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- 30 Tricks Sellers Use to Make You Pay Up
- 65 Things You (Probably) Shouldn't Pay For
- About Checkbook: Why We're Unique
- Auto Insurance
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- Buy Now, Pay Later Often a Debt Trap
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- Credit Score Boost Offered by Experian Likely Not Useful
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- Identity Theft: Are You Protecting Your Kids?
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- Price Matching: What's the Deal?
- Prices: Where Have All the Bargains Gone?
- Sale Prices Are Rarely Real Deals
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- Stop Unwanted Calls, Mail, and More
- Timeshare Exit Companies Deserve a Time Out
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- 65 Things You (Probably) Shouldn't Pay For
- About Checkbook: Why We're Unique
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- Guide to Health Plans for Federal Employees & Annuitants
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- Medicare Outpatient Loophole Puts Patients at Big Financial Risk
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- 30 Tricks Sellers Use to Make You Pay Up
- 65 Things You (Probably) Shouldn't Pay For
- About Checkbook: Why We're Unique
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- Credit Cards Provide Strong Protections for Consumers
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- Defective Products: Strategies to Get a Refund or Replacement
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- Extended Product Warranties: Should You Buy Them?
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- Getting Home Repairs During the COVID-19 Outbreak
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- Heat Pumps: The Future of HVAC?
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- Lead Exposure: Make Sure Your Contractor Follows the Law
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- 30 Tricks Sellers Use to Make You Pay Up
- 60 Travel Booking Tips
- 65 Things You (Probably) Shouldn't Pay For
- About Checkbook: Why We're Unique
- Aging In Place
- Airlines that Allow Free Stopovers Let You Design a Vacation with Variety
- Assisted Living
- Bike Shops
- Buying Used Stuff
- CarBargains - Checkbook's Shopping Service for New Cars
- Caterers
- Cell Phone Services
- Checkbook’s Top Shopping Tips
- Child Care: Tips for Saving
- Closet Organizers
- Clothing Rental
- Clothing Resale Options
- Complaining: How to Get Results
- Computer Backup Options
- Computer Problems: Can You Get Your Data Back After a Device Failure?
- Computer Repair Shops
- Computers & Devices: How to Keep Yours Safe
- Credit Cards Provide Strong Protections for Consumers
- Credit Cards: Selecting the Best
- Cruises: How to Get the Best Deal
- Dance Classes
- Day Care Centers
- Dealing with Your Digital Clutter
- Decluttering Strategies
- Defective Products: Strategies to Get a Refund or Replacement
- DNA Ancestry Services
- Drycleaners
- Elder Villages
- Email Addresses for Temporary Use
- Emergencies: Many 911 Centers Now Accept Texts
- Energy Use Consultants
- eRead for Free
- Estate Sales
- Extended Product Warranties: Should You Buy Them?
- Facebook Privacy Settings Checkup
- Fitness Industry Changed by COVID
- Florists
- Framing Shops
- Free Perks You Didn't Know You Have
- Funeral Homes
- Garden Centers
- Getting Home Repairs During the COVID-19 Outbreak
- Getting Rid of Your Unwanted Stuff
- Grilling Safety
- Grocery Stores & Delivery Services
- Gyms & Fitness Centers
- Handyman Services
- Help at Home for Seniors
- Home Security
- Hotel Deals
- Hotels Gouge Guests With Absurd Resort Fees
- Housecleaners
- Identity and Cyber Theft: How to Protect Yourself
- Interior Designers
- Kennels
- Kids' Activity-Kit Services
- LeaseWise - Checkbook's Shopping Service for Leasing New Cars
- Massage Therapists
- Medical Alert Devices
- Movers
- Nannies: Hiring Tips
- Online Privacy: How to Guard Yours
- Opticians, Optometrists, & Buying Eyewear
- Organizers
- Parking: Finding the Best Rates
- Passwords: How to Choose Safe Ones
- Payment Apps: Avoiding Trouble and Scams
- Personal Trainers
- Pet Sitters/House Sitters
- Photographers
- Piano Tuners
- Price Matching: What's the Deal?
- Recycling Electronics
- Rental Car Insurance: Should You Buy It?
