Financial Tips and Tricks

Are You Eligible For Tax Credits? Follow This Handy Flowchart

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:35:30 +0000

Do you suspect you may be eligible for tax credits for to purchasing a new home or remodeling an existing one, but would like a sleek, simple infographic to guide you? Fixr is here to help, with a...

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Ask The Administration Your Health Reform Questions

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:25:53 +0000

Consumer Reports is going to the White House to ask them what's up with health reform, and they need your questions press to them. The Health Blog is going to interview Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary...

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Panera First To Go Nationwide With Posting Calorie Info On Menus

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:01:24 +0000

The trend of chain restaurants posting calorie information alongside their food menu is about to go national. Panera Bread announced this week that they will be doing it at all of the chain's...

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Botox Competitor Tries To Compete By Offering Rebate… On Botox

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:50:31 +0000

We all know what Botox is. But can you name any of the anti-wrinkle injection's competition? That's why the maker's of competing drug Dysport are not only offering rebates to attract new customers,...

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Is Wendy’s Looking To Hook Up With Carl’s Jr.?

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:25:28 +0000

Fast food's cutest redhead is wooing the burger business's West Coast bad boy, as a new report says the parent company of Wendy's is cooking up a last-minute bid to buy Carl's Jr. owners CKE. Last...

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Consumer Reports Tests 3D Televisions, Goofy Glasses

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:00:44 +0000

We might have all of the cat pictures here at Consumerist, but our sibling publication, Consumer Reports, gets to play with very cool toys. Right now, the folks in the TV-testing lab have some of the...

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Woman Attacked At Walmart, Says Security Didn’t Stop Attacker

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:23:12 +0000

A Houston woman says she was attacked by a man wielding a knife inside her local Walmart and that the store security did nothing to stop the incident or to apprehend the attacker. According to the...

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D.C. Has Customers Pay For Grocery Bags, Law Cuts Down On Waste

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:13:38 +0000

A Washington, D.C. law mandates shoppers shell out a nickel for each grocery bag they use, and the regulation has caused people to stop taking as many unnecessary bags and reduced waste, the...

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iPad Pre-Orders Now Open

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:49:02 +0000

Apple opened the doors on iPad pre-orders as of a few minutes ago. Git 'em while they're hot! Or not, and wait for the inevitable first-generation bugs to get worked out and feeding frenzy to fade....

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Use This Calculator To Set Your Paycheck Withholdings

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:43:02 +0000

Tax refunds are fool's gold, because they're interest free loans you've been floating to the government all year long. The ideal move is to have just the right amount deducted from your paycheck each...

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How Bags Of Oranges Costs More Than Coke

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:11:18 +0000

This is also why you're fat . A graph of inflation-adjusted data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows how the prices of different food and beverages has changed over the past three decades. The...

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Woman Gets Oil Stain On Ski Jacket, AmEx Reimburses Her

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:00:59 +0000

Jim at Bargaineering tells a story about a woman he knows who took the American Express purchase protection feature to the extreme , getting reimbursed for a jacket she purchased that got an oil...

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Upgrades: Blippy Lets You Screen Out Single Purchases

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:39:31 +0000

Blippy launched a few months ago as a service that lets you plug in your credit card and broadcasts online every single purchase you make. For people looking for public accountability about what they...

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Beat The "Four Square" Dealership Ripoff

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:11:41 +0000

Former used car salesman Alan Slone grew a little Jimminy Cricket in his ear and decided to spill his guts on a classic dealership technique used to addle your mind and empty your wallet. It's called...

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Leaks: How Much It Sucks To Be A Comcast Customer Service Rep

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:41:16 +0000

Come, come hither. Step into the flesh of a Comcast customer service rep. Doesn't it feel nice? Yes, yes. This is what it's like to work for Awesome Cable Inc. Now you know what they go through, and...

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Thrift.It Scours Twitter For Deals

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:18:04 +0000

Coupon codes and such on Twitter can be ephemeral so you often have to jump on them quickly. To the rescue comes Thrift.it , a new site that lets you scrounges through Twitter for the latest deals....

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Are There 10.5 Quadrillion Ways To Customize A Whopper?

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:05:04 +0000

Dear Burger King , are there really 10.5 quadrillion ways to customize a whopper? Or just 221,184? A demanding customer played around with the Burger King nutritional information section and has a...

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Kroger Band-Aid Causes Flesh Wound

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:09:23 +0000

Band-Aids are supposed to heal wounds, not cause them. But Derek's run-in with a Kroger brand Band-Aid left him bloodier than when he started. Submitted to Kroger's website at 6:19 p.m. on 3-3-10...

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Fitch Places 3 Classes of DLJ Commercial Mortgage Corp., 1999-CG3 on Watch Negative

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:15:41 +0000

Fitch Places 3 Classes of DLJ Commercial Mortgage Corp., 1999-CG3 on Watch Negative NEW YORK—-Fitch Ratings has placed the following...

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Senate Democrats Weigh Linkage of Student Loan, Health Care Bills

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:29:32 +0000

Senate Democrats Weigh Linkage of Student Loan, Health Care Bills Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said he is leaving it up...

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So you want a loan?

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:29:29 +0000

So you want a loan? Last week, David Abels walked into his Wachovia branch in Chapel Hill armed with two years...

