roundups

Smart Computer Shopper Roundup

Smart Computer Shopper Roundup

“…practical advice on picking out a new Dell PC or laptop…”

Savvy Cable Customer Know-How Roundup

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

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.”

DIY Roundup

DIY Roundup

You can do it yourself. Let us show you how.

Top Tier Customer Service Phone Number Roundup

Top Tier Customer Service Phone Number Roundup

Get United Airlines Executive Customer Service

Smart Taxpayer Roundup

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

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!”

Lifehacker Roundup

Lifehacker Roundup

Crafty consumer tips and tricks from our sister site Lifehacker.

Smart Banking Roundup

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

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

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

Lifehacker Roundup

A selection of consumer tips and tricks from our sister site Lifehacker.

Employee Confessions On Our Dancefloor Roundup

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.”

Lifehacker Roundup

How to clean cloudy drinking glasses

Don't Get Screwed On Valentine's Day Deal Roundup

Don’t Get Screwed On Valentine’s Day: Flowers