Moving is like death and taxes. It’s inevitable, usually dreadful, and also often costly. So even though you might have fallen in love with a house that was shown to you by a someone like this orlando property management company, moving will still be expensive. There are so many things [Keep reading]
Amazon Prime can be a pretty good deal for users. Heck, if all you do is stream a Ken Burns documentary series rather than buy it, you’ll come out ahead, even at the new $99 price point. So the usual consumer reporter “how dare they” response to Amazon’s price hike [Keep reading]
When I published my book Stop Getting Ripped Off, I wanted to include some ideas that go way beyond the tired, old financial advice that can fit on an index card. My “two-card” credit card strategy for occasional overspenders is one of those ideas. have a “clean card” and a “line of [Keep reading]
It can feel like the ultimate Gotcha. You give a bank your money for safe keeping, and seemingly just because it’s sitting there, your bank helps itself to a handful of your cash. Your balance dips below $5,000 for one day? That’ll cost $25. You buy a hamburger at the [Keep reading]
Sometimes, all you need to avoid getting ripped off is a reference point. To wit: I love FlightAware’s average flight cost tool. You pick two cities, click a button, and see the average one-way cost of a flight between the two. For example, I just checked flights between Newark and [Keep reading]
Shop for a cell phone these days, and you aren’t buying a cellphone plan. You really shouldn’t be buying a gadget, either. Shop like you are first and foremost buying a data plan. Data will cost many of you $2,000-$3,000 during the next two years — a lot more than [Keep reading]
Cell phone bills are now the second-highest monthly cost for some American families, trailing only mortgage or rent. That means it’s worth the effort to poke and prod on a regular basis looking for a cheaper option. You can probably find one. Change is afoot in the industry. With family [Keep reading]
Americans’ on-again, off-again love affair with cars is definitely back on. New car sales jumped 17% last month, to 1.5 million, the highest level since the beginning of the Great Recession. Consumers are buying cars even while they remain reluctant to spend on other big-ticket items, and it makes sense [Keep reading]
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