These sparkling wines will make your New Year’s celebration sparkle
Filed Under (Consumer Reports) by Admin on 31-12-2010
Joining a gym: Frugal Dilemmas
Filed Under (Consumer Interests) by Admin on 31-12-2010
This is the time of year when many people vow to make a change in their lives, committing to exercise more and eat better.
Snow-scarred retailers offer some rare sales on winter wares
Filed Under (Consumer Reports) by Admin on 31-12-2010
Last weekends East Coast blizzard cost retailers an estimated $1 billion in lost salesbut weve noticed some merchants are trying to rebound and keep registers ringing into the New Year by offering deals on winter essentials like snow blowers, shovels, space heaters, backup generators and chain saws rarely seen on sale this time of year.
Update: Tipsy? Taxi! problems
Filed Under (Consumer Interests) by Admin on 31-12-2010
Ragina Averella, a spokeswoman for AAA Mid-Atlantic, wanted to clear things up for anyone (like the readers on this Midnight Sun blog post) who say they have had trouble using the free Tipsy?Taxi! cab service intended to get revelers home safely (and cheaply) on New Year’s Eve and other holidays.
In 2010, the EdenPure generated more buzz than heat
Filed Under (Consumer Reports) by Admin on 30-12-2010
Free Chick-Fil-A: Cheap Trick Thursday
Filed Under (Consumer Interests) by Admin on 30-12-2010
Here’s one way to get your new year off to a good start. RSVP to try Chick-Fil-A’s new spicy chicken biscuit for free from January 3 through January 8.
Green ways to recycle your Christmas tree
Filed Under (Consumer Reports) by Admin on 29-12-2010
Revenge of the parking valet
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Ever unsure of when to tip a valet and how much?
Edmunds.com, the online of car information, answers that and more with its interview with an un-named valet in the article “Confessions of a Parking Valet.”
Cash for appliances: Only 10 states have active programs
Filed Under (Consumer Reports) by Admin on 29-12-2010
The Department of Energy's State Energy Efficient Appliance Rebate Programbetter known as cash for appliancesis down to less than $27 million in funding, with just six statesTexas, Tennessee, Maine, Oregon, New Jersey, and Virginiaaccounting for just over $25 million of the remaining money.
Answers to Social Security payroll tax and other tax questions
Filed Under (Consumer Interests) by Admin on 29-12-2010
Got a few questions from readers about my last two tax columns. I ran them by Mark Steber, chief tax officer with Jackson Hewitt Tax Service.