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Betty Lin-Fisher: Protect yourself and your ID with these tips; resources for ID theft victims
( 5/17/2013 9:12 AM EDT ) -
Betty Lin-Fisher: Consumer alerts, natural gas/electricity update, insurance update
Other updates include natural gas, electricity and home insurance
( By Betty Lin-Fisher
Beacon Journal consumer columnist 5/11/2013 7:18 PM EDT ) -
Betty Lin-Fisher: Understand insurance coverage if you are borrowing a car or letting someone borrow; update on placing a credit freeze
If you’re borrowing a car or letting someone drive yours, policies can vary
( By Betty Lin-Fisher
Beacon Journal consumer columnist 5/4/2013 6:46 PM EDT ) -
Betty Lin-Fisher: ID theft problem hits close to home
Northeast Ohioans fall victim to scheme
( By Betty Lin-Fisher
Beacon Journal consumer columnist 5/1/2013 11:15 AM EDT ) -
Betty Lin-Fisher: Extra credit-card payments cause confusion
Card user wonders about paying extra to chip away at interest-bearing balance
( By Betty Lin-Fisher
Beacon Journal consumer columnist 4/20/2013 8:24 PM EDT ) -
Betty Lin-Fisher: Some credit-card protections
( By Betty Lin-Fisher
Beacon Journal consumer columnist 4/20/2013 8:24 PM EDT ) -
Betty Lin-Fisher: Monday is deadline to file taxes
Post offices and IRS announce hours for extra traffic
( By Betty Lin-Fisher
Beacon Journal consumer columnist 4/13/2013 8:30 PM EDT ) -
Betty Lin-Fisher: What to do with accounts when a spouse dies
Notifying credit bureaus is important to prevent identity theft
( By Betty Lin-Fisher
Beacon Journal consumer columnist 3/30/2013 6:14 PM EDT ) -
Betty Lin-Fisher: Proposed state bill is ill-conceived, not consumer-friendly
It’s unclear how natural gas rate measure would help consumers, especially those who have chosen SCO
( By Betty Lin-Fisher
Beacon Journal consumer columnist 3/23/2013 5:38 PM EDT ) -
Betty Lin-Fisher: Natural-gas updates for nonresidential and residential customers
Small-business owners, church volunteers wonder about April elimination of Standard Choice Offer
( By Betty Lin-Fisher
Beacon Journal consumer columnist 3/16/2013 8:07 PM EDT ) -
Betty Lin-Fisher: Be wary of Internet image scam, deceptive postcards
Cybercriminals want people to visit pages of malicious websites
( By Betty Lin-Fisher
Beacon Journal consumer columnist 3/9/2013 12:32 AM EST ) -
Betty Lin-Fisher: National Consumer Protection Week events; referral directory scam alert
( By Betty Lin-Fisher
Beacon Journal consumer columnist 3/2/2013 6:03 PM EST ) -
Betty Lin-Fisher: What to do if a Groupon deal goes bad
Customers have trouble with Groupon offer for photographer. How to resolve complaints
( By Betty Lin-Fisher
Beacon Journal consumer columnist 3/2/2013 6:03 PM EST ) -
PUCO investigates Direct Energy for billing errors
Beacon Journal report leads to state scrutiny of problems in billing
( 3/2/2013 6:03 PM EST ) -
Betty Lin-Fisher: Parent-driven program provides life skills to students
( By Betty Lin-Fisher
Beacon Journal consumer columnist 2/23/2013 6:47 PM EST ) -
Betty Lin-Fisher: Gas glitch larger than anticipated
Direct Energy discovers more than 200 accounts in aggregation mix-up
( By Betty Lin-Fisher
Beacon Journal consumer columnist 2/23/2013 6:47 PM EST )

