Consumer United Newsletter

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In This Issue
Boston No. 1 For Inflation
Heating Oil Bulk Discount
Inside Consumer United
 
OIL TO GAS?
 
Red Money
Many in Mass. are considering converting from heating oil to gas heat. The upfront cost of this heating alternative and the rising oil prices are factors in making the switch, leaving New England residents weighing the pros and cons of an "oil change." Click here for the lowdown.
 
SMOKESTACK HEAT
 
recycle
GMZ Energy, a company formed by researchers from BC and MIT, are hoping to harness clean energy from a very unlikely place: commercial smokestacks and furnaces. Read the complete article here.
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Boston No. 1 for Inflation
Rate Spike Inflation is impacting Americans across the country, but the Boston area has been hit especially hard by rising prices. Reports surfaced last week that consumer prices increased over six percent last year, the biggest jump of all metropolitan areas. Overall, inflation rose about 5.5 percent last year. The country has not experienced that kind of year-to-year jump since 1991. One of the major underlying causes for the increase is the price of fuel. Click here for more information.
'Money On Your Mind' TV Clip
Belinda Fuchs Belinda Fuchs, a Boston-based money motivator and host of the new Somerville Community Access TV (SCAT) show "Money On Your Mind," interviews Consumer United founder and CEO, Justin Dangel, where he discusses the power of consumers banding together to negotiate better deals. The 30-minute personal finance show airs 7:30 p.m. every Thursday. Click here for more information. Click here to check out the clip.
Home Heating Oil Bulk Discount
Bulk Discount
As homeowners worry over the cost of rising energy bills, several dozen families in Weston, Mass. will save hundreds of dollars on heating oil this winter. Spearheaded by resident Jan Fine, WBZ reports that he helped families come together to organize a buying group to secure a bulk discount. "We are not an organization. We are simply a group of people who got together on the same database," he says. Click here for the complete article.
Inside Consumer United
Bridget O'SullivanBridget O'Sullivan joined Consumer United during its infancy in 2007. She works in the marketing department as a communications associate and as a regional blogger for Consumer United Advocate. Advice from O'Sullivan? "My favorite personal finance advice is to put all of the money you come across into the bank. You'll be more likely to save it because you have to make that extra effort to take it out again." Read more here.
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1. Identify savings opportunites for friends on ConsumerUnited.com
2. Tell them about the savings via email here and your friend then visits ConsumerUnited.com
3. Your friend decides to enroll into one of Consumer United's services (i.e. Auto Insurance, Electricty or Home Insurance)
4. Get paid the $20 referral reward if they enroll into the service.
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