This article is presented by Kelly Whalen, Consumerism Commentary staff writer. At midnight people around the world will be celebrating a new year with celebrations, parties, or a quiet evening at home. You may already have plans to party like it’s 2009, but if you don’t here are a few ways you can celebrate without breaking ...

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Correlation between Weight and Money (Photo from pyxopotamus, Flickr.com) Is there a correlation between how much you weigh and how many debts you have? While this is something that most people who have a lot of extra weight may not agree with, there are certain reasons why this may be true. The fact is that a person ...

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Take a walk if you want an iPhone in NYC IPhone image from Flickr. The Wall Street Journal has reported that online sales of iPhones in New York City have been halted. People who live in New York City can still purchase an iPhone from an AT&T store or an Apple store, but as of right ...

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A Field Day for Hackers (Photo from markhillary, Flickr.com) Hackers from Russia made away with millions of dollars from Citibank and also managed to get into states’ security agencies, yet Citibank refuses to acknowledge this fact. Reports now state that the US government is looking for experts in the IT field, but does not have the talent ...

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I almost participated in a boycott of Amazon.com. This was almost a decade ago when Amazon filed for a patent for its 1-Click ordering process. The patent was struck down in 2007 but I didn’t notice. In the face of Amazon’s low prices and, in my state, exemption from sales tax, my convictions didn’t stand ...

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