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Recent product recalls

Recent product recalls

DEHUMIDIFIERS About 198,000 GE and Professional Series brand dehumidifiers sold at Walmart, Sam's Club, Home Depot, Menards and other retail stores nationwide from February 2007 through June 2009 for between $140 and $180. A component in the dehumidifier's compressor can short circuit, posing a fire hazard. The manufacturer and GE have received a total of 14 reports of incidents involving smoke and fumes emitting from the unit and eight reports of fires. [ More ]

When it pays to dial a discount

When it pays to dial a discount

The other day I was so proud of myself when I spied a teeny-tiny free-shipping promo in the New York Times for a site I had just been “window shopping” on. [ More ]

Fly right: Lessons learned from holiday travel

Fly right: Lessons learned from holiday travel

On Christmas Day, my family of four tried to fly from New York’s LaGuardia Airport to Omaha, Neb., where Grandpa and Grandma live. But as it turns out, we had to go home to Connecticut and return to catch the first flight the next day. Even though we had tickets, we couldn’t get seats on Frontier, our airline of choice. [ More ]

Starting the year with a clean purse

Starting the year with a clean purse

I am starting the new year by cleaning out my pocketbook. This is really hard. I need everything, or someone might need something in there. But here goes. It's a medium-size pocketbook, so how bad could it be, right? [ More ]

Pssst—check out these delicious deals

Pssst—check out these delicious deals

My husband has started a collection of egg cups; don't ask me why, but it gives him great pleasure to scan the colorful assortment he's amassed in his travels. [ More ]