Dating or defrauding? Don’t fall for online relationship scams
Federal, state, and nonprofit agencies throughout the country this month are alerting people to the dangers of online relationship scams […]
Finances
Facts and figures for Valentine’s Day 2025
Shoppers will spend more than $27.5 billion on Valentine’s Day this year. That makes Valentine’s Day the third-priciest holiday
Crypto-related products are still risky, despite acting FDIC chair’s enthusiasm to allow banks to sell them
The Trump administration is moving swiftly to set up a system so consumers can buy crypto-related products from banks. What
More than 100 organizations call on Congress to investigate Elon Musk’s lawless government takeover
Public Citizen, the Consumer Federation of America, and the League of Women Voters, along with more than 110 organizations, Tuesday
What the new tariffs will mean for consumers
Recently, I wrote about what prices might go up due to the tariffs President Trump is imposing. Among them are
Trump fires the head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Well, it’s been expected. President Trump, who said he’d help consumers, fired Rohit Chopra, the director of the Consumer Financial
Consider stocking up on items before Trump’s tariffs hit hard
Some consumers have been stock piling food and other items for months in anticipation of prices going up due to
Check out these 25 books about food that answer why
For winter reading, Dani Nierenberg, president of Food Tank, a think tank on food, offers another great reading list, this
Update of ‘Surviving Debt’ provides help for consumers facing increasing debt
As consumers across the country struggle with inflation and the rising cost of healthcare and housing, the National Consumer Law