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Car-Care Tips To Help Save Money On Gas
With the cost of gas inching up, consumers are looking for more and more ways to find relief for their wallets. Want some tips to save on fuel? Hypermiling takes time to perfect but is capable of improving your gas mileage. Use cruise control as much as possible and drive like you do not have any brakes. This may sound absurd, however using brakes lowers your fuel efficiency dramatically. Slow acceleration and non aggressive driving gives you a safe distance and more coasting time before a red light. Read more here.
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Coupons Make A Clip-And-Save Comeback
 Are paper coupons making a comeback? In response to the economic downturn, consumers from an array of socio-economic groups ranging from the penny-pinching upper crust to the young, tech-savvy masses are whipping out their scissors and doing it the old-fashioned way. The clip-and-save renaissance is a throwback to 1992 when coupon redemption reached an all-time of 7.9 billion. By 2006, the number had dropped to 2.6 billion and continued to stagnate until 2008. Learn more here.
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Web Video Series Offers Financial Advice
What happens when reality TV intersects with financial advice? The folks over at Ameritrade have launched "The Invested Life," an online reality series where real people facing some of today's most common money concerns are paired with independent financial experts to take control of their finances. Peter Sidebottom, executive vice president of product and marketing at TD Ameritrade, says consumers are hungry for this sort of online programming. Read more here.
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BillShrink Launches Online Savings Platform
 Looking for savings delivered directly to your online bank statement? BillShrink, a site designed to help people lower their bills through a money-saving search engine, launched an extension to their online platform that enables consumers to save on common expenses like wireless bills or television service. BillShrink's transaction search engine classifies purchases into specific merchants and categories and then accurately determines what content to display. Click here for the lowdown.
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Inside Consumer United :: Jessica Conley
 Jessica Conley joined Consumer United last November. Originally from Salem, NH, Conley attended Bryant University where she played on the girls soccer team and now works in Consumer United's insurance division focusing specifically on working with members in Texas. Conley believes in Consumer United's vision to help members save money on basic services and enjoys the work environment. "I love the atmosphere and the people that I work with," she says. Learn more here.
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