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- 65 Things You (Probably) Shouldn't Pay For
- About Checkbook: Why We're Unique
- Buy Now, Pay Later Often a Debt Trap
- Car Buying Strategies
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- Guide to Health Plans for Federal Employees & Annuitants
- Home Title Monitoring Services Mislead About a Rare Crime
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- Sale Prices Are Rarely Real Deals
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- Shopping for the Best Deal? These Retailers Price Match or Make Price Adjustments
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- Guide to Health Plans for Federal Employees & Annuitants
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- Nutritional Supplements Are Sold with Little Oversight
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- 65 Things You (Probably) Shouldn't Pay For
- About Checkbook: Why We're Unique
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- Home Title Monitoring Services Mislead About a Rare Crime
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- 30 Tricks Sellers Use to Manipulate You
- 60 Travel Booking Tips
- 65 Things You (Probably) Shouldn't Pay For
- About Checkbook: Why We're Unique
- Aging In Place
- Airlines that Allow Free Stopovers Let You Design a Vacation with Variety
- Amazon Floods Search Results with Ads
- Assisted Living
- Bike Shops
- Buy Nothing, Get What You Need Anyway
- Buying Used Stuff
- Caterers
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- Cell Phone Services: How to Avoid a Big Bill When Traveling Abroad
- Checkbook’s Top Holiday Shopping Tips
- Child Care: Tips for Saving
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- Complaining: How to Get Results
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- Computers & Devices: How to Keep Yours Safe
- Credit Cards Provide Strong Protections for Consumers
- Credit Cards: How to Choose the Best One
- Cruises: How to Get the Best Deal
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- Dealing with Your Digital Clutter
- Decluttering Strategies
- Defective Products: Strategies to Get a Refund or Replacement
- DNA Ancestry Services
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- E-Read for Free
- Elder Villages
- Email Addresses for Temporary Use
- Energy Use Consultants
- Estate Sales
- Extended Product Warranties: Should You Buy Them?
- Fitness Industry Changed by COVID
- Florists
- Framing Shops
- Free Perks You Didn't Know You Have
- Funeral Homes
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- Getting Rid of Your Unwanted Stuff
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- Gyms & Fitness Centers
- Handyman Services
- Help at Home for Seniors
- Home Security
- Home Title Monitoring Services Mislead About a Rare Crime
- Hotel Intel: How to Find the Best Rates for Rooms
- Hotels Gouge Guests With Absurd Resort Fees
- Hotels’ ‘Refundable’ and ‘Flexible’ Rates Often Not What They Seem
- Housecleaners
- How to Make a New Fitness Plan
- Identity Theft and Fraud: How to Protect Yourself
- Interior Designers
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- Kids' Activity-Kit Services
- Massage Therapists
- Medical Alert Devices
- Movers
- Nannies: Hiring Tips
- Online Privacy: How to Guard Yours
- Opticians, Optometrists, & Buying Eyewear
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- Parking: Finding the Best Rates
- Passwords: How to Choose Safe Ones
- Payment Apps: Avoiding Trouble and Scams
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- Recycling Electronics
- Rental Car Insurance: Should You Buy It?
