Help for Consumers   Tags: bargains, budget, buying, car, car, cleaning, finance, home, ownership, personal, products, repair, retirement  

A downloadable audiobook.

Advice for saving money on childcare, college, homebuying, medical care, cars, entertainment and fitness.

An ebook. How to buy and sell on Ebay, an online auction house.

Clark Howard, who offers personal-finance advice on CNN, presents ideas for how to save money in a variety of situations, from dining out and getting a haircut to planning a wedding or a funeral.

This article from 2008 lists websites from which you can print coupons.

Learn about the chemicals contained in household cleaners and personal-care products and how to develop your own, environmentally safe, healthy formulas.

Pesticides, irradiation, bacteria, pollution, mercury, genetic engineering--this book explores all the dangers in our food supply. There's also advice on how to plan a nutritional diet.

The book begins with some helpful hints on comparing stores. Details about what to look for in a product follow--among the products discussed are TVs, DVD players, tires, cars and trucks, computers and cell phones. Charts offer evaluations of various brands.

You can access new and old issues of Consumer Reports through the Academic Search Complete database, or read print copies at one of our branch libraries. The articles evaluate and rate specific products.

Also available through Academic Search Complete. The articles here are good "starter" reads--they will teach you what qualities to look for when you're buying a product.

Consumer-written reviews and ratings of all kinds of products, including DVDs, hotels, flowers and computers. You can compare prices on the same product from different sellers.

Compare prices for all sorts of items and see how other customers feel about the stores they bought the items from.

Tips for selecting the best product; in-depth reviews and pricing information for products ranging from dog food to cars, taken from a variety of publications.

This online store--which sells books, movies, electronics, music, food, clothes, jewelry, and many other products--allows customers to post comments about products.

Compare prices and see product ratings, written by consumers, for new and used items, ranging from jewelry to electronics to baby clothes.

How to dress well for less, by using outlet malls, warehouse sales, and discount designer websites. Topics include "finding your personal style" and "recycled fashion."

An ebook. How to use the Internet to plan a trip and achieve bargains in air fare, hotel fees, car rentals and cruises.

Learn about the chemicals in the cosmetics you buy. Reviews of the quality, price and safety of 30,000 cosmetics.

Learn about the safety, price and quality of shampoos, conditioners, hairsprays, dyes, gels, perms, rollers, brushes, hair wands and any other haircare product. Reviews of hundreds of brands. "Best of" lists are at the back of the book.

This book will help you develop criteria to evaluate products from a baby's point of view--for example, is the product chewable? You'll be guided through evaluations of all kinds of products, from cribs potties.

You can shop for hard-to-find, out-of-print books here. ABE will fetch you a list of bookstores that have the title you want, and will show you the prices and the condition of the book.

Similar to American Book Exchange.

Compare fares and schedules for airlines, cruises and hotels.

Another site where you can shop for travel bargains.

A third travel site.

Includes a section about online shopping.

Included are cookware, clothing, shoes, skin products, food, handbags, cosmetics, jewelry and toys.

Topics include protecting yourself against scams and identity theft; buying cars, plane tickets and real estate online; making hotel reservations; buying from overseas stores.

How to create and manage an account through PayPal, an online bill paying service.

Includes a section on online shopping and banking.

Product reviews, "Friday Freebies," local gas prices.

Product reviews, local gas prices.

Local gas prices, comparisions of products.

Local gas prices, news about recalls and product safety.