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Got Credit Card Debt? Consolidate!
When to consolidate your credit card debt, and how do you do it right.
Beware of Offers to Improve Your Credit Score
Advertising statements such as "free" and "no credit card needed" imply that the product won't cost you dollars, but you will be paying with your data and personal information.
Spotlight November 2019
This month we highlight podcasts about marketing tactics, gasoline prices, and online purchase scams from Marketplace.org.
Hacked on Social Media?
Are you unknowingly bombarding friends with random tweets with dark links? Sharing pictures and clickbait links on Instagram without your knowledge? Is your Facebook spontaneously liking pages?
Struggling with Student Loan Debt?
Are you thinking about defaulting? That could be a disastrous move! So what should you do? Here are a few options.
Every False Claim Is Actually True, According to Recent Ads
In a move to gain the respect and admiration of millions of consumers, a panel of top executives representing major product manufacturers, national magazines, and television networks came clean during a news conference on Tuesday.
Is Credit Card Privacy a Delusion?
While consumers are distracted by actions financial companies are taking to protect their credit card data from cybercriminals, personal shopping habits are being shared. Data sharing benefits and protects marketers, not consumers.
Can You Flourish in a Gig Economy?
I'm sure you've heard of the term "gig economy", but do you know what it is? Or—perhaps more importantly—how it may impact you and your (future) career?
FoolProofMe is all about becoming a "Healthy Skeptic."
Topics
Impulse Buying
You'll probably make 40,000 impulse buying decisions in your lifetime.
