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Top 10 Tips to Bag a Bargain on Black Friday



How to Earn up to 6% on Your Checking Account

Most interest-bearing checking accounts these days pay a fraction of one-percent. They should be ashamed. There are others, however, that pay up to 6% (list included in article), but there is a BIG catch. You have to use their debit card 10-12 times per month (ATM use does not count), have direct deposit, and promise to give them your first born child. (Okay, kidding about that latter requirement.)

Use Your Medical Benefits Before Year-End to Save Big Bucks

pills How about a free colonoscopy for Christmas? Not exactly a typical holiday gift, but one that may be available to you through your group insurance plan. Many people schedule expensive health procedures for the end of the year because you might be able to save money. This typically works for health insurance policies on a calendar year cycle, and when you have paid all your premiums and met your deductibles for the year. See how to maximize your health benefits.


Consumer Quickies

  • FED Issues Rules Requiring Your Consent for Banks to Charge Debit Card Overdraft Fees
  • How the Opt-in Overcharge Fee Will Work
  • New Federal Overdraft Rule Doesn't Go Far Enough
  • 50 Best Inventions of 2009
  • Undercover Test: Real Rubies or "Composite" Rubies?
  • Are Those "Green" Products Really Environmentally Friendly?
  • These College Towns have Very Affordable Housing
  • 10 Myths about Energy Use According to Conservative Think Tank
  • Consumer Reports' Recommendations for Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Detectors
  • AA Employee Loses Job After Kindly Responding to Blogger's Complaints
  • It is a Good Year for Bargain Wines
  • Getting Windows 7 For Less
  • Card Issuers Continue Dinging Good Customers
  • Get Ready for HD Quality Cell Calls
  • Should You Switch from Credit to Debit Cards?
  • Donating to Charity in Tough Times
  • Time to Begin Year-end Tax Planning
  • Target Settles with NJ over Expired Products
  • NY-AG Settles with CVS over Expired Products
  • 2009 Gift Card Study
  • 10 Rights that Smartphones Users Should Demand
  • 10 Ways Credit Card Issuers are Still Sticking it to Customers
  • How Wal-mart Plans to Tackle Black Friday Crowds
  • Beware the Latest Facebook Scam (video)
  • YouTube Testing "Skip" Buttons on Some Ads
  • Debit Cards Have Some Risks
  • 46% of Digital Converter Coupons Go Unused
  • A Bathroom Scale that Tweets Your Weight on Twitter
  • Comparing Online "Make a Will" Services
  • Rules for the New and Repeat Homebuyer Tax Credits
  • Latest Place for Ads: Your Windows 7 Desktop!
  • $35 Blank DVD Claims to Last 1000 Years
  • Hottest/Hardest Toy to Find : Zhu Zhu Pets (mechanical hamsters)
  • Satirical Video of the Real Characters that Shop at Wal-mart [some photos R-rated]
  • We Lose Our Financial Savvy After Age 53
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