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    • traveling

      Never Pack Your Jewelry In Checked Baggage

      This past February, a Delta customer had her expensive heirloom jewelry stolen from her checked bag on a trip from Rochester through Atlanta to Las Vegas:

      My suitcase had been opened, my jewelry bag unzipped, and my fine jewelry (gold, diamonds, sapphires) had been hand picked out of the jewelry bag and the inexpensive jewelry (plastic, glass, metal) left strewn across my belongings inside my suitcase.

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      12:25 PM on Fri Jul 3 2009
      By Chris Walters
      0 views, 69 comments

    • money saving tips

      How To Pay As Little As Possible To Insure Your Jalopy

      Despite what certain geckos would have you believe, the art of saving money on car insurance goes beyond doing whatever television commercials tell you to do. More »

      1:50 PM on Mon Jun 29 2009
      By Phil Villarreal
      0 views, 84 comments

    • insurance

      What Happens When Your Life Insurer Kicks The Bucket?

      Life insurance polices are backed by state guarantee associations, but the coverage offered varies drastically from state to state. Some products, like variable annuities, can be recovered in full because of the way they're structured, but if you have term life insurance or a universal policy, you should know the limitations of your state's coverage... More »

      12:00 PM on Sun Jun 28 2009
      By Carey
      0 views, 5 comments

      Most discussed I Love New Jersey: So can you shop around for the best state to buy a policy in or is that verboten? more »

    • babies

      Four Financial Tools All New Parents Need

      The baby's on the way! You've got a crib, toys, and a rapidly approaching delivery date. So what else you do need? Kiplinger shares the four must-have financial tools that no new parent should go without... More »

      2:00 PM on Sat Jun 27 2009
      By Carey
      0 views, 37 comments

    • funny

      Doctor J. Marcus Solves Your Expensive Health Care Problem

      My mom would like his advice.

    • insurance

      Two-Thirds Of Insurers Share Faulty Database That Lets Them Overcharge Patients

      Earlier this week, a Congressional investigation revealed that several insurance companies rely on a database from Ingenix that deliberately underestimates the cost of medical services, reports the Associated Press. The result is that "American consumers have paid billions of dollars for health care services that their insurance companies should have paid." More »

      1:44 PM on Fri Jun 26 2009
      By Chris Walters
      0 views, 50 comments

      Most discussed jmujeff: Holy conflict of interest. Hearing stuff like this, while not surprising, makes me furious seeing as I shell out $3-4 grand+ more »

    • shipping

      UPS Damages $1,700 Worth Of Shipped Items, Admits They Messed Up, Still Won't Pay

      Awesomely-named reader DrSpaceMonkey tells us he shipped some stuff to himself during a move, discovered it was damaged, and now can't collect on his insurance. More »

      10:55 AM on Mon Jun 22 2009
      By Phil Villarreal
      0 views, 106 comments

    • rescission watch

      Insurance Industry Still Wants To Cancel Sick People's Coverage

      As the federal government debates health care reform, the health insurance industry has some news for us. They're not going to stop canceling people's policies after they get sick. Nope. No way. More »

      9:30 PM on Wed Jun 17 2009
      By Laura Northrup
      0 views, 290 comments

    • advice

      Reminder: Make Sure Medical Procedures Are Covered Before You OK Them

      Nick suffers from back pain and thought he'd seek chiropractor care for some pain relief. What he got in return was the sting of a nasty hospital bill because his insurance wouldn't pay for his x-rays, even though the nurse and doctor assured him the scans would be covered. More »

      10:21 AM on Tue Jun 16 2009
      By Phil Villarreal
      0 views, 118 comments

      Most discussed mariospants: Sorry, is it correct to call a chiroptractor a "doctor" i.e. M.D.? Is that allowed? more »

    • flowers

      Ask The Consumerists: These Flowers Just Need To Chill

      Billy's wife owns a small flower shop near Austin, Texas. The shop's floral cooler broke down recently. They can't afford a new one, and can't find a used one for sale in the area. A misunderstanding when taking out an insurance policy means that the business's insurance won't cover the cooler malfunction.