- Restaurants Pay Steep Commissions and Fees to Order-and-Delivery Services
- Right-to-Repair Fight
- Sale Prices Are Rarely Real Deals
- Salons
- Self Storage Facilities
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- Smartphone Photos Apps and Tools
- Social Media Headshots: Do's and Don'ts
- Stop Unwanted Calls, Mail, and More
- Tailors & Dressmakers
- Tickets: Saving on Seats for Shows and Sports
- Timeshare Exit Companies Deserve a Time Out
- Tipping Tips
- Travel Agencies
- Travel Insurance
- Travel Websites Mislead by Falsely Declaring Few Rooms Remain
- Travel: Health and Safety Info for International Trips
- Travel: Help Finding Cheap Flights
- Vacation Home Rentals
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- 30 Tricks Sellers Use to Make You Pay Up
- 65 Things You (Probably) Shouldn't Pay For
- About Checkbook: Why We're Unique
- Appliance Stores
- Bike Shops
- Buy Now, Pay Later Often a Debt Trap
- Buying Used Stuff
- Cabinet Suppliers & Installers
- Car Buying Strategies
- Car Dealerships
- CarBargains - Checkbook's Shopping Service for New Cars
- Carpet Stores & Installers
- Cashback Shopping Portals
- Cell Phone Services
- Checkbook’s Top Shopping Tips
- Closet Organizers
- Clothing Rental
- Clothing Resale Options
- Complaining: How to Get Results
- Computer Stores
- Countertop Suppliers & Installers
- Credit Cards Provide Strong Protections for Consumers
- Defective Products: Strategies to Get a Refund or Replacement
- Diamonds Shopping Guide
- Diaper Prices
- eRead for Free
- Extended Product Warranties: Should You Buy Them?
- Flooring Suppliers & Installers
- Florists
- Framing Shops
- Free Perks You Didn't Know You Have
- Furniture Stores
- Garden Centers
- Gift Card Tips
- Grocery Stores & Delivery Services
- Hardware Stores
- Hearing Centers
- Identity and Cyber Theft: How to Protect Yourself
- Interior Designers
- Lighting Showrooms
- Locally Grown Food Sources
- Opticians, Optometrists, & Buying Eyewear
- Over-the-Counter Drug Prices
- Pet Food Prices
- Price Matching: What's the Deal?
- Prices: Where Have All the Bargains Gone?
- Product Recall Information
- Recycling Electronics
- Returning Items to Retailers: Tips for Smooth Transactions
- Right-to-Repair Fight
- Sale Prices Are Rarely Real Deals
- Tire Stores
- Wallpaper Help
- Wedding & Bridal Shops
- Window Installers & Repair
- Window Treatment Stores
- Wine Prices
Travel & Leisure Back to top ^
- 60 Travel Booking Tips
- 65 Things You (Probably) Shouldn't Pay For
- About Checkbook: Why We're Unique
- Airlines that Allow Free Stopovers Let You Design a Vacation with Variety
- Airport Parking Hack
- Bike Shops
- Buy Now, Pay Later Often a Debt Trap
- Caterers
- Cell Phone Services
- Checkbook’s Top Shopping Tips
- Complaining: How to Get Results
- Credit Cards Provide Strong Protections for Consumers
- Cruises: How to Get the Best Deal
- Dance Classes
- DNA Ancestry Services
- Dog Walkers
- eRead for Free
- Facebook Privacy Settings Checkup
- Fitness Industry Changed by COVID
- Florists
- Free Perks You Didn't Know You Have
- Garden Centers
- Gyms & Fitness Centers
- Hotel Deals
- Hotels Gouge Guests With Absurd Resort Fees
- Kennels
- Kids' Activity-Kit Services
- Parking: Finding the Best Rates
- Personal Trainers
- Pet Sitters/House Sitters
- Photographers
- Piano Tuners
- Rental Car Insurance: Should You Buy It?
- Restaurants Pay Steep Commissions and Fees to Order-and-Delivery Services
- Smartphone Photos Apps and Tools
- Social Media Headshots: Do's and Don'ts
- Tickets: Saving on Seats for Shows and Sports
- Timeshare Exit Companies Deserve a Time Out
- Travel Agencies
- Travel Insurance
- Travel Websites Mislead by Falsely Declaring Few Rooms Remain
- Travel: Health and Safety Info for International Trips
- Travel: Help Finding Cheap Flights
- Vacation Home Rentals