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admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:27:43 +0000

cashone offers quick & secure online payday loans, cash advance & payday advance services up to $700 with no credit check....

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admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:27:43 +0000

What Is Home Equity And Why Should You Care?

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:26:29 +0000

You might have heard a lot about the home equity loan from friends or...

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What Is Home Equity And Why Should You Care?

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:26:29 +0000

You might have heard a lot about the home equity loan from friends or...

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FHA loans make it easy to buy a home in Florida

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:23:47 +0000

FHA home loans make it Simple to buy a Florida home. FHA mortgage loans have been helping Florida homebuyers...

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Looking for Debt Relief

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:23:40 +0000

www.debtconsolidationupdates.com With the economy in distress and more layoffs being announced...

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Fake a Credit Card

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:22:09 +0000

Fraudsters rack up millions of dollars in merchandise using fake credit cards with legit numbers hacked off...

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Virginia lawmakers pass car title lending reform

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:22:07 +0000

Virginia lawmakers pass car title lending reform Car title lenders could continue to charge high interest rates, but would...

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is there a mortgage company that loan funds to people with bad credit?

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:19:03 +0000

I cannot work outside the home due to my illness.We need an additional income to live. My credit...

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Have A Cash Advance Payday Loan? Tips For Paying It Off

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:43:09 +0000

Imagine that you’re in a financial bind: would you be able to resist those ubiquitous ads around the web that entice you to “get a fast cash loan”? You may be one of those wondering...

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Man Sues Airline For Not Looking At His Scrotum

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:05:38 +0000

A man recently filed suit against Canadian airline Air Transat because the flight attendants refused to give proper medical attention... to his scrotum. According to the suit, the plaintiff was...

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Netflix Changes Movie Page Setup, Users Freak Out

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:06:21 +0000

Have you noticed Netflix's new movie information page? A lot of other people have. The new, cleaner layout rearranges the user interface a bit, and removes social features from movie pages--you can't...

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Law & Order: SVU Star Belzer Denies Attack On Apple Store Employee

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:01:23 +0000

The story — TV star stands accused of going nuts on a store employee — is something straight out of any one of the numerous Law & Order shows on NBC. But this time it's real, and the...

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Law & Order: SVU Star Belzer Denies Attack On Apple Store Employee

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:01:23 +0000

Walmart Wins: Top 10 Most Valuable Retail Brands

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:59:24 +0000

Interbrand Design Forum-- part of a global brand consulting firm-- has ranked the top retail brands and guess what? Walmart is most valuable. Here are the top 10: Walmart Target Best Buy The Home...

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Walmart Wins: Top 10 Most Valuable Retail Brands

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:59:24 +0000

Sushi Restaurant Busted For Serving Whale Meat

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:33:55 +0000

A sushi chef in California faces a year in prison and up to $100,000 in fines after being charged with serving endangered whale meat at his restaurant. The chef at popular Santa Monica eatery The...

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Sushi Restaurant Busted For Serving Whale Meat

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:33:55 +0000

Foreclosures Slow Down An Itsy Little Teensy Bit, But Not For Everyone

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:45:00 +0000

Once again looking for anything even vaguely resembling a silver lining in these craptastic economic times, a new report shows that, while foreclosures did increase overall in February, they only...

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Foreclosures Slow Down An Itsy Little Teensy Bit, But Not For Everyone

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:45:00 +0000

CDW Puts Small Item In Medium Box, Then Puts Medium Box In Large Box

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:30:02 +0000

Michael really has no complaints against CDW. He's just amused at the size of the box that they sent his serial adapter (that small metal thing at bottom right) in. He writes: The item, the serial...

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This Overstock.com Banner Ad Is Only A Cruel Joke

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:00:28 +0000

Sometimes banner ads online promise a great price, but do not reflect current prices, or actual reality. That's the sad lesson that reader Ricky writes that he learned recently after clicking on a...

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Court Rules Against Selling Pink Floyd Songs Separately

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:44:22 +0000

In a legal decision that could have a ripple effect on the digital download market, a British court has ruled that record label EMI can not sell songs from Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon album as...

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VIDEO: Woman Drives Through Burger King Window

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:13:10 +0000

Apparently unclear about the whole "drive-thru" thing, a woman in Grand Rapids, MI, decided to actually drive her entire car through the window of her local Burger King last night. According to...

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Ask The Consumerists: Would You Use A Credit Card With Your Photo On It?

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:30:48 +0000

Thinking about the controversy over asking for ID during credit card purchases, and the competing values of privacy and safety, Daniel had an interesting idea--though it isn't a new idea. What if...

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AMC: No Kids After 6pm In R-rated Movies

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:20:49 +0000

Reader Chalicechick writes in to let us know that her local AMC has a sign up banning kids under 6 years old after 6pm in R-rated movies. She thinks this is good news, but also writes in with a...

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AMC: No Kids After 6pm In R-rated Movies

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Subway Charged Me $2273 For $5 Footlong

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:05:27 +0000

For quite some time, Subway has been advertising their array of $5 footlong sandwiches . But Consumerist reader Josh stumbled across that rarest of fast food treats — Subway's $2273.40 sub....

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Subway Charged Me $2273 For $5 Footlong

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:05:27 +0000