Dear Readers:
Every day I hear or read about new scams and frauds that plague us -- whether we're shopping at the mall, the grocery or online. And even without worrying about shady offers, it's complicated getting the best deals and making smart choices when we shop. Once more I turned to the Federal Citizen Information Center -- you know, the folks in Pueblo, CO -- for ammunition to help protect my readers.
This year's National Consumer Protection Week is February 4-10, 2007, and the theme is "Read Up and Reach Out: Be an Informed Consumer." You can do just that by using the helpful information that was put together especially for Heloise readers.
Check out the list below and click on each title to view the full text of each publication.
- 2007 Consumer Action Handbook, Federal Citizen Information Center
- Insuring Your Deposits, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
- Top 10 Ways to Prepare for Retirement, Department of Labor
- Get the Facts on Saving and Investing, Securities and Exchange Commission
- A Guide to Disability Rights Laws, Department of Justice
- Cell Phones, FDA Office of Women's Health
- Dietary Supplements, FDA Office of Women's Health
- Restaurant and Take-Out Safety, FDA Office of Women's Health
- Generic Drugs, FDA Office of Women's Health
- Sunscreens and Tanning, FDA Office of Women's Health
- Protect Your Move, Department of Transportation
- Indoor Air Hazards, Environmental Protection Agency
- How to Buy a Home with a Low Downpayment, Mortgage Insurance Companies of America and USDA
- ID Theft: What It's All About, AARP and FTC
- Get Net Safe, Microsoft and the National Consumers League
These terrific publications from our friends in Pueblo, CO are loaded with helpful hints that will help you save time, money and hassle. They were previously available in a free package, but so many of my readers sent for the package that we've used up the supply in Pueblo. But you can still order a free copy of the 2007 Consumer Action Handbook and read all of the other publications by using the links above.
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