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June 2009

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Tips for the best 'staycation' ever
These tips from Consumer Reports' Tightwad Tod can help you make the most of a stay at home vacation.

EPA Offers Tips to Save Energy and Fight Climate Change this Summer
These tips can help you save money at home and energy too.

How to Recycle CFL Bulbs and Other Mercury-Containing Light Bulbs
This site from the EPA provides information and resources about recycling Compact Florescent and other light bulbs that are considered hazardous waste.

The "Other" Consumer Reports: What You Should Know about "Specialty" Reports
This fact sheet from the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse describes the "speciality" consumer reports that cover information such as your medical conditions, residential or tenant history and evictions, check writing history, and insurance claims.

May 2009

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Money Matters from the FTC
This site has tips and resources on topics such as scam watch, credit cards, managing your money, dealing with debt, your home, and jobs.

Credit Card Repayment Calculator
This calculator from the Federal Reserve can help you estimate how long it will take you to pay off your credit card balance.

BBB says Buyer Beware when Clicking on Facebook Ads
This news item from the Better Business Bureau cautions to always read the fine print on ads and offers.

Save Money on Your Utilities
These tips from Choose to Save can help you reduce your utility bills.

April 2009

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Financial Security: Managing Money in Tough Times
This section on the extensions.org provides various articles that can help you adapt in these tough economic times. Extensions.org is provided by the Cooperative Extension System.

Financial Navigating in the Current Economy: Ten Things to Consider Before you Make Investing Decisions
These tips from the Securities and Exchange commission can help you make informed financial decisions.

Health and Retirement Benefits After Job Loss
This toolkit from the Employee Benefits Security Administration of the U.S. Dept. of Labor provides fact sheets and publications about COBRA, health coverage, retirement benefits, and employer bankruptcy.

Credit Repair: How to DIY and Avoid a Scam
This Consumer Alert from the FTC provides tips for recognizing a credit repair scam.

March 2009

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Debit-card 'skimming' scams from Consumer Reports
This article provides three tips to help you prevent your account data from being stolen.

It's tax season. Here are some tips from the IRS.

How to get the Recovery Rebate Credit Right

First-time homebuyers may be eligible for a tax credit. Check out the First-Time Homebuyer Credit Information Center.

Job related, debt related, and tax related "What if" scenarios and the possible tax impact.

February 2009

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Fitness for less: 4 low-cost ways to shape up
These tips from MayoClinic.com provide tips for ways to get fit without spending a lot of money.

Dealing with Clutter
This site provides tips for organizing and clearing the clutter. It's from University of Illinois Extension.

My Family Health Portrait
This tool from the Surgeon General can help you create a family health tree. Even though the tool is online, the information you enter is saved on your computer.

Blogs from the U.S. Government
This page lists blogs from U.S. federal agencies. Offerings include Fast Lane from the Department of Transportation, Energy Savers from the Department of Energy, Dipnote from the Department of State, and many more.