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Free Phones Cost You Plenty

November 24, 2009

Most cell phone service providers offer a “free” phone when you sign up for a two-year contract. The phones are not free, of course, you just pay for them over time. How much? Nobody knows, but T-Mobile just gave a clue.
T-Mobile recently introduced a plan where you cannot get a “free” phone, and it costs [...]

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Free Christmas music from Amazon MP3

December 24, 2008

If you will be sitting around with family tonight or tomorrow, but you don’t have a lot of holiday music, Amazon MP3 has got you covered. They have 25 days of free holiday music, a free holiday sampler album, and a lot more free music, all DRM-free, unlike the iTunes music store.
Happy (musical) holidays!

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35 Places To Download Free, Legal MP3s – Sorry, RIAA!

October 16, 2008

35 Places To Download Free, Legal MP3s – Sorry, RIAA! | Download Squad (via Recording Industry vs. The People)

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Get credit score estimates to go with your free credit report

September 17, 2008

You have the right to get a free credit report once a year, but that does not include your credit score, the actual number that lenders use to determine your creditworthiness.
Credit Karma is one of several credit score “predictors” that have cropped up in recent months.
Kara McGuire recently compared her actual FICO score, and says [...]

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Stop phone book spam

September 16, 2008

There are few things I hate more than spam and junk mail. And of all the spam I get, the phone book is the worst. Nobody uses it, but Qwest, Verizon, YellowBook, and whoever else insist on tossing it into my front yard twice a year so they can inflate their circulation numbers.
Why is it [...]

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Mortgage firm Countrywide, in response to alleged data breach, offers free credit monitoring

September 10, 2008

“As many as 2 million loan applicants may have had their personal information stolen, the FBI says.” Mortgage firm Countrywide, in response to alleged data breach, offers free credit monitoring | LA Times

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Beware Free Credit Reports

September 8, 2008

Beware Free Credit Reports | NY Consumer Litigation

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Free monthly credit score estimates

June 30, 2008

LendingClub and Prosper.com will “grade” borrowers based on Experian data. WaMu credit cards include TransUnion-based monthly FICO scores (although it probably is not worth getting a new card just for that perk). E-Loan Mortgage offers a one-time score based on Experian data
But the best one seems to be Credit Karma, which offers a free daily [...]

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Settlement results in free credit monitoring service

June 16, 2008

Settlement results in free credit monitoring service | CNN

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Free credit scores for all consumers? Almost…

June 6, 2008

Get your TransUnion score here! Free credit scores for all consumers? Almost… [The Red Tape Chronicles]

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Debt collection lawsuits in Minnesota and a new VLN clinic to help address the problem

December 4, 2007

The debt collection industry is booming. Unifund, one of the big U.S. debt buyers, files nearly 5,500 lawsuits a year in California. In Minnesota, where pocket filing makes the cost of obtaining a default judgment negligible, I would expect to see similar, if not greater, per capita figures. And, of course, it is not just [...]

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