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Solar Panel Tips
Credit Card Report
Food Budget

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Hire The Right Solar Panel Installer Solar Panels
Installing solar panels is a smart, not to mention, eco-friendly way to heat your home. However, buying them may be too pricey for the average consumer. They cost roughly $25,000 ... and that includes a potential 30-percent tax credit. Looking to turn up the heat, but don't want to get burned by the big investment? You're in luck. Read more here.
Report Ranks Best Credit Card Issuers For 2010
Credit CardsOverall customer satisfaction with credit cards has improved slightly from a three-year low in 2009 while consumer loyalty continued to decline, according to a 2010 report recently released by J.D. Power and Associates. The 2010 average is 714 on a 1,000-point satisfaction scale which is nine points higher compared to the 705 average in 2009. Learn more here.
Put Your Food Budget On A Diet
Grocery TipsGrocery shopping only a minor expense? Think again. The average American family of four spends $9,200 a year on food, rounded to $10,000 when paper goods and personal-care products are added to the mix. It's time to treat grocery shopping like the major expense that it is. Read more here.
Save Money By Renting College Textbooks
College SavingsDon't judge a book by its cover. Instead, save the criticism for the hefty sticker price traditional campus books stores charge for required texts. On a budget? No problem. With college students shelling out hundreds--sometimes thousands--of dollars on textbooks each year, the latest back-to-school savings rage is renting required texts. Click here for the lowdown.
Inside Consumer United :: Aldo Haxhistasa
Inside Consumer UnitedAldo Haxhistasa works full time as a Consumer United advocate, helping the average person save money on basic services. Originally from Albania after moving to Philadelphia at 12-years-old, Haxhistasa graduated from Temple University in May 2009 with a business degree. Working at Consumer United, Haxhistasa enjoys interacting with a group of intelligent and motivated young co-workers who believe in what they do, adding that he enjoys "the fact that I talk to different people on a daily basis and not knowing what you might hear next." Learn more here.
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