AUTOS
Edmunds TMV - An excellent used car
pricing calculator.
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Edmunds True
Cost to Own - Calculates depreciation
& maintenance costs.
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Maintenance Schedules & Recalls -
Plug in your car and get helpful info.
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Cars.com -
A great, easy to use place to look for
autos for sale and auto reviews.
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Autotrader -
Another good site to look for autos for
sale.
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Edmunds -
Used and new auto information and research.
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Carfax -
The place to go to get a car's history before
purchasing it.
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Lower My Lease.com -
Possibly refinance your existing lease to save
money.
CFP INFORMATION
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CFP Board of Standards
- Governs the certification of financial
planners.
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Financial Planning
Association (FPA) - Professional
organization for financial planners.
CREDIT &
PRIVACY
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Annual Credit Reports -
The official place to receive your annual
credit reports for free (or you may call 877-322-8228).
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National No Call List
- Signing up identifies you as someone who does not want to receive
telemarketing calls. Click link or sign up by calling 888-382-1222.
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Wisconsin No Call
List - Click link or sign up online or by
calling 866-966-2255.
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Wisconsin
Dept of Transportation - Complete Form MV3592 or
call 608-266-1466 to exclude your name and address from bulk information
requesters.
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Mailing List Removal -
To receive less commercial advertising mail.
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Credit Card Offers
Opt-Out - Stop receiving all those credit
card offers in the mail by calling 888-567-8688.
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Stop Catalogs -
To stop certain catalogs from being mailed to
you.
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Experian - Put a Fraud Alert on your credit
file if you are worried about identity theft.
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FTC -
Good starting point for tips on preventing ID
theft and what victims can do. Also have Identity Theft Hotline 877-438-4338.
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CardWeb -
Has good information on various credit
cards available.
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MIB -
Request a copy of your medical record here.
FINANCIAL AID
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Federal
Student Aid -
Good information including the FAFSA4caster,
which helps families financially prepare for college before the student's senior
year in high school.
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FastWeb -
Good source of financial aid information.
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FinAid - Good
source of financial aid information.
HOME BUYING & SELLING
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Mortgage Calculator -
A great calculator to check various local
rates.
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Bankrate -
Interest rates and mortgage information.
Realtor.com -
Houses for sale that are listed in the
Multiple Listing Service (MLS).
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WI Homes -
Houses for sale specifically in
Southeastern Wisconsin that are listed in MLS.
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Wisconsin Homes
- Houses for sale specifically in South
Central Wisconsin that are listed in MLS.
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CLUE Report -
Place to buy a home's CLUE report to see
what insurers see when they gauge the homes insurability.
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Average Closing Costs -
Somewhat dated, but still valuable
information.
INSURANCE
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Quotesmith -
Offers searchable database of term life and
other types of insurance.
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Term4Sale -
Offers searchable database of term life
insurance.
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InsWeb -
Offers searchable database of term and
other types of insurance.
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eHealth
Insurance - Offers searchable database
of health insurance.
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Digital
Insurance - Offers searchable database
of health insurance.
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State of
Wisconsin Insurance - Various
information including consumer complaint statistics for Wisconsin.
INVESTING
Please also see the
Market News page
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Savings Bond Calculator -
The Bureau of Public Debt offers a free
online savings bond calculator under "What are your Bonds Worth.
LONG DISTANCE PHONE
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A Bell Tolls -
Perhaps the best site for comparing long
distance rates.
OTHER
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Street Corner Tickets -
A free, fast, and easy way to buy and sell
tickets right up until the last minute.
SENIORS
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Social Security -
The official website.
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Medicare -
The official website
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Benefits Checkup
- A free nationwide database that offers a
customized search of nearly 1,000 federal and state programs available to
seniors.
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Home Instead -
Offering non-medical home care and
companionship.
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Senior Housing
- Various information.
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Caregiver.org -
A site by the Family Caregiver Alliance.
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Consumer Consortium on
Assisted Living
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Assisted Living Federation
of America
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Pillbot.com
- Search for deals from a variety of online pharmacies.
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DestinationRx.com
- Search for deals from a variety of online pharmacies.
TAXES
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Internal Revenue Service
- The ultimate site for everything related
to federal taxes. Go to the Forms and Publications area to download all
kinds of useful information.
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Wisconsin Dept of Revenue - Information
for Wisconsin taxpayers.
TRAVEL
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Kayak -
An excellent site for searching out
airfare, hotels, etc.
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Travelocity -
One of the easiest travel sites to use.
Especially useful is the ability to search for the cheapest flight to a
destination without picking a specific date (flexible option) or using
their dream maps to find a destination.
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Travelocity Dream Maps -
Plug in your departure city and find the
lowest priced airfares currently available to anywhere in the world.
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Orbitz -
A comprehensive site for checking prices
for specific travel dates.
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Expedia -
Also a good site to check for making travel
arrangements.
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Hotel Discounts - Offering competitive
pricing for hotels in major cities.
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Quikbook -
Offering competitive pricing for hotels in
major cities.
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MedjetAssist -
Medical evacuation from anywhere in the
world.
