consumer affairs

Recession Journal Part IV: The Double-Dip Trip

So everybody is saying it may finally be over, this recession. And it may very well be but if you're thinking that a turnaround is here and your money is burning a hole in your poc

Capital One: What’s In Your Envelope?

Just when I thought credit card companies couldn’t get any more wasteful, I received the mother of all credit card offers in the mail. Excited by what I thought was something wort

Is the Real ID Act a Good Idea?

When I first heard about this innocuous sounding piece of legislation, I knew I felt uncomfortable with it. Looking into the issue however, proved a bit complicated. So I contac

Top 10 scams of 2006

After examining roughly 50,000 consumer complaints last year, Consumer Affairs picked out the ten most insidious scams people fell for in 2006. 1. [more]