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Watch Out For Deceptive Loan Practices When You Buy A Used Car &Raquo; 6A00E550081576883402Af1C975406200D 320Wi

Watch out for deceptive loan practices when you buy a used car

Don’t get tricked into signing up for a high-cost loan when you buy a used car. Credit Acceptance Corp. misrepresented the cost of credit and turned the car-buying experience into a nightmare for many of its borrowers, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and New York Attorney General’s Office charged in a lawsuit. The borrowers faced […]

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Best Wishes For 2023, Another Challenging Year For Consumers &Raquo; 6A00E550081576883402Af14Aced41200B 320Wi

Best wishes for 2023, another challenging year for consumers

My best wishes to you and your loved ones for 2023. On New Years eve, I wrote about the top consumer and personal finance stories of 2022. Inflation and higher interest rates topped the list, and I predict that those two issues will continue to confront consumers throughout the new year. My recommendations include: be […]

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Top consumer and personal finance stories of 2022

It’s time for my annual article on the top consumer and personal finance articles of the year. As usual, there aren’t many reporters covering this important topic. However, in addition to the best news, health, political, and science stories of the year, there’s a new category: the top climate change stories. Of course, climate change […]

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Medicare Advantage Plans: Beware Of The Hype &Raquo; 6A00E550081576883402Af148B245D200C 320Wi

Medicare Advantage plans: Beware of the hype

I missed writing about Medicare Advantage plans during open enrollment from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7 when you can join, switch, or drop a plan. I always know when it occurs: my mail box and email are flooded with ads and TV and social media, too. I also get phone calls about the plans. The […]

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If Your Flight Is Canceled By The Airlines, Ask For A Refund &Raquo; 6A00E550081576883402Af1C9636D0200D 320Wi

If your flight is canceled by the airlines, ask for a refund

Unfortunately, I got caught up in the Southwest Airlines holiday flight cancellation debacle around Christmas. Scheduled to return home at 10:45 Monday Dec. 26, I was shocked when my daughter came in my room just as I finished dressing and began packing to go to the airport and said my flight had been canceled. Southwest’s […]

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Samsung Recalls More Than 663,000 Washing Machines Due To Fire Risks &Raquo; 6A00E550081576883402Af1C960375200D Pi

Samsung recalls more than 663,000 washing machines due to fire risks

The largest recall from last week is Samsung top-load washing machines, with about 663,500 being recalled. The washing machines can short-circuit and overheat, posing a fire risk. It’s another good example of why it’s important to keep up on recalls. Samsung has received 51 reports of smoking, melting, overheating, or fire involving the washers, 10 […]

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Merry Christmas To You And Your Loved Ones &Raquo; 6A00E550081576883402Af1C95E23F200D 320Wi

Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones

Christmas is a great time of year. There’s so much joy to share for the yearly celebration with family and friends. Americans plan to spend $832.84 per person on gifts and other holiday items this year, according to a survey conducted for the National Retail Federation. That’s a 6 to 8 percent increase over last […]

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Watch Out For These Dangerous Toys This Holiday Season &Raquo; 6A00E550081576883402Af148A73Ac200C Pi

Watch out for these dangerous toys this holiday season

Every year I write about children’s toys to avoid, according to W.A.T.C.H., World Against Toys Causing Harm, a group that helps raise awareness about the dangers in toys, children’s products, and recreational activities. W.A.T.C.H.’s list of nominees for the “10 Worst Toys” of 2022 includes: Cocomelon Musical Learning Watch: Potential for battery ingestion injuries. Disney […]

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