmer friend about my age kept his dad's worn out tractor for 20 years because his dad had liked it so much. His father could move the tractor seat aside and drive standing up. His father enjoyed doing so. When my friend finally sold the junk tractor, the buyer restored it because of some special significance it had for him. This is the theme of my video..

Top 5 Worst Cars of 2015 According to Consumer Reports

Auto Guide

Don’t Wait on Hold for Customer Service: There’s a Better Way

 Money Talks News

How to Handle Your Finances as the Fed Raises Interest Rates

The New York Time

Why Gold Isn’t a Good Investment

Money

Which Small SUV Fares Best in the Snow?

Consumer Reports:'

What Does It Take To Get On The FDA’s “Most Wanted” List?

Consumerist

Opinion: Some GM SUV Owners Say Their Vehicles Are Making Them Sick

Consumerist

10 Most Stolen Vehicles

Bankrate.c

Clear advice on glaucoma, cataracts, and macular degeneration

 Consumer Reports

Help! My Boss Wants Me to Lie to a Customer

 Money.com

8 Ways to Deal With an Absentee Landlord

Money.com

Do You Really Need AWD in the Snow?

Consumer Reports

8 Necessities That Will Be Cheaper in 2016

Money

10 Housecleaning Myths | Cleaning Supply Reviews

Consumer Reports

Dec 28, 2015

Target Jumps On Gift Card Exchange Bandwagon; Offers Customers Less Than Cards Are Worth

Consumerist

8 Things You’re Better Off Buying After Christmas

 Money.com

Garbage man's exquisite heart


It's winter in Glen Loyd' video, but the little girl isn't wearing shoes. Her feet are skuffed where shoes should be.

9 ways to make your smartphone battery last longer

Clark Howard

Want structured settlement cash now? Not so fast!

 Bankrate.com

5 Reasons to Call it Quits on Your Old Car

 Consumer Reports

The Best Time of Year to Look for a New Job

Money.com

The Best Reason Not To Wait To Take Social Security

 Money.com

Fuel economy is an important factor to consider when buying a new car, even when gas prices are down

Consumer Reports

Here’s How Much the Average American Worker Has to Pay for Health Care

 Money.com

How to Stick to a Budget, Save Money, and Spend Less

Money.com

9 Ways Money Does Buy Happiness

 Money.com

Worst Cars of 2015 in Consumer Reports' Tests

Consumer Reports

Should You Tell Your Friends How Much Money You Make?

 Money.com

The Truth About Sleeping Pills

 Consumer Reports

Dec 20, 2015

Why Kohl’s Employees Will Be Pulling All-Nighters Until Christmas

 Money.com

Which Retailers Have Changed Their Return Policies This Holiday Season?

 Consumerist

Hibernation, early film by Star Wars craftsman


Last week Glen Loyd told us about Thomas G. Smith who learned how to make movies filming farmers here in Southern Wisconsin and went on to work with Steven Spielbeg and George Lucas on films such as Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark and Poltergeist. Glen has another early movie by Thomas G. Smith. For more information on Thomas G. Smith go tohttp://www.afana.org/smitht.htm

The Worst Day to Buy a Plane Ticket

 WSJ

Why Gadget Warranties Are (Almost) Never Worth It

 WSJ

JPMorgan Chase To Pay $367 Million For Secretly Steering Clients To Investments That Benefited Bank

Consumerist

My Pillow Become Your Pillow?

Consumer Reports

18 People Arrested In Return Fraud And Gift Card Sales Scheme

 Consumerist

Opinion:Tooth decay prevention Getty Images "It’s unnecessary for patients to have fillings because they’re not required in many cases of dental decay."

 Money.com

Most Fuel-Efficient SUVs

 Consumer Reports

Washington Attorney General Sues Tech Support Company For Scamming Customers

 Consumerist

Best Robotic Vacuums | Vacuum Reviews

Consumer Reports

Dec 12, 2015

The film that ties 'Star Wars' to Wisconsin and shows 4-H farmers from 1960s


Thomas G Smith was a special effects coordinator under Steven Spielberg and George Lucas on films such as Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark, and Poltergeist . He was also General Manager of the George Lucas’ Industrial Light and Magic studio. This week, Glen Loyd has an early film made by Smith for Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Films about a Southern Wisconsin Farm family.

The Best Age to Claim Social Security? A New Tool Helps Decide

 WSJ

Do you wash your reusable grocery bag? You should

Globalnews.ca

Just in time for holiday shopping: Researchers warn of stealthy, credit-card-stealing malware

Washington Post

How to Say “I’m Too Busy” Without Sounding Like a Slacker

Money.com

We rate laminate countertops higher than granite

Consumer Reports

Debt collectors and servicers make millions of dollars from the federal student loan program

Consumerist

5 Laptops We Love for Under $600

Consumer Reports

Dec 6, 2015