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Rossen roundup: Top consumer stories from the past week

Rossen roundup: Top consumer stories from the past week
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Rossen roundup: Top consumer stories from the past week
Here are all of the Rossen Reports from this past week.Change the way you shop with this money-saverGrocery prices have jumped 25% in the last few years and we’re sick of paying. Coupons may sound “old school” but they’re easy to clip nowadays and couponing will save you some major cash. Watch the video for this story in the player above.Here are some ways to save with coupons:Brand websites: If you have a favorite brand you tend to buy a lot, go on their website and see if they have a coupon page. You can either sign up to have them emailed to you or just print them out. A lot of companies have links right at the bottom of their website.Read the full story here.This Amazon scam is spiking right nowNew numbers are in from the Global Anti-Scam Alliance, showing that we lost more than $1 trillion globally last year. As scam numbers keep rising, Amazon says it’s going after the bad guys to keep you safe too.In its report, Amazon says it’s eliminated more than 40,000 phishing websites and 10,000 phone numbers impersonating Amazon. Because of that, there’s been a 15% decrease in us falling victim to fake Amazon scams.Read the full story here.Have an expired credit card? Do this nowCredit card delinquencies surged more than 50% last year, bringing the total consumer debt to $17.5 trillion. As we work on paying down credit card debt, you have questions about what to do with those credit cards once they’re expired.Our viewer, Julie, sent an email saying, “I have a pile of old credit cards (mostly with chips) sitting around and have been wondering what I can do with them. Any suggestions?” Once your credit or debit card has expired and you get a new one… here’s what you should be doing with the old card:Read the full story here.

Here are all of the Rossen Reports from this past week.

Change the way you shop with this money-saver

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Grocery prices have jumped 25% in the last few years and we’re sick of paying. Coupons may sound “old school” but they’re easy to clip nowadays and couponing will save you some major cash.

Watch the video for this story in the player above.

Here are some ways to save with coupons:

Brand websites: If you have a favorite brand you tend to buy a lot, go on their website and see if they have a coupon page. You can either sign up to have them emailed to you or just print them out. A lot of companies have links right at the bottom of their website.

Read the full story here.


This Amazon scam is spiking right now

New numbers are in from the Global Anti-Scam Alliance, showing that we lost more than $1 trillion globally last year.

As scam numbers keep rising, Amazon says it’s going after the bad guys to keep you safe too.

In its report, Amazon says it’s eliminated more than 40,000 phishing websites and 10,000 phone numbers impersonating Amazon. Because of that, there’s been a 15% decrease in us falling victim to fake Amazon scams.

Read the full story here.


Have an expired credit card? Do this now

Credit card delinquencies surged more than 50% last year, bringing the total consumer debt to $17.5 trillion. As we work on paying down credit card debt, you have questions about what to do with those credit cards once they’re expired.

Our viewer, Julie, sent an email saying, “I have a pile of old credit cards (mostly with chips) sitting around and have been wondering what I can do with them. Any suggestions?”

Once your credit or debit card has expired and you get a new one… here’s what you should be doing with the old card:

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