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• Watch your wallet on Black Friday and Cyber Monday

  
  The Survive and Thrive Boomer Guide — Authority: 129
  "Black Friday is soooo close. It’s my favorite holiday!!!" "Debating whether or not to enjoy Black Friday shopping. Nothing really needed, just enjoy the thrill of the hunt." "Old Navy started their Black Friday sales this morning [Tuesday]!" That’s what three consumers writing on Twitter said about Black ...
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• Avoid Credit Card Fees This Holiday Season

  
  Tech CU Money Savvy — Authority: 112
  Avoid Credit Card Fees This Holiday Season   Black Friday marks the start of the holiday shopping season and I’m sure many of us will be stepping out to the mall and likely putting a few of those gifts on the old credit card. But, before you charge, please read on. Many credit card companies are changing the ...
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• Buy a One-Day Lounge Pass for Better Airline Service [Air Travel Tip]

  
  Lifehacker — Authority: 815
  Leaving on a jet plane for the long holiday weekend? The Wall Street Journal suggests a few tips to overcome the stress of delayed flights, including a suggestion to cool your heels in the first class lounge. Photo by joiseyshowaa . Many airlines have changed their policies and fees on bag checking, security, ...
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• Miss Layaway? Consider Bill Me Later

  
  Identity Theft Blog at Identity Theft Secrets — Authority: 112
  The countdown clock of shopping days until Christmas is ticking away. For many, the option of shopping online helps keep the "merry" in Merry Christmas. What could be better than shopping at home, than being able to put off your payment until your Christmas bonus? The countdown clock of shopping days ...
  2 days ago

• Trade ministry finds illegally imported cement

  
  Bank Indonesia — Authority: 126
  The directorate of goods and services of the ministry of trade on Monday found 21,380 sacks of imported Chinese cement suspected not meeting Indonesian national standard.Goods and Services Control Director Inayat Iman suspected that three regulations had been violated by the owners of the cement which entered the ...
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• 2.1 Million Cribs Are Recalled in U.S. and Canada

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 908
  Government safety regulators announced the largest crib recall in U.S. history after four young children suffocated.
  3 days ago

• Fleecing Stockholders

  
  The Confluence — Authority: 621
  I’ve always been interested in the moral disconnect that frequently comes when huge companies owned by numerous, faceless stockholders hire CEOs  to tend their stakes.  It’s a bit like thinking the way I did when I was a kid watching farmers bring their livestock to the Pig Palace in Omaha.  I thought they were ...
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• Study Links Chinese Drywall and Corrosion in Homes

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 908
  Investigators said they also found a ”possible” link between health problems reported by homeowners and hydrogen sulfide gas emitted from the wallboard.
  3 days ago

• Recall of the Week: Gas grills being recalled due to fire and burn hazards

  
  The Survive and Thrive Boomer Guide — Authority: 129
  Perfect Flame SLG Series Gas Grills, about 663,000 in the United States and about 1,700 in Canada, are being recalled due to possible burn hazards to consumers. Manufactured in China by Lucas Innovation Inc. and imported by L G Sourcing Inc., of North Wilkesboro, N.C., the grill’s burners can ...
  4 days ago

• Whats wrong -- and right -- about our financial system

  
  CPA Success — Authority: 493
  This financial crisis has been one long headache brought on by deception, confusion and incomprehension. Unless you have a Ph.D. in economics, your eyes probably glazed over long ago at long-winded descriptions of credit default swaps , collateralized debt obligations , mortgage-backed securities and the like. ...
  5 days ago

• Bell and Telus – Unrealistic Management expectations..

  
  The non conformer's Canadian Weblog — Authority: 425
      There is more ample evidence on the net  that many Canadian are dissatisfied with the actual services they do or have received from  Rogers, Bell, Videotron, Shaw, Telus,  Canada’s major, Monopolistic Media,  Telecommunications firms .    For example Phone customers in  parts ...
  6 days ago

• EDITORIAL: Consumer destruction–Keep bureaucrats away from our credit cards

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 174
  As if hyperactive Washington politicians havent already grabbed enough power by taking over banks and car companies and trying to control everybodys health care, now they are getting closer to centralized bureaucratic control of the entire consumer credit market. Pending legislation to create a superpowerful Consumer ...
  6 days ago

• Semi-legal Online Poker: the Regulation Paradox

  
  Pokerati | Texas Hold'em and Las Vegas Poker Blog — Authority: 532
  Hmm, you know, it’s what been perplexing me, too … how some of the people who are pushing hardest for “our issue” are the people who stand to lose the most (in the short-term at least) should the Barney Frank or Robert Menendez bill(s) pass. The only explanation I can come up with is religious in nature … ...
  6 days ago

• Try a GM car for 60 Days. If you don’t like it, we’ll just call you up and ask why

  
  Public Citizen — Authority: 127
  GM’s 60-day return offer will close out at the end of November. The message – may the best car win – would be a good way to re-introduce GM to the American people. But the New GM looks a lot like the Old GM: “no strings attached” apparently doesn’t include red tape. GM offered new car buyers a chance to ...
  6 days ago

• Winning Tips for Saving Money & Stretching Your Paycheck That Can Work for You

  
  Identity Theft Blog at Identity Theft Secrets — Authority: 112
  Most people are doing all they can to bring in as much money as possible, and with these 5ive tips to help you get more "bang" for your buck you can find ways to make your paycheck go just a little bit further and pay off debt. Its true that money cant buy happiness but on the other hand, too little money ...
  6 days ago

• National Advocates and Attorneys to meet with Consumers at Free Expo in South Florida

  
  Denise Richardson — Authority: 120
  This weekend, South Florida is the place to be! Whether you have questions about fair lending practices, loan modifications, mortgage servicing issues, abusive debt collection practices, bankruptcy, foreclosure defenses, or want to know whats being done about abusive credit card interest rates, need advice about how ...
  6 days ago

• Elizabeth Warren: Prairie Populist

  
  The Ruth Group — Authority: 134
  Now here’s a woman we’d like to see in positions where her full head of steam would haul some really big freight.In Elizabeth Warren’s world, credit card contracts would be so simple a teenager could read and understand them in four minutes. Loans would be as easy to compare as toasters, and online credit scores ...
  1 week ago

• Republicans Block Dodd’s Effort to Protect Consumers from Credit Card Rate Hikes

  
  nikkypals.com — Authority: 170
  dodd.senate.gov Senate Republicans blocked Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodds (D-CT) attempt to pass legislation to stop credit card interest rate hikes. Dodd went to the Senate floor to ask for consent for the Senate to take up and pass his Credit Card Rate Freeze Act, which would prevent credit card companies ...
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• How to choose a facility for your mammogram screening

  
  The Survive and Thrive Boomer Guide — Authority: 129
  Years ago, when I wrote about the possible dangers of radiation doses from mammograms, I followed the consumer recommendations to call facilities that offer mammograms and ask about the age of their equipment, equipment certification, and technician training. In recent years, I’ve been lax about this important ...
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• Pay for Engagement Ad Model Raises Consumer Protection Issues

  
  Digital Destiny — Authority: 118
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