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HOW TO: Get Your First Credit Card
By 3.8.07
How To File A Federal Tax Extension
By 3.7.07
My Money Blog tells us how to submit for a federal tax filing extension if you’re still waiting for some forms or you just don’t think you can get it together in time.
Lifehacker Roundup
By 3.7.07
A selection of consumer tips and tricks from our sister site Lifehacker.
5 All-Time Must-Read Consumerist Posts
By 3.1.07
Here are five all-time top posts every single Consumerist reader should read, or re-read.
Lifehacker Roundup
By 2.28.07
“If you use any kind of tax-prep software, you owe it to yourself to read this piece.”
Lifehacker Roundup
By 2.21.07
“This is a very simple project, but the results look pretty good in that DIY kind of way.”
How To Open A Jar
By 2.12.07
The video features several different methods for opening stubborn jars, complete with scary zombie-like infomercial-style clapping as each jar falls.
Cingular Denies Contract Termination Without Penalty Request Based On Supposed Difference Between The Words "Revised" And "Modified"
By 1.28.07
William tried without success to cancel his Cingular contract without early termination fee based on the info in “Script For Escaping Cingular Contracts Without Fee, Based On New Arbitration Clause.”
Kick Ass Negotiating Roundup
By 1.25.07
Instructions on kicking sweet patootie in those difficult consumer vs. vendor confrontations.
Yahoo’s New Personal Finance Site
By 1.19.07
Yahoo launched a new personal finance today site to help you manage your money.
Best Buy Bends After Screwing Blogger
By 1.18.07
Jorge spends over $2000 for a new JVC TV from Best Buy, based on an ad which said the price included a stand. TV arrives, no stand. Jorge goes to his Best Buy in Denver, Co, asks for it, and the assistant manager refuses to honor the ad.
28 Tips For Winning Customer Service Phone Battles
By 1.17.07
Here’s 28 tips to help you land a coup de grace when crossing swords with a customer service rep over the phone, glossed from The Red Tape Chronicles.
Cingular Arbitration Escape Script Addendum
By 1.12.07
After attempting to use the, “Script For Escaping Cingular Contracts Without Fee, Based On New Arbitration Clause,” some readers reported failure, but we’ve got a possible solution.
Complain To Win: 7 Stages Of Escalation
By 1.12.07
Your expectations were not met. Now you want them to fix the product, redo the service, or give you a credit. Here’s seven general stages of complaint escalation to follow.
