November, 2009

Instant Cash Changes Everything in an Instant

Apply HERE for Instant Cash! [application_form] Instant Cash meant nothing to me I’ve been hanging by a thread for a couple of years now at a job I can’t stand. With so many people out of work, I know I’m lucky just to be employed. Still, every day at 5:00 when I bolt out the door, I fantasize ...

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Podcast 32: Gift Cards and Financial Reform

The first guest on today’s Consumerism Commentary Podcast is Jim Sharvin, a Certified Public Accountant affiliated with the California Society of CPAs. Tom Dziubek and Jim discuss how consumers can protect themselves when buying and using one of the most popular holiday gifts, gift cards. After the break Tom speaks with Heather Booth, Executive Director of ...

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Marketing Your Home Business

Creating or Recreating Your Home Business Whether you are creating a brand new, home-based business or recreating it to make a fresh start or help with debt relief, there is always a lot of work to do. You need to do market research to see how your product or service will be received by the public. There ...

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Triage Your Finances

Over the past couple of weeks, six finalists have been auditioning for the opening of “staff writer” at Consumerism Commentary. Each is providing two guest articles to share with readers. After the six writers have shared their guest articles, readers will have an opportunity to provide feedback before we select the staff writer. This article is ...

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Annual Benefits Enrollment: My Cost Increasing 10%

The open enrollment period for my company’s 2010 benefits came to a close yesterday. My procrastination came to an end when I logged into our benefits management website, reviewed the options one last time, and decided to stick with the same plan I’ve had since I joined the company, an HMO plan offered by Aetna ...

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