      Without a place to keep the flowers fresh and cool in the summer heat, they might as well close down the shop—but who wants to do that? More »

      1:32 PM on Thu Jun 11 2009
      By Laura Northrup
      0 views, 81 comments

      Most discussed shepd: Just a little note with the dry ice suggestions: Dry ice is solid CO2. That means if you more »

    • comparative effectiveness

      Older Drugs Can Be Just As Good And Cheaper

      Newfangled doesn't necessarily mean that much better, especially when it comes to taking medicine. Getting prescribed the latest and greatest pill could mean you're paying more when there's a perfectly good drug out there that can do the same job, minus the jacked-up new drug patent cost. Vanguard says: More »

      2:11 PM on Tue Jun 9 2009
      By Ben Popken
      0 views, 67 comments

      Most discussed edwardso-banned from...: The issue I have with statements like these is that people have different body chemisty and can react very differently more »

    • taxes

      Congress Considers Partially Removing Tax Exemption On Employer Provided Health Benefits

      Would you be willing to pay more in taxes in order to fund a more equitable health care program for the nation's uninsured? From MSNBC:

      While details of such an approach are still sketchy, it would likely involve employees paying tax on a percentage of their employer-provided health benefits. So if Congress decided that all such premiums in excess of $11,000 for family plans would be taxable income, and your company paid premiums worth $16,000 for your coverage, you'd have to pay taxes on $5,000.

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      10:40 PM on Mon Jun 8 2009
      By Chris Walters
      0 views, 242 comments

    • When your credit score sustains a dent, make sure your car doesn't. Because higher car insurance is just what you need when you've lost your job. Auto insurers use customers' credit scores as part of the formula to determine premiums. Shop around—different companies assign different weights to credit score in their calculations. [MainStreet.com] MORE »

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    • insurance fraud

      On The Rise: People Blowing Up Their Own Cars

      Nothing salves buyer's remorse like a match in a fuel tank. Citing National Insurance Crime Bureau figures, a Los Angeles Times story says car owners are resorting to nefarious means to put an end to burdensome car loans. In the first quarter of the year, suspicious fires or arson were up 27 percent for the first quarter of the year and cases of intentionally destroyed cars shot up 24 percent. More »

      9:37 AM on Mon Jun 8 2009
      By Phil Villarreal
      0 views, 54 comments

      Most discussed Stefanie Faith Gray: So if you've got to blow up your car to escape car loans, then how do I escape my student more »

    • rescission

      California To Fight Health Insurance Rescissions?

      The LA Times is reporting that California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner will reveal new regulations aimed at stopping a controversial health insurance practice in which customers with costly illnesses are retroactively dropped. More »

      1:45 PM on Wed Jun 3 2009
      By Meg Marco
      0 views, 119 comments

    • how to

      Tax-Saving Moves For 14 Big Life Events

      Life is full of surprises and challenges. Luckily, there's a tax form for just about all of them. Via Kiplinger's, here's 14 major life events that allow for smart tax-saving moves, and how to make those moves. More »

      10:40 AM on Tue Jun 2 2009
      By Ben Popken
      0 views, 20 comments

    • insurance

      Customer Drops Off Car At Dealership For Repairs, Gets Tires And Wheels Stolen Instead

      Before you drop off your car at your local dealership for any sort of repairs, make sure you're clear on the chain of liability should anything happen to it—especially right now, when dealerships can barely afford those flappy air things, much less tires. A woman in Charlotte, NC was left with around $1,000 in damages when the tires and wheels were stolen from the 2005 Audi she'd left with the dealership over the weekend. More »

      11:38 AM on Wed May 27 2009
      By Chris Walters
      0 views, 93 comments

      Most discussed DefineStatutory: So if I park my car at Walmart, and it gets broken into, is Walmart liable for damages? How about more »

    • insurance

      CVS Can't Get Its Billing Straight, Tells Patient He Has To Pay For His Own Kidney Transplant Meds

      Chris has to take the immunosuppressant drug Prograf because of a kidney transplant, and it costs nearly $300 for a one month supply. Yesterday, he found out that someone at CVS corporate has instructed his local pharmacist to start billing him directly, apparently because his secondary insurer hasn't been paying for nearly two years. More »

      10:04 AM on Wed May 27 2009
      By Chris Walters
      0 views, 97 comments

      Most discussed jadenton: This is exactly the sort of thing that wouldn't happen with single payer health care. Also, if $300 just 20% of more »

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