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Image by ivers via Flickr The Consumer Action Handbook is a book published by the federal government for the express purpose of giving you “the most current information on all your consumer needs.” In short, the Consumer Action Handbook wants to help you with everything that takes your money. The best part? It’s free. The book covers topics ranging [...] November 29th, 2010 | Tags: Advocacy and Protection, Consumer, Fraud, Governmental Help | Category: Finance | Leave a comment | Subscribe |
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My son, at 10 years old, is a deal-finder. His first question when he finds something he wants is “How much?”, followed closely by “Can I find it cheaper?” I haven’t-and won’t-introduced him to Craigslist, but he knows to check Amazon and eBay for deals. We’ve been working together to make sure he understands everything he [...] August 9th, 2010 | Tags: EBay, Fraud, Shipping, Western Union | Category: Finance | One comment - (Comments are closed) | Subscribe |
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Image via Wikipedia I hate scammers. Whether it’s the garage-sale shoplifter, telemarketing “charities” with 99% overhead, 3-card-monte dealers, or the guy who begs Grandma for cash every week, they all need to be strung up. Since vigilante justice is generally illegal and occasionally immoral, it’s best to just avoid the problems from the start. Here [...] June 23rd, 2010 | Tags: Advance-fee fraud, Fraud, Nigeria, Western Union | Category: Finance | 4 comments - (Comments are closed) | Subscribe |
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Image by jcolman via Flickr On Friday, I talked about selling safely on Craigslist. Today, I’m going to talk about buying safely and getting a good deal. I love Craiglist. It’s safe to say I’m a fan. We’ve refurnished most of our house for 10-15% of retail by being patient and persistent there. We scored a [...] June 21st, 2010 | Tags: Confidence trick, Craigslist, Fraud | Category: Finance | 2 comments - (Comments are closed) | Subscribe |
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