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Fundraising Microsite for Consumers’ Checkbook
Website designed and built to showcase the nonprofit Consumers’ Checkbook’s mission, subscriber testimonials, and ways to support independent consumer information beyond cash donations.
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Wills and Living Wills: Help with Preparing Yours
No matter how you complete this work, it’s better to have an estate plan in place than no plan at all. Here are three free or low-cost options to consider if you have a straightforward financial situation. Article written for Consumers’ Checkbook.
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What to Do Before—and After—You Lose Your Phone
Our device dependences spells catastrophe if they’re ever lost or stolen. Take these safety precautions now, and here’s what to do if your phone is ever misplaced. Article written for Consumers’ Checkbook.
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Social Media Privacy Tips
It’s no surprise that your favorite social media sites rely on the money they get from scooping up your data. That means most privacy controls are turned off by default and displayed in not-so-obvious places. Here’s how to minimize what you share with the world via your accounts. Article written for Consumers’ Checkbook.
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Wedding-Planning Resources
It’s a truth universally acknowledged that once you’re engaged, everyone will offer their (unsolicited) opinions about your nuptials. To help you cut through the noise and fight the brain-melting stress—hey, maybe eloping IS the right idea—here are tried-and-true wedding-related resources. Article written for Consumers’ Checkbook.
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Consumerpedia Podcast Episode 60: Avoid a Big Cell Phone Bill When Traveling Abroad
Travel outside the U.S. and you’ll need to make sure your cell phone works wherever you’re headed. Episode recorded for Consumers’ Checkbook’s Consumerpedia podcast, available on all major podcasting platforms. Segment aired on partner radio stations.
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The Bachelor: Murder in Paradise
Chet Shetland is on a journey to find love. Five women remain on the most dramatic season yet. Who will stay? Who will go? Who will survive? A five-episode murder-mystery Bachelor parody co-written, created, and directed for the Smoking Snowman Studios YouTube channel.
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Avoid a Big Bill When Using Your Cell Phone Abroad
The next time you travel internationally, should you get a local SIM card, try out an eSIM, rely on Wi-Fi, or just use your regular phone plan and deal with the bill when you get home? There are a lot of options to stay connected, and the prices vary tremendously. Article written for Consumers’ Checkbook.…
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Buy Nothing, Get What You Need Anyway
What do you do with stuff that you don’t want, doesn’t have any monetary value, but still has plenty of use left? This is the good, the bad, and the weird of the online free gift economy. Article written for and printed in the Spring/Summer 2023 issue of Consumers’ Checkbook magazine.
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Introducing Consumerpedia
Introducing Consumerpedia, a new podcast by Consumers’ Checkbook empowering consumers to save money and make smarter choices. Ad designed for and printed in the Fall 2021/Winter 2022 issue of Consumers’ Checkbook magazine.
