What to buy and not buy in January 2025
It’s that time of year. Many people are familiar with after Christmas sales and January white sales. On Monday, I […]
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Keep steady and get joy during 2025
Happy New Year. It’s going to be a challenging year for consumers and their financial lives in 2025. Donald Trump
Top 10 consumer and personal finance stories of 2024
It’s been quite a year, 2024, in many, many ways. Consumers have been pushed and pulled, then slammed to the
Rocket Mortgage accused of illegal kickbacks by federal regulator
Rocket Homes, a unit of Rocket Companies, and The Jason Mitchell Group real estate brokerages are being sued to stop them
Top tips for returning your holiday gifts
Today’s the day. Tomorrow, too. Hopefully, you followed my advice and kept your receipts for your holiday purchases. It’s likely
FDA updates definition of ‘healthy food’
Packaged foods in the U.S. will be required to follow new rules in order to call themselves “healthy,” according to
Facts and figures for the 2024 holidays
It’s that time of year again. Stores are bustling with shoppers, delivery drivers are pulling up daily, and people
Leader Automotive Group to pay $20 million to settle charges of defrauding customers and bait-and-switch tactics
Like most people, I shudder at the thought of having to go to dealerships to shop for a used car.
Federal regulators sue JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo for failing to prevent fraud on Zelle
On my blog and in my newsletter, I’ve been warning consumers about the lack of security when using electronic money