print email comment close Alpha Consumer URL: http://www.usnews.com/money/blogs/alpha-consumer/index.html Description: This blog focuses on "how to save money, avoid scams, manage debt, and be a savvy shopper." Topics include credit card "balance chasers," donating to charity, mortgage points, how to buy an Internet domain name, the recession and weekly spending, how to calculate student loan debt, going green and saving cash, and more. Includes audio and video. Archive goes back to July 2007. From U.S. News & World Report. Author: Palmer, Kimberly Publisher: U.S.News & World Report LP Extra Keywords personal finance LII Database Information: Record 27722 created by Maria Brandt on 01/12/2009 Last modification on 09/09/2009 Published: 05/20/2009   LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/27722