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ALO announced it will start giving away its popular software, including email, search and messaging functions, while continuing to charge for various dial-up packages and customer service. If you have AOL and want to see if you qualify for the free service call Member Services' toll-free number (800-984-6207).
`Money for Nothing' Offers are Often Scams
With the 2006-2007 school year right around the corner, the cost of back to school expenses can be a strain on the budget. For many families, this is a time of year when it's necessary to look for ways to save, or even make, a few bucks. When approached or offered a grant for a small fee - beware. While these offers for a grant to help with expenses can be tempting, typically these "money for nothing" solicitations are nothing more than a scam to extract fees and obtain personal information. Click here for more.
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Find out how many calories are in your fast food favorites. Take the quiz. Click here for more.
Cost of Living Gets Costlier
After poring over reams of data, the Labor Department reported that inflation rose last month, eating into people's paychecks and savings at a quickening clip. Click here for more.
Sudden Debt
Overdrawn by $5? Need a loan until payday? Hidden bank fees and the high rates of storefront lenders land millions of Americans in trouble. Can't happen to you? Think again. Click here for more.
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For the Lawyers
Chapter 13 debtor may "cram down" car loan. The 6th Circuit has ruled that a Chapter 13 debtor whose vehicle was repossessed doesn't have to pay the full redemption value to regain her car. Click here for more.