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There is an Ugly Side to Consumers: Fraud

by Madison on December 23, 2011

The following post is from Madison of My Dollar Plan and Kids and Money at about.com:

Source: erix!

According to the National Retail Federation, return fraud and return abuse cost US retailers between $13.9 and $17.7 billion in 2010, an increase of 45.4% from 2009. Ouch!

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5 Tips for Black Friday Shopping

November 22, 2011

The following post is from Madison of My Dollar Plan and Kids and Money at about.com: Black Friday is a time for shoppers to find and score bargains like no other time of year! It’s also one of my favorite shopping days of the year. The stores open early with shoppers camping on the sidewalks [...]

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What Can I Do With an Underwater Home?

October 28, 2011

The following post is from Madison of My Dollar Plan and Kids and Money at about.com: If you’re one of the 11.1 million homeowners who have an underwater mortgage, you may be wondering if you have any options other than foreclosure. With 23.1% of all mortgages underwater, you’re not alone. For decades, homeowners purchased a [...]

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Don’t Fall for the “Free Companion Airfare” Scam

August 26, 2011

The following post is from Madison of My Dollar Plan and Kids and Money at about.com: A free flight sounds appealing for anybody wanting to save money on airfare. But are the free flight offers too good to be true? Amanda, a staff writer at My Dollar Plan, shares her findings: Free Companion Tickets Consumers [...]

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Cheap Ingredients; Unhealthy Returns

July 28, 2011

The following post is from Madison of My Dollar Plan and Kids and Money at about.com: We all like to save money on groceries. However, would you be so willing to save money if you found out that the cheap ingredients manufacturers are using are unhealthy? Amanda, a staff writer at My Dollar Plan, shares [...]

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Banks Swap Some Fees for Others

June 24, 2011

The following post is from Madison of My Dollar Plan and Kids and Money at about.com: Did recent legislation eliminate the fees from banking? Not quite. Amanda, a staff writer at My Dollar Plan, shares her findings: Between the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure Act and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection [...]

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Small Business Owners Avoid Extra Bookkeeping

May 26, 2011

The following post is from Madison of My Dollar Plan and Kids and Money at about.com: When congress passed the recent healthcare reform bill, there was a little provision in it that would have had big impacts for small businesses. Luckily, it was recently repealed. Here’s more from Jill, one of the staff writers at [...]

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Cut Down on Financial Paper Clutter

April 27, 2011

The following post is from Madison of My Dollar Plan and Kids and Money at about.com: When we celebrated Earth Day last week, it was my annual reminder to keep working on ways to cut down the paper clutter surrounding our finances. It sounds great, but I’m a paper hoarder, and I struggle when it [...]

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Finances and Parenting

March 28, 2011

The following post is from Madison of My Dollar Plan and Kids and Money at about.com: I recently met with a group of moms and talked with them about finances and parenting. It was a helpful and fun discussion. Here are some of the questions asked and the discussion that we had about each topic. [...]

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