“…practical advice on picking out a new Dell PC or laptop…”
roundups
![Savvy Cable Customer Know-How Roundup](../../../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/cableconfusion.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1)
Savvy Cable Customer Know-How Roundup
“Dave’s story is swift, proactive and in the end, he gets what he wants and needs out of his cable company: a functional product at an acceptable price. Of course, he has to, figuratively speaking, shove a fist in their love handles, rip out their gall bladder and eat it in front of them, but sometimes a man’s gotta do what a man’s gotta do to get his DVR…”
![Lifehacker Roundup](../../../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/lifehackerlogo2.jpg?w=200&h=120&crop=1)
Lifehacker Roundup
“A Money Day is 8 hours of that boring but important stuff: like starting up that Quicken file, reducing your credit card interest rate, canceling subscriptions you don’t need, and opening up a higher-interest savings account.”
![Smart Taxpayer Roundup](../../../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/receiptface.jpg?w=300&h=225&crop=1)
Smart Taxpayer Roundup
“…here’s the step by step process for notifying the IRS when nicely phoning the office manager hasn’t worked.”
![Credit Card Savvy Roundup](../../../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/savvycard.jpg?w=200&h=149&crop=1)
Credit Card Savvy Roundup
“You guys are so awesome. You call your credit card company and you ask them to lower your APR…and they do! It just keeps happening!”
![Smart Banking Roundup](../../../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/biddybanking.jpg?w=200&h=144&crop=1)
Smart Banking Roundup
“It all depends on how fast you report it; the sooner the better, and if you wait too long, you’re totally screwed.”
![Thrifty Reader Tip Roundup](../../../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/thriftsupervision.jpg?w=300&h=225&crop=1)
Thrifty Reader Tip Roundup
Readers submitted their tips for saving and making a small amount of money in the comments on “30 Ways To Save A Dollar Day (Or More).” We enjoyed them so much brought them out for all to see and benefit.
![Worst Company In America 2007: Final Four](../../../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/finalfour.jpg?w=300&h=225&crop=1)
Worst Company In America 2007: Final Four
We’re down to the Final Four gladiators to determine the Worst Company in America. Or at least, which company this year most offends the netizen’s liberal sensibilities
![Lifehacker Roundup](../../../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/lifehackerlogo.jpg?w=200&h=120&crop=1)
Lifehacker Roundup
A selection of consumer tips and tricks from our sister site Lifehacker.
![Employee Confessions On Our Dancefloor Roundup](../../../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/radiantlovecover.jpg?w=250&h=225&crop=1)
Employee Confessions On Our Dancefloor Roundup
We’ve been getting a lot of “confessions” from company employees lately, so we’d thought we would round up the latest, as well as bring some classic gut-spillings up from the archives.
5 All-Time Must-Read Consumerist Posts
Here are five all-time top posts every single Consumerist reader should read, or re-read.
Lifehacker Roundup
“If you use any kind of tax-prep software, you owe it to yourself to read this piece.”
Lifehacker Roundup
“This is a very simple project, but the results look pretty good in that DIY kind of way.”