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HOLIDAY SAVINGS
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Plan early to avoid a "Bah! Humbug!" holiday season. Keep the joy ... and a budget. Learn more here. |
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Greetings!
Welcome to our bi-weekly newsletter.Stuff Magazine highlighted
Consumer United in its "Hot 100" list, adding that our group "helps
shoppers band together to negotiate better deals on everything from
utilities to health insurance." Learn more here. Now, let's get started. |
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Savings Boot Camp For Financial Fitness
 Are your finances out of shape? Don't fret. We've enrolled you into
savings boot camp and have assembled a few cost-saving tips to battle
that post-recession bulge. No weights or cardio work necessary. We
promise. Time to whip out the military fatigues and coupons. Read more here. |
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Intuit Gobbles Up Mint.com For $170 Million
 Goliath devours David? Personal finance giant Intuit snagged Mint.com,
an online start-up that offers free financial advice and easy-to-use
budget planning tools, for $170 million on Monday, Sept. 14. Intuit,
maker of financial software applications Quicken and TurboTax, hopes
the move will tap into the growing online market--spearheaded by sites
like Mint, Wesabe and SmartyPig--and ultimately leverage its presence
to Web-savvy consumers disenfranchised by Intuit's classic PC offerings. Learn more here. |
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Grocery Stores Dropping Checks As Option
 In an era of debit cards and direct deposit, a handful of grocery
stores--including three Whole Food shops and Tesco offshoot Fresh &
Easy Neighborhood Market on the West Coast--are banning the use of
personal checks at its stores as a way to cut operation costs.Yep, checks are out at some grocery store checkouts. Click here for more information. |
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Parents Slashing College-Savings Accounts
 In the current economic downturn, consumers are cutting back on
non-essential extravagances. However, is it smart to cut the college
fund? According to a Gallup survey, 47 percent of parents who have previously been saving for their kid's education are putting less cash away ... or
not saving at all. Click here for the lowdown.
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Are Rechargeable Batteries Cost Effective?
 Sure, rechargeable batteries are more eco-friendly compared to their
disposable counterparts. On paper, it's a no-brainer. However, in the
rechargeable-versus-disposable debate, the rechargeable option may
not be the most cost effective. It's a given that each battery we buy now will save us money in the future, right? Not exactly. Read more here.
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