Tuesday, November 29, 2011

30 Ways to Get Your Kid to Play Outside

These tips from the National Wildlife Federation's Be Out There campaign will help families get a daily dose of nature—to improve children’s physical, mental and emotional well-being.

Sunday, November 13, 2011

Five Fire Safety Tips for People with Pets (ASPCA)

"...As part of National Preparedness Month, we suggest you take a minute to pet proof your home against potential fire hazards.."

Read tips here
http://www.aspca.org/Blog/five-fire-safety-tips-for-people-with-pets.aspx

Saturday, November 5, 2011

Consumer & Commerce Resources

Consumer Action
State, County, and City Government Consumer Protection Offices City, county and state consumer protection offices provide consumers with important services. They mediate complaints, conduct investigations, prosecute offenders of consumer laws, license and regulate a variety of professionals, promote strong consumer protection legislation, provide educational materials and advocate in the consumer interest.
http://www.consumeraction.gov

Consumer Complaints
If you every have a bad experience with a company, or you simply want to find out if someone else has had a bad experience with a company.
http://www.complaints.com

Consumer Information Center
http://www.savvyconsumer.org

Consumer World
Links to almost every consumer agency you can think of throughout the world including the Attorney General offices for each state.
http://www.consumerworld.org/pages/agencies.htm

Federal Trade Commission, Bureau of Consumer Protection
Consumer Alert (202) 326-3137
Consumer Line (877) FTC-HELP
http://www.ftc.gov/ftc/consumer.htm

FTC Consumer Complaint Dept
http://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov

Free Christain Debt Publications
http://dci-services.com/dbthome.asp?FID=2&Aff=3450&SID=CD14544

United States Consumer Gateway
The U.S. Consumer Gateway -- "consumer.gov" -- is a "one-stop" link to a broad range of federal information resources available online.
http://www.consumer.gov

US Dept of Commerce
http://www.commerce.gov

US Safety Product Commission
http://www.cpsc.gov

Website for Consumers
http://www.measuredup.com