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Lower Rates Ahead? New CARD Act Provisions Kick in Sunday
If your credit card’s interest rate has been increased since January 1, 2009, new rules require issuers to evaluate whether the reasons for the increase have changed and, if appropriate, to reduce the rate.
Riding the Wave: How Healthcare Is Faring This Summer
Consumer confidence in the healthcare system is still low, a quarter of Americans are skipping medical care because of the cost, and even government is cutting benefits. Here’s what you can do.
Drivers Put the Brakes on Their Car Insurance
The Geico Gecko may be cute, but customers’ satisfaction with their car insurance policies is getting ugly.
Ready, Set… Sue! Forced Arbitration Fading
You may not realize it, but you probably can’t sue your credit card company, along with a host of other businesses, ranging from your health club to your cell phone provider. But that may be ending – here’s why it matters.
5 Cheap Steps to Eliminate Mosquitoes
Mosquitoes can be a dangerous and obnoxious pest. But you can bug them as much as they bug you without putting the bite on your budget.
Stock Purchase: Corning – Glass Half Full?
On Aug. 16th, I added 500 shares of Corning Glass (GLW) to my portfolio. Here’s my logic.
Viewer: Get Me Off This Treadmill!
Maybe you can relate: Sue’s making what should be enough money, but still seems to be falling behind. Here are three simple steps that, if she follows them, will change her life.
Helping Your Kid Financially Prepare for College
It is almost time for your high school graduate to leave for college. Talking with your son or daughter about budgets, credit cards, and the dangers of debt should be part of the preparation in sending them off into a life on their own.
Viewer Question: Where’s My $8,000 Home-Buyer’s Tax Credit?
Buying a home could earn you a tax credit of up to $8,000. But don’t stand by the mailbox waiting for your check.
Hit the Road! National Parks Free This Weekend
America has the most beautiful national parks on the planet. This weekend is a great opportunity to check out one or more absolutely free.
Want a High-Paying Job with Great Benefits? You Need Uncle Sam
Federal workers not only receive better benefits than private employees, they’re now paid better, too.
3 Steps to Improve Your Credit History
They say history can’t be rewritten. But they’re wrong. You can change and improve your credit history. Here’s what you need to know.
Should You Say ‘I Do’ to Divorce Insurance?
A North Carolina insurance company is offering a new product called WedLock, which aims to defray the costs of a divorce.
Travel is About to Get Easier – In the Air and On the Ground
Federal rules may force airlines to make travel easier, while a new survey may persuade hotel chains to provide nicer rooms.
Are You In or Out? Just a Few More Days to Decide
Starting next week, if you want overdraft protection for your debit card, you must “opt in.” But should you?
Online Alerts a Must for Card Users
Are you using online alerts to avoid over-the-limit fees and prevent fraud? If you’re not, you should!
Is That Your Family? Next Year, Your Boss May Ask You to Prove It
With healthcare costs set to rise next year, your employer will still cover you – but you’ll have to prove your family is really your own.
3 Tips to Avoid the Latest Credit Card Scam
Americans recently lost more than $10 million to bogus credit card charges from a single ring of scam artists. If you’re not examining your monthly statements, maybe you were a victim.
Viewer Suggestion to Destroy Debts: Trade in Your Truck
Brad found an extra $200 a month to pay down debt – and improved his ride at the same time. What could you do to destroy your debts?
Taxes: Death of the Refund Anticipation Loan?
IRS stops aiding and abetting tax preparers in making high interest loans to those Americans who can least afford them.
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