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Kimberly Palmer, senior editor for U.S. News & World Report, writes about how to save money, avoid scams, manage debt, and be a savvy shopper. Share with her your own money issues by sending questions to alphaconsumer@usnews.com.

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    Coming Soon: $500 for Every Newborn?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2009


    Senior Editor Kimberly Palmer of U.S. News & World Report speaks with WTOP. Check out her Alpha consumer blog.

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    Credit Card Conveniences Come at a Price

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2009


    Senior Editor Kimberly Palmer of U.S. News & World Report speaks with WTOP. Check out her Alpha consumer blog.

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    Renter's Insurance

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2009


    Senior Editor Kimberly Palmer of U.S. News & World Report speaks with WTOP. Check out her Alpha consumer blog.

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    Maternity Leave Struggles

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2009


    Senior Editor Kimberly Palmer of U.S. News & World Report speaks with WTOP. Check out her Alpha consumer blog.

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    Nest Egg for Natural Disasters

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2009


    Senior Editor Kimberly Palmer of U.S. News & World Report speaks with WTOP. Check out her Alpha consumer blog.

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    New Credit Card Rewards

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2009


    Senior Editor Kimberly Palmer of U.S. News & World Report speaks with WTOP. Check out her Alpha consumer blog.

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    8 Ways to Find Affordable Child Care

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2009


    Senior Editor Kimberly Palmer of U.S. News & World Report speaks with WTOP. Check out her Alpha consumer blog.

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    6 Money Talks to Have Before You Marry

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2009


    Senior Editor Kimberly Palmer of U.S. News & World Report speaks with WTOP. Check out her Alpha consumer blog.

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    Why You Should Outsource Domestic Chores Now

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2009


    Senior Editor Kimberly Palmer of U.S. News & World Report speaks with WTOP. Check out her Alpha consumer blog.

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    How to Prepare for the End of Social Security

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2009


    Senior Editor Kimberly Palmer of U.S. News & World Report speaks with WTOP. Check out her Alpha consumer blog.

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    Is Your Bank a Bailout Bank?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2009


    Senior Editor Kimberly Palmer of U.S. News & World Report speaks with WTOP. Check out her Alpha consumer blog.

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    How The New Credit Card Legislation Will Affect You

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2009


    Senior Editor Kimberly Palmer of U.S. News & World Report speaks with WTOP. Check out her Alpha consumer blog.

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    How to Donate to Charity for Free

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2009


    Senior Editor Kimberly Palmer of U.S. News & World Report speaks with WTOP. Check out her Alpha consumer blog.

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    What to Consider Before Filing for Bankruptcy

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2009


    Senior Editor Kimberly Palmer of U.S. News & World Report speaks with WTOP. Check out her Alpha consumer blog.

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    The New Rules of Credit Cards

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2009


    Senior Editor Kimberly Palmer of U.S. News & World Report speaks with WTOP. Check out her Alpha consumer blog.

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    Why Customer Service Is So Bad

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2009


    Author Emily Yellin explains why companies waste our time.

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    7 Killer Insurance Mistakes

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2009


    Senior Editor Kimberly Palmer of U.S. News & World Report speaks with WTOP. Check out her Alpha consumer blog.

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    How To Make Money From Blogging

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2009


    A successful blogger explains how to earch $10,000 a month.

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    5 Scams You Might Be Falling For

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2009


    Senior Editor Kimberly Palmer of U.S. News & World Report speaks with WTOP. Check out her Alpha consumer blog.

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    How to Become a Scavenger

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2009


    U.S. News - March 4

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    The Secret Currency of Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2009


    An interview with author Hilary Black on love and money.

    In a Recession, It Pays to Give More

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2009


    Senior Editor Kimberly Palmer of U.S. News & World Report speaks with WTOP. Check out her Alpha consumer blog.

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    Bringing 'Frugal' Back

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2009


    David Blankenhorn is popularizing an old concept.

