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New Rule: Insurance Companies Must Use Premiums to Pay Medical Bills
Money Talks News now features an Insurance Shopping Tool that allows you to compare rates on Auto, Health, Home and Motorcycle insurance. Check it out! While there’s been a lot of talk about how health care reform did little to rein in rising premiums, there’s at least one provision that could help – and it’s [...]
Do You Work Like a Dog? What Your Pet Says about Your Career
Some surveys are weighty and important and shed light on significant shifts in American life – like this one by PolicyLab at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia that shows the number of homeless families with children who spent time in a shelter rose by 30 percent between 2007 and 2009. Then there’s the pet survey by [...]
Combo Meals Aren’t Always Fast-Food Deals
The next time you order a hamburger and a soda from your favorite fast-food joint, and the cashier asks, “Do you want fries with that?” – think twice before buying the so-called “combo meal.” That’s because a new study from the University of Virginia says the combo meal isn’t necessarily a great deal. And it [...]
“Friendly Fraud” Hurts Online Merchants – And You
Watch the video above – read the story below You’ve heard of “friendly fire.” That’s when soldiers are accidentally fired upon by their comrades in the fog of war. But there’s nothing accidental or foggy about “friendly fraud,” a term that’s growing as fast as the scam it describes. While it has many nuances, friendly [...]
Government Seizes 82 Websites for Selling Counterfeit Goods
For years we’ve warned that one of the biggest scams perpetrated during the holidays is counterfeit merchandise, most often sold online. Yesterday the Department of Immigration and Customs Enforcement did something about it, seizing and effectively shutting down 82 web sites. From their press release… “The sale of counterfeit U.S. brands on the Internet steals [...]
New Airline Survey Rates Everything from Websites to Movies
You might have heard the name Zagat before. The survey company got its start in the late ’70s rating restaurants, and even today, ritzy eating establishments crave a good ranking in its annual guide. Not content to stay on the ground, Zagat has been rating airlines for a few years – on everything from comfort [...]
The 5 Dumbest Gifts For Your Girl
Watch the video above – read the story below When it comes to gift-giving, the thought does count – but think twice before you shop for the special lady on your list. Although we pick presents with good intentions, let’s not forget that good intentions also pave the road to hell. So if you’re a [...]
Putting a Lexus Under the Tree This Year?
The following post comes from Stella Louise, editor of the Savings.com Blog Save, a lifestyle blog for savvy consumers interested in personal finance, shopping advice and money saving tips and frugal living. On the fourth Thursday of November, we gather together with friends and family to give thanks for all our blessings. And then the [...]
Gift Cards Are Better This Year: 3 Tips to Buy Them for Less
Gift cards are making a comeback after three years of sluggish sales – and the federal government might be the reason. A new survey from research firm TowerGroup predicts that spending on gift cards for the 2010 holiday shopping season will increase for the first time since 2007, reaching $91 billion in sales. And in [...]
Why You Should Give Athletic Wear This Holiday Season, Even to Couch Potatoes
Why go to the gym when you can look like you’re going to the gym? That seems to be the attitude of most Americans, who are buying and wearing lots of athletic wear, even though they have no intention of doing anything athletic. How do we know this? Because the cotton industry has researched it. [...]