Monthly Archives: September 2009

Home Improvement Contractor Off to Jail

September 25, 2009
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Four homeowners who lost money to an Ansonia home improvement contractor will get some of their money back, while the contractor is heading to jail, Consumer Protection Commissioner Jerry Farrell, Jr. said today. John Hunt III of Ansonia was convicted last week on two criminal counts of working as an unregistered home improvement contractor and...

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Denis Horgan Launches Consumer Travel Blog

September 25, 2009
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Denis Horgan Launches Consumer Travel Blog

-- Hi. I'm Denis Horgan and I travel like crazy -- but I don't travel crazily. I "work" at doing it right, so that I can be free to change it on any whim.

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Discounted prescriptions: where to look

September 24, 2009
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Thanks to Janice Podsada, a talented former colleague from The Courant, we have a list of websites for consumers to check out for discounts or free medicine. In her Sept. 21 article, Janice suggests checking out: www.slashdrugcosts.org, www.pparx.org,  www.abbottdiabetescare.com, www.lillycares.com, www.pharmacychecker.com,

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Time-share sales: let others get sucked in

September 24, 2009
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The Wall Street Journal, my favorite newspaper, wrote this week that Marriott International is not only halting development of all time-share projects, but will also put on sale its unsold inventory. Having closely studied time-share business models, there are very few scenarios under which it makes any sense to buy one, even discounted. Let...

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