Karin Price Mueller
Money and Consumer Reporter at The Star-Ledger
Money/consumer columnist, NJ Advance Media/ https://t.co/lbIGTLYO1w / @njdotcom / @starledger / https://t.co/0FobboEoHu. Your wallet, my big mouth. [email protected]
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6 days ago |
nj.com | Karin Price Mueller
Bills for your cable, phone, internet and wireless services can be exasperating. It’s common for companies to offer discounts, but they’re usually only for a limited time. My family goes through this every year with Optimum, so we invest in time to call so we can make sure discounts and credits are re-upped before they expire. It can be time-consuming and frustrating, but it’s worth it to save what can be hundreds of dollars a year.
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1 week ago |
nj.com | Karin Price Mueller
If you had certain Capital One savings accounts, you may be due money back after the bank agreed to pay $425 million to settle a lawsuit. Bank account holders accused the company of cheating 360 Savings account depositors out of higher interest rates by concealing information about new, higher paying 360 Performance Savings accounts starting on Sept. 18, 2019.
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1 week ago |
nj.com | Karin Price Mueller
Scammers use trickery to steal your personal information and often, your money. They try lots of methods to get a particular victim’s attention. If you look closely, a scammer’s communications often have red flags. But sometimes, the scammers are sharp. They go far to set up their game so even people who do some research can get fooled.
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2 weeks ago |
nj.com | Karin Price Mueller
You could receive up to $160 as part of a class action lawsuit that accused a major credit bureau of violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act. The $23 million settlement resolves accusations that TransUnion did not properly investigate consumer disputes of hard inquiries on their credit files or it did not remove the disputed claims.
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2 weeks ago |
nj.com | Karin Price Mueller
The final results are in. Voters in a tiny Jersey Shore oceanfront village rejected a plan to spend $350,000 of taxpayer money on improvements to the beach snack bar that’s been the center of controversy for two years. But it was a real nail-biter. Loch Arbour held a special election on the measure on May 13. Homeowners came in the rain to cast their ballots, and by the end of the day, the “no” votes were in the lead by five.
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From $13 french fries to a $350K plan. Jersey Shore town’s snack shack fight is in limbo. https://t.co/8fIygN0neW #nj #jerseyshore #food #beach #election
Want to save on your cable bill? This guy did, and now he’s the victim of a $4K scam. https://t.co/g9QpnTbhLx #cable #nj #iphone #scam #fraud
$2.5 million of taxpayer money over 5 years for bottled water in N.J. prisons, where clean water is so valuable it’s traded like cigarettes. By @stevenrodasnj and @byJackieRoman https://t.co/Kp5c60LIwq