May 7, 2009
Coupons: How useful are they?
With national economic woes, how have coupons affected your daily routine, if at all?
3 commentsApril 1, 2009
A house for no money down
Yes, you can still buy a house for no money down. At least some people can.
1 commentMarch 24, 2009
Avoid owing more income taxes next year
By April 1 most of the nation’s workers will find the amounts on their paychecks a little higher than they used to be.
2 commentsMarch 10, 2009
Some companies are hiring
At least some employers in the Topeka and Kansas City metropolitan areas expect to be hiring workers during the second quarter of 2009, according to a Manpower Inc. survey.
March 6, 2009
A lesson learned
How is it that a dealership and an auto repair shop can offer to repair the same car for the same flaws, yet at prices differing by more than $700?
25 commentsFebruary 26, 2009
Identity theft grows; so does price of gold
Next week, March 1-7, is National Consumer Protection Week.
February 24, 2009
Mediation tried for consumer complaints
The Kansas Attorney General’s office has started a new consumer mediation program to resolve some matters without having to go to court.
February 18, 2009
State launches stimulus plan Web site
Kansas has a new Web site that is being used to put out information about the new federal stimulus package. Lt. Gov. Mark Parkinson announced it Tuesday, the same day President Barack Obama signed the stimulus plan.
1 commentFebruary 9, 2009
2008 stimulus check causes tax confusion
Many people are busy filing their income tax returns this time of year. The federal Internal Revenue Service is finding a large number of errors on early returns. Those errors involve how to account for last year’s economic stimulus payments on 2008 returns.
2 commentsJanuary 27, 2009
Data sticks a common loss and found item
USB data sticks frequently turn up in London dry cleaners, according to a the results of a recently released survey.
January 19, 2009
Why pay for text messaging when you can get it free?
For those of you who pay for text messaging services, try one or two (or more) of these Web sites that offer it free — no strings attached.
12 commentsJanuary 14, 2009
CFL bulbs not what they are touted to be?
Compact fluorescent light bulbs have been touted as more energy efficient than the standard incandescent bulbs most people use. But CFLs are not suitable for many common uses, according to a recent report by the National Center for Policy Analysis.
41 commentsJanuary 8, 2009
Danger, cyberspace ahead
In 2008 an average of 35,000 malware samples were detected each day by Panda Security’s PandaLabs. Of those, 22,000 of them were new infections, according to a news release issued today about the firm’s annual malware report.
December 26, 2008
Trash pile tells your Christmas Day story
The National Crime Prevention Council advises people not to put those gift boxes outside any sooner than you have to.
1 commentDecember 18, 2008
Lawrence foreclosure rate creeps up
Foreclosure rates in Lawrence In October still weren’t as bad as many other places in the country.
3 commentsDecember 17, 2008
Top five pocketbook stories of 2008
Here are the top five Common Cents news stories:
1 commentDecember 2, 2008
New Web site offers money-saving tips
Kansas Lt. Gov. Mark Parkinson has a new Web site designed to help people save money.
1 commentNovember 25, 2008
Affordable housing rated in university football towns
Coldwell Banker examined the home markets in towns with 119 college football subdivision 1-A schools for its college home price comparison index. Coldwell looked at the average price of a house covering 2,220 square feet, and containing four bedrooms, two and a half bathrooms, a family room and a two-car garage.
November 12, 2008
How to donate on a tight budget
When the economy is bad, more people turn to charities for help.
November 6, 2008
Mortgage underwriters getting stricter
Ted Haggart cringes when he watches or reads news accounts about a federal "bank" bailout program.
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