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Tax Day: Procrastinator Resources
Haven’t filed those taxes yet? Relax. Here’s some quick tips, links and advice that might keep you from feeling overtaxed.
A Heart-Breaking Choice: The Family Dog or Home Insurance
After a dog-bite incident, one family was forced by their insurer to choose between their beloved dog and their home insurance.
What Are Your Odds of an IRS Audit?
Your odds of an audit depend largely on your income, but that’s not all the IRS looks at. To truly determine your odds of an audit, you first need to understand the IRS audit selection process.
Credit Card Debt Declines Again
If you’ve been paying down household debt during these tough economic times, you’re in good company. Nearly 40% of consumers say they’re using more cash and less credit than they were a year ago.
Tips on Avoiding Five (More) Consumer Problems
Every year hundreds of thousands of consumers complain to the FTC. Looking at the list of the most popular consumer complaints is a great way to make sure you never become one of them.
Three Things You Need to Know Today
Think of it as a “consumer espresso”: Three things every smart consumer should know today, distilled down to 500 words or less.
Think Airline Fees Can’t Get Worse? Think Again.
At least one airline, Spirit Air, is now charging for carry-on bags. End of the fee frenzy? No way. It’s just the tip of the iceberg: there are dozens more ways to degrade your experience. Here are some of my ideas.
Tips to Avoid the Top Five Consumer Problems
Every year the FTC compiles a list of the most complained-about consumer services. Here are this year’s top five, along with tips to avoid becoming a statistic. If you’ve ever been ripped off, this is a must-read.
Will Credit Counseling Hurt My Credit Score?
Question from a viewer: If you go to a credit counselor for help, how it will affect your credit history and credit score?
One Thing The Credit Card Act Can’t Protect You From: Yourself
While the Credit Card Act offers many new protections to consumers, it might not address the root of the problem… spending more than you have.
3 Steps to a Perfect Portfolio
Whether you’re a market pro or just getting started, here are three simple steps to build the perfect investment portfolio in only 10 minutes.
How a DUI Conviction Affects Your Car Insurance
If you’ve been convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, it will likely drive your car insurance rates through the roof.
8 Tips for Buying a $5,000 Car
Is it possible to find a reliable car for $5,000? I know for a fact that it is because I’ve done it more than once. But you need to follow some simple steps to make sure you get the right car at the right price. Here’s how to go about it.
Why I Don’t Buy New Cars
There are few Americans who can save $30,000 in five years, but anyone who buys and finances a new car could be doing exactly that. Maybe it’s time to consider what you’re really giving up when you buy something expensive with borrowed money.
Clearer Disclosures for “Free Credit Reports” Take Effect Friday
New disclosures required by the FTC must be included in “free credit report” ads beginning Friday, aiming to clear up any confusion about where you can actually get a free credit report.
Using Savings Bonds as Tax-Free College Savings? 7 Things to Know First
There are exceptions to nearly every rule. But the rule allowing you to earn tax-free interest on EE savings bonds when used for education seems to have more exceptions than most. Before you buy EE bonds for education, read this first!
Shopping Health Insurance, Post Reform
Health care reform has made learning to shop insurance more important than ever. Whether you get it from work or on your own, you need to understand how it works and what controls the price. Here’s the short course.
Can You Beat a Traffic Ticket?
Blue and red lights start flashing in the review mirror and with a sinking feeling in the pit of your stomach, you realize the lights are flashing for you. It’s a traffic stop and you might be about to get a ticket, unless you follow this advice.
Health Care Reform: 8 Positive Changes
While health care reform is not yet a done deal, odds are good it’s going to become law. So whether you were for it or against it, it’s time to understand it. Today we’ll look at eight positives arising from the bill that could make your health insurance healthier.
Web Extra: Professor Breaks Down Health Care Bill
Understanding the newly passed health care bill can be a bit confusing. Many Americans still struggle to learn more about the nuts and bolts of this new bill.
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