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    5 Ways To Be Happy In A Recession

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2009


    Senior Editor Kimberly Palmer of U.S. News & World Report speaks with WTOP. Check out her Alpha consumer blog.

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    Ways Obama Can Improve Financial Literacy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2009


    Senior Editor Kimberly Palmer of U.S. News & World Report speaks with WTOP. Check out her Alpha consumer blog.

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    7 Ways to Make Extra Money

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2009


    Senior Editor Kimberly Palmer of U.S. News & World Report speaks with WTOP. Check out her Alpha consumer blog.

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    Why We're 'Going Broke'

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2009


    Stuart Vyse blames says our culture is to blame.

    Make New Year's Resolutions Stick

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2009


    Senior Editor Kimberly Palmer of U.S. News & World Report speaks with WTOP. Check out her Alpha consumer blog.

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    7 Ways to Save During a Recession

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2008


    Senior Editor Kimberly Palmer of U.S. News & World Report speaks with WTOP. Check out her Alpha consumer blog.

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    How to Earn More by Freelancing

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2008


    Author Michelle Goodman explains how to work for yourself.

    2009 Recession Survival Guide

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2008


    Senior Editor Kimberly Palmer of U.S. News & World Report speaks with WTOP. Check out her Alpha consumer blog.

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    Where Do Clothes Come From?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2008


    This author traced the origins of his outfits and reached some surprising conclusions.

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    Tips for When Relatives Ask for Loans

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2008


    Senior Editor Kimberly Palmer of U.S. News & World Report speaks with WTOP. Check out her Alpha consumer blog.

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    Surviving on a Teacher's Salary

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2008


    How to live a good life on a shoestring budget.

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    Wealthy Brace for Obama Taxes

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2008


    Senior Editor Kimberly Palmer of U.S. News & World Report speaks with WTOP. Check out her Alpha consumer blog.

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    7 Ways to Battle Shopping Addiction

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2008


    Senior Editor Kimberly Palmer of U.S. News & World Report speaks with WTOP. Check out her Alpha consumer blog.

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    Avoiding 'Made In China'

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2008


    Sara Bongiorni explores family life without globalization.

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    The Benefits of Credit Unions

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2008


    Senior Editor Kimberly Palmer of U.S. News & World Report speaks with WTOP. Check out her Alpha consumer blog.

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    Saving on Airline Tickets

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2008


    A former airline executive explains how to fly on the cheap.

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    Uncle Sam's New Financial Plan

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2008


    Senior Editor Kimberly Palmer of U.S. News & World Report speaks with WTOP. Check out her Alpha consumer blog.

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    Using Online Retirement Calculators

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2008


    Senior Editor Kimberly Palmer of U.S. News & World Report speaks with WTOP. Check out her Alpha consumer blog.

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    Are Money Market Funds Safe?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2008


    Senior Editor Kimberly Palmer of U.S. News & World Report speaks with WTOP. Check out her Alpha consumer blog.

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    Credit Card Deals

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2008


    Take advantage of small banks' lower fees and current rock-bottom interest rates.

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    Spending to Save

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2008


    The creator of Budget Savvy magazine gives a lesson on prioritizing.

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    Retirement and College Savings

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2008


    Senior Editor Kimberly Palmer of U.S. News & World Report speaks with WTOP. Check out her Alpha consumer blog.

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    Simplifying Your Finances

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2008


    Author Liz Pulliam Weston explains how to do it

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    Making Money from Blogging

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2008


    Senior Editor Kimberly Palmer of U.S. News & World Report speaks with WTOP. Check out her Alpha consumer blog.

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    The Simple Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2008


    Author Tim Kasser explains why materialism can make people miserable.

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    End of Credit Card Consumerism

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2008


    Senior Editor Kimberly Palmer of U.S. News & World Report speaks with WTOP. Check out her Alpha consumer blog.

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    How to Get Student Loans Forgiven

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2008


    Senior Editor Kimberly Palmer of U.S. News & World Report speaks with WTOP. Check out her Alpha consumer blog.

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