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Hold a Garage Sale; Break the Law?

Earlier we showed you how your home computer can turn you into a criminal. Now it’s the toy you sell to your neighbor at a garage sale or yard sale. In the name of product safety, a 2008 law limits the sale of used toys, clothing and other items. But is this really about product safety? Or is it about cutting off the sale of used items so manufacturers can sell more new items?

Argh! Fighting Those #@*! Telemarketers for Car Warranties and Credit Card Interest Rates

You may have seen the story this morning on ABC’s Good Morning America about the outrage against prerecorded calls that warn you that this is your last chance before your car warranty expires or that it’s your last chance to reduce your credit card interest. I have my own outrage – figuring out who to [...]