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+Smart Spending | 146 days ago

Verizon Wireless to Charge $2 for Some Online Payments

By Martha C. White

Updated: 6:45 p.m., Dec. 30.

Why should banks have all the fun? We can only imagine that’s what Verizon Wireless executives asked themselves before deciding to hit customers with a $2 fee — for paying their bill via a one-time payment on the carrier’s website. Angry customers have taken to the Internet to flood social media sites with their displeasure over the fee, which kicks in Jan. 15. Will consumers succeed in getting Verizon Wireless to roll back this new fee the way they did with Bank of America’s ill-fated debit card fee?

+Saving & Spending | 618 days ago

Introducing Walmart’s New No-Contract Family Wireless Plan

By Brad Tuttle

The plan gives users unlimited talk and text for $45 a month for the first phone, and—here’s where the real value comes in—$25 a month for each additional line. What’s more, there are no contracts and no possibilities of early termination fees, and the plan is “post-paid,” meaning you pay a bill at the end [...]

+Saving & Spending | 687 days ago

Cell Phones: You’re Probably Paying Too Much for a Plan You Don’t Need

By Brad Tuttle

By one estimate, 70% of cell phone users are “way oversubscribed,” meaning that they’re paying—overpaying really—for a plan with more minutes and texts than they need.

+Mortgages | 839 days ago

Dollar Store: Great Values or Total Waste of Money? And 5 Other Consumer Debates

By Brad Tuttle

Do consumers or retailers benefit more from e-commerce? Is a college degree really worth the money? Are cell-phone unlimited calling plans a rip-off? And more.