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10 Dirtiest Hotels in America

Readers of Trip Advisor write reviews about hotels they have recently stayed in, and usually tell it like it is. Here, compiled from the thousands of reviews submitted, are the hotels that guests found the dirtiest. They also have listings for the dirtiest hotels in different parts of the world.

10 Rules for the New Art of Haggling

Everybody loves a bargain, and if you have a hand in negotiating an even lower price, don't you feel victorious? Here are 10 tips for getting a better deal by learning the techniques to haggle.

20 Ways to Get Healthier for Free

To keep the holiday pounds from becoming permanent and as the holiday bills begin rolling in, people are looking for additional ways to get (or stay) healthy while saving money. Here are 20 tips from Health magazine.


Consumer Quickies

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  • Tech Predictions for the Next 5 Years
  • Dept of Tranportation Revamps Air Consumer Site
  • Don't Neglect Testing Your Home for Radon
  • Beware Fake IRS Email Offering Refunds
  • Texting Haiti Contributions Can Take 90 Days
  • 8 Steps to Paint a Room Easily
  • Tips on How to Sell Your House Fast(er)
  • Hybrid Car Rentals Hard to Find, Expensive
  • Beware Counterfeit Alli Weight Loss Drug
  • Ryanair May Install Pay Toilets
  • Do You Need to Pay to Have Your New HDTV Calibrated?
  • Free Checking Accounts Could be Casualty of New Rules
  • NY Rep Wants Cash 4 Gold Investigated
  • Find Fillers to Qualify for Amazon Free Shipping
  • A Short Course on How to Buy Disability Insurance
  • New Rules on Mortgage Cost Disclosure Begin
  • Easy Comparison Chart for Cell Phone Plans
  • The NY Times to Charge for Access in 2011
  • 1 in 5 Still Use Guessable Passwords
  • Are You Getting the Promised Internet Speed?
  • High-Price Lure: Refund Anticipation Loans pdf
  • Energy Star Appliances May Not Save Money Short-term
  • Bloomingdale's to Open Outlet Stores
  • NY Changes Return Policy Law
  • Perfectly Good Clothing Trashed Rather than Donated
  • Weight Watchers Sues Jenny Craig over Ad Claims
  • Find Out the Hidden Fees in your 401(K) Plan
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