October 17, 2009

The Consumer v Credit Cards

Americans say theyre mad at credit card companies. Well tell you the best ways to avoid rate hikes and new fees when we talk to a top consumer group. Then, do the differences between the sexes and the way their brains develop come from gender or upbringing? We have some startling new findings that will open your eyes.

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Credit Card Changes You Should be Aware Of A recent survey by Consumer Reports found that credit card holders are angry these days. Christopher Fichera of Consumer Reports Money said many credit card companies are making major changes now, such as increasing fees and interest rates, before new federal regulations are implemented next year. He explained how consumers can decide if it is wise to cancel an account, and how to shop around for a better deal.
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Pink Brain, Blue Brain Lise Eliot, PhD, author of Pink Brain, Blue Brain: How Small Differences Grow into Troublesome Gaps - and What We Can Do About It discussed the myths about gender differences. Her research has found that scientists have identified very few reliable differences between men and women's brains, and almost none between the brains of boys and girls. She explained how this relates to education, parenting and even marketing directed at youngsters of both genders.
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How a Month of Giving Can Change Your Life At age thirty-five, Cami Walker was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. As she battled depression about her illness, she received an uncommon prescription from an African medicine woman: Give to others for 29 days. She shared her story of finding small ways to help others, and how it made a dramatic difference in her own health and happiness in her book 29 Gifts: How a Month of Giving Can Change Your Life
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