Archive for August, 2009

French: The Most Productive People In The World

A new survey from UBS has shown that the French continue to work the least amount of hours per year in the world. Once again, the French have blown away the competition.
People work an average of 1,902 hours per year in the surveyed cities but they work much longer in Asian and Middle Eastern cities… [...]

Austan Goolsbee – Credit Card Bill Kicks in August 20, 2009

Austan Goolsbee of President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers talks about the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure (CARD) Act of 2009 – also known as the Credit Card Bill of Rights – which he worked hard on and which kicks in today. Watch the video to get a taste of [...]

Using A CARS Rebate? Know Your Rights First

Jim decided to take advantage of the Cash For Clunkers program and trade his Crown Victoria in on something a little more fuel-efficient. Unfortunately, the dealership where he bought the car wasn’t quite ready to handle one of the most frightening of all creatures: an informed consumer. They counted on their customers to not fully [...]

Phishing Scams in Plain English

Best Coupons Sites for Online Shopping

So you’ve got to have the latest and greatest gadget, or item for your significant one’s birthday, or you’re treating yourself.
This is the strategy that we suggest in order to find the best bargain around:

Decide WHAT you want, brand, model # etc. . .
Find the 3 BEST prices around, make sure to include:

Google Shopping
eBay
Amazon.com

Look for [...]

Top 10 Recession-Related Scams

Learn to Recognize the Scams and Share Them With Vulnerable Friends and Relatives

The National Consumers League is warning that recession-related scams continue to flourish, as desperate consumers look for ways to make a buck.
The most worrisome schemes are those that promise people an easy way to make some extra money. NCL says the [...]

Top 10 Most (& Least) Prestigious Jobs in America: How Much They Earn and How to Land Them

Though most people probably don’t grow up wanting to be a farmer, a minister, and especially a caterpillar — a farmer and a minister are in fact considered by many people to be some of the most prestigious occupation in America. On the other hand, while occupations such as being an actor and entertainer may [...]

Fake ATM Doesn’t Last Long at Hacker Meet

Criminals running an ATM card-skimming scam made a big mistake this week: They tried to hit the Defcon hacker conference in Las Vegas.
As the conference was kicking off a few days ago, attendees noticed that at ATM placed in the Riviera Hotel, which plays host to the annual event, didn’t quite look right, according to [...]

DefCon: ‘Credit Hackers’ Win the Credit Card Game … Legally

Hundreds of “credit hackers” are legally gaming financial institutions by taking advantage of loopholes in the U.S. credit-reporting system, a security researcher says — warning that identity thieves could follow suit.
Christopher Soghoian, a fellow at Harvard’s Berkman Center, took a security expert’s eye to the tricks already in use by a healthy subculture of clever [...]

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