Losing your iPhone isn’t as bad as losing a limb, but it can feel that way, suggests new research from the University of Missouri published this week. In a paper titled “The Extended iSelf,” researchers built on the theory that people see their cell phones as part of themselves. Phone [Keep reading]
Are you getting collection calls and wish there was an easier way to handle the problem? Here’s a guide to dealing with a debt collector … using the least effort possible. DON’T ignore bills, letters and threats thinking that collectors will just forget about the money, or that the firm [Keep reading]
You probably have some idea that you’re wasting time when you sit at your office desk through the dinner hour. Any boss worth his or her salt knows this, too. Now, there’s proof that even a formula-addicted economist could love. So as you sift through all the resolutions you have already [Keep reading]
Here’s a great New Year’s resolution for you: Stop donating money to cable companies. Because I promise you, their resolution is to take more money from you. Cable will keep downloading increased piles of money from lazy consumers this year, but there’s good news: its stranglehold is starting to slip [Keep reading]
It’s a tricky practice from inside an industry that often mystifies consumers. Consumer groups have called it “debt laundering.” Debt collectors call it “withdrawal.” The strategy is simple, but troubling: If at first you don’t succeed at collecting on a debt, try, try again – by sending it to [Keep reading]
Bob Sullivan