‘Tis the Season to Save Money Save money and get free Christmas wallpapers online. (Photo via pagedooley, Flickr.com) Saving money is the biggest thing I have in mind for the holidays. I’m going to target anything and everything that can save me money this year. For instance, every year I would buy Christmas wallpaper. It doesn’t matter ...

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Announcement: As I mentioned last week, Consumerism Commentary is matching your charitable contributions during the remainder of November. Please read this for more details. A few years ago, we discussed medical tourism. Every visitor who expressed an opinion would visit or have visited a foreign country or territory to take advantage of reduced costs associated with ...

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Photo: CoffeeGeek Are you a coffee snob? Do you sniff at drip? Are you willing to endure a day of caffeine headaches and jitters rather than sip a subpar brew? And most importantly, is this addiction/affliction costing you more money than you can afford? These days a lot of people are telling you to get your ...

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B of A's Overdraft Fees Victimize Long-Time Customer This should be considered a deadly weapon, in light of banks' runaway abuse of overdraft fee policies. (Photo: flickr.com) Overdraft fees across the board have attracted the interest of Congress lately. Many have said that the way in which overdraft fees are assessed by banks and credit unions is ...

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It's about time for umami Image from Flickr. Thanks to the popularity of "Iron Chef," which blazed the trail for all kinds of competitive cooking shows, people are finally learning about umami foods. Then again, maybe they're just learning it from the soy sauce commercials and payday loan companies. Regardless of how or why, umami foods are finally ...

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