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Six ways to be a better shopper

Rita R. Robison / March 5, 2013

It’s National Consumer Protection Week. Government agencies, consumer organizations, and advocacy groups are joining forces March 3 to 9 with […]

Retirement, midlife, and emotional clarity are topics for this week’s blogger roundup

Rita R. Robison / March 4, 2013

Laura Lee Carter of the Midlife Crisis Queen is the host of the Best of Boomer Blogs #298. The boomer

Movies, midlife, the economy, retirement, and travel are topics for this week’s Best of Boomer Blogs

Rita R. Robison / February 26, 2013

Sara Cornell of The Blue Blinds Blog is the host for this week’s Best of Boomer Blogs #297. The

This week’s blogger roundup offers information on travel, resilience, investments, positive living, and corporate settlements

Rita R. Robison / February 17, 2013

I’m the host for this week’s Best of Boomer Blogs #296. The boomer blog roundup is a collection of like-minded

This week’s Best of Boomer Blogs features information on food, advertising, midlife humility, clutter, and the recession

Rita R. Robison / February 11, 2013

Tom Sightings of Sightings Over Sixty is the host for this week’s The Best of Boomer Blogs #295. The boomer

This week’s Best of Boomer Blogs offers comments on population growth, television, travel, and the meaning of mid-life.

Rita R. Robison / February 7, 2013

John Agno of So Baby Boomer is the host for this week’s Best of Boomer Blogs #294. The boomer blog

This week’s Best of Boomer Blogs offers information on dementia, suicide, travel, sleeplessness, consumer issues, and food

Rita R. Robison / January 28, 2013

Katie Foster of Arabian Tales and Other Amazing Adventures is the host for this week’s Best of Boomer Blogs #293.

This week’s blogger roundup focuses on investments, communication, health, travel, organization, and midlife challenges

Rita R. Robison / January 25, 2013

Laura Lee Carter at the Midlife Crisis Queen is this week’s host for The Best of Boomer Blogs. Formerly called

Sugar addiction, Medicare, Social Security, charities, grandchildren, and divorce are topics for this week’s Blogging Boomer Carnival

Rita R. Robison / December 26, 2012

Katie Foster of Arabian Tales and Other Amazing Adventures is the host for Blogging Boomer Carnival #291. For this after

This week's top 10 money tips

1. Look for bargains in May on mattresses, appliances, spring clothing, cookware, bedding, and more.

2. Be careful of fees when you use buy now, pay later for purchases.

3. Take a look at these financial terms that people don’t understand, which are costing them nearly $1,000 a year.

4. Spruce up your finances for spring with these tips.

5. Be sure to understand the new requirements for realtor fees because a settlement with realtors hasn’t resulted in the savings expected.

6. Take a look on these details on how Amazon bullies companies in to increasing prices, which costs people more.

7. Beware of debt relief companies that use false claims and charge illegal upfront fees.

8. Be aware Party City is making a comeback by launching inside Staples locations.

9. Pick YouTube TV for live sports and simplicity, or Hulu if you want an all-in-one replacement for both cable and streaming, if you’re trying to decide between the two.

10. Be aware Whirlpool has agreed to a class action settlement to resolve claims that certain refrigerators it manufactured are defective.

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