- Restaurants Pay Steep Commissions and Fees to Order-and-Delivery Services
- Right-to-Repair Fight
- Sale Prices Are Rarely Real Deals
- Salons
- Self-Storage Facilities
- Shoe Repair Shops
- Shopping for the Best Deal? These Retailers Price Match or Make Price Adjustments
- Smartphone Photos Apps and Tools
- Social Media Headshots: Do's and Don'ts
- Social Media Privacy Tips
- Stop Unwanted Calls, Mail, and More
- Tailors & Sewing Shops
- Tickets: Saving on Seats for Shows and Sports
- Timeshare Exit Companies Deserve a Time Out
- Tipping Tips
- Travel Agencies
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- Travel Websites Mislead by Falsely Declaring Few Hotel Rooms Remain
- Travel: Health and Safety Info for International Trips
- Travel: Help Finding Cheap Flights
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- 30 Tricks Sellers Use to Manipulate You
- 65 Things You (Probably) Shouldn't Pay For
- About Checkbook: Why We're Unique
- Amazon Floods Search Results with Ads
- Appliance Stores
- Bike Shops
- Buy Nothing, Get What You Need Anyway
- Buy Now, Pay Later Often a Debt Trap
- Buying Area Rugs
- Buying Used Stuff
- Cabinet Suppliers & Installers
- Car Buying Strategies
- Car Dealerships
- Carpet Stores & Installers
- Cashback Shopping Portals
- Cell Phone Services
- Cell Phone Services: How to Avoid a Big Bill When Traveling Abroad
- Checkbook’s Top Holiday Shopping Tips
- Closet Organizers
- Clothing Rental
- Clothing Resale Options
- Complaining: How to Get Results
- Computer Stores
- Countertop Suppliers & Installers
- Credit Cards Provide Strong Protections for Consumers
- Defective Products: Strategies to Get a Refund or Replacement
- Diamonds Shopping Guide
- Diaper Prices
- E-Read for Free
- Extended Product Warranties: Should You Buy Them?
- Flooring Suppliers & Installers
- Florists
- Framing Shops
- Free Perks You Didn't Know You Have
- Furniture Stores
- Garden Centers
- Gift Card Tips
- Grocery Stores & Delivery Services
- Hardware Stores
- Hearing Centers
- Interior Designers
- Lighting Showrooms
- Locally Grown Food Sources
- Mattress Stores
- Nutrition Labels Explained
- Opticians, Optometrists, & Buying Eyewear
- Over-the-Counter Drug Prices
- Pet Food Prices
- Prices: Where Have All the Bargains Gone?
- Product Recall Information
- Recycling Electronics
- Returning Items to Retailers: Tips for Smooth Transactions
- Right-to-Repair Fight
- Sale Prices Are Rarely Real Deals
- Shopping for the Best Deal? These Retailers Price Match or Make Price Adjustments
- Tire Stores
- Wallpaper Help
- Wedding & Bridal Shops
- Window Installers & Repair
- Window Treatment Stores
- Wine Prices
Travel & Leisure Back to top ^
- 30 Tricks Sellers Use to Manipulate You
- 60 Travel Booking Tips
- 65 Things You (Probably) Shouldn't Pay For
- About Checkbook: Why We're Unique
- Airlines that Allow Free Stopovers Let You Design a Vacation with Variety
- Airport Parking Hack
- Amazon Floods Search Results with Ads
- Bike Shops
- Buy Now, Pay Later Often a Debt Trap
- Caterers
- Cell Phone Services
- Cell Phone Services: How to Avoid a Big Bill When Traveling Abroad
- Checkbook’s Top Holiday Shopping Tips
- Complaining: How to Get Results
- Credit Cards Provide Strong Protections for Consumers
- Cruises: How to Get the Best Deal
- Dance Classes
- DNA Ancestry Services
- Dog Walkers
- E-Read for Free
- Fitness Industry Changed by COVID
- Florists
- Free Perks You Didn't Know You Have
- Garden Centers
- Gyms & Fitness Centers
- Hotel Intel: How to Find the Best Rates for Rooms
- Hotels Gouge Guests With Absurd Resort Fees
- Hotels’ ‘Refundable’ and ‘Flexible’ Rates Often Not What They Seem
- How to Make a New Fitness Plan
- Kennels
- Kids' Activity-Kit Services
- Parking: Finding the Best Rates
- Personal Trainers
- Pet Sitters/House Sitters
- Photographers
- Piano Tuners
- Rental Car Insurance: Should You Buy It?
- Restaurants Pay Steep Commissions and Fees to Order-and-Delivery Services
- Smartphone Photos Apps and Tools
- Social Media Headshots: Do's and Don'ts
- Social Media Privacy Tips
- Tickets: Saving on Seats for Shows and Sports
- Timeshare Exit Companies Deserve a Time Out
- Tipping Tips
- Travel Agencies
- Travel Insurance
- Travel Websites Mislead by Falsely Declaring Few Hotel Rooms Remain
- Travel: Health and Safety Info for International Trips
- Travel: Help Finding Cheap Flights
- Vacation Home Rentals