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Mouse Print* -- Chevy's Advertised Reliability Claims Challenged

Chevrolet just launched a new advertising campaign on TV claiming that its cars are more reliable than Toyota, Honda, Ford and 23 other car brands. Really? We checked the fine print and dispute their justification. You won't believe the basis for their claim. That is our Mouse Print* story for next week that you can preview now.

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A Cheapskate's Guide to Retirement

To live comfortably in retirement, Kiplinger says you need to analyze your everyday spending. Then, you can implement relatively painless ways to economize. MrConsumer's favorite saying: if you watch your nickels and dimes, the dollars take care of themselves.

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Look at All the Tax Deductions We Lost

We are all in for a rude awakening when we do our taxes in the next few months. Limits or nondeductibility for state and local tax, mortgage interest, and investment expenses will hit many of us hard. Here is a list of curtailed deductions, and some modest workarounds in a few cases.

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How to Spot Fake Amazon Reviews

Many of us rely on customer reviews when trying to choose between competing products. But some sellers post fake reviews, pay for good reviews, or use other tactics to turn crappy products into five-star winners. Here is how they do it, how Amazon tries to stop it, and what you can do to avoid being misled.


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Bargain of the Week

70% Off Improvements Catalog

You've probably seen their mini-catalog on airplane flights, but it looks like Improvements is closing their doors. They are offering virtually everything at 70% off with promo code SAVE70 when you checkout. Shipping is not free, so enter your zipcode to see if what they are asking for it is reasonable or not. All sales are final, there are no returns, and everything is "as-is."

Big European Airfare Sale

Norwegian Air is starting a big airfare sale with remarkably low prices to Europe on Monday, January 7. Details at Norwegian.com. Sale ends January 18th.

TurboTax Deluxe with State -- $25.88

This will likely be the lowest price (about $25.88) in 2019 for TurboTax Deluxe with State. But you have to work for it and keep your fingers crossed. You need to have a Google Express account and a Target REDcard (debit or credit). And you have to link your Target REDcard to your Google Express account. Once you do that, and wait a day, the coupon/promo code TARGET30 will become active. Target is currently selling TT Deluxe with State for $39.99 (to match offers from Costco and Amazon this week). But with the 5% REDcard discount and the 30% Google Express/Target code, the net price is around $25.88 plus tax and free shipping. This deal is dependent on Target keeping their sale price at $39.99. Hurry. Google/Target 30% off code expires January 15.

See also: Hot Deals

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The Latest Study on Sugar Substitutes

Like studies of eggs that say they are good for you one day and the next day they are bad, the news on sugar substitutes tends to go back and forth also. According to Consumer Reports, a new study of sugar substitutes says the answer still isn't clear.

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