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    1) The article provides tips for resolving to improve one's financial situation in the new year, including becoming informed consumers and establishing budgets. 2) It warns about scams and advises contacting the BBB before major financial decisions or responding to unsolicited offers. 3) Top resolutions include getting promises in writing, guarding personal information, being wary of fast money promises, and dealing only with reputable merchants.

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    1) The article provides tips for resolving to improve one's financial situation in the new year, including becoming informed consumers and establishing budgets. 2) It warns about scams and advises contacting the BBB before major financial decisions or responding to unsolicited offers. 3) Top resolutions include getting promises in writing, guarding personal information, being wary of fast money promises, and dealing only with reputable merchants.

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    #280 BBB 02-26-09 Monthly Disk 21

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    1) The article provides tips for resolving to improve one's financial situation in the new year, including becoming informed consumers and establishing budgets. 2) It warns about scams and advises contacting the BBB before major financial decisions or responding to unsolicited offers. 3) Top resolutions include getting promises in writing, guarding personal information, being wary of fast money promises, and dealing only with reputable merchants.

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    Resolutions for healthy financial new year
    Better Business Bureau of Resolve to help children that "guardntee" unbeliev-
    ,?a Mississippi
    Ridgeland, Miss.. Janu-
    become informed con-
    sumers. Counsel them on
    able profits.
    Resolve to formalize i~
    ary 5, 2009 - Scam anists establishing a budget. help savings plan. Determine
    go where the money is. p s them spot signs of fraudhip how much you need to bol-
    disposable income rises, so offs, inform them about ster your financial cushion 1
    do the efforts of those seek- online privacy and security and develop a plan to
    ing to defraud. issues. achieve your goal. I
    "The most imponant Resolve to shop safely Resolve to cackle your
    New Year's resolution you online. Cyberspace crooks debt load. Establish a debt
    can make is to contact the have the potential to perpet- repayment plan for the year
    BBB before making major uate a a m s quickly on the - and keep strict records.
    fihinciX decisions and web - leaving no paper Pay more than required on
    before responding to any trails and bypassing geo- monthly debt payments.
    enticing (unsolicited) graphical boundarieb. Resolve to be way of
    offers,'' said Bill Moak. Resolve to.ces&&aln~e., u n s o ~ x e d i oHels. t ~
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    Resolve lo get all
    requiring advance fees to
    homework. Verify their secure a low-interest loan or
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    promises in writing. Make promises such as "fast mon- repair your credit rating
    sure the contract provisions ey." "no experience neces- (despite a bad credit histo-
    match what the salesperson sary." and "work from the ry).
    told you. Read and under- cornfon of your home." Get Resolve to deal only with
    stand the contract and guar- references, contact satisfied reliable merchants. Don't do ,
    antee before you sign. customers. check with the business with door-todoor
    Resolve to guard your BBB. salesmen. Make sure that
    personal information. Give Resolve to be an the business has a perma-
    out credit card, bank informed investor. Scam nent address and phone
    account, or Social Security artists tailor their invest- number. Chgck customer
    numbers verycautiously. Be ment pitches well to entice references and contact the
    wary of phone calls, mail or unsuspecting investors. BBB for information on the
    email messages asking for Avo~d any pitches that company's marketplace
    such information. require you to "act now" or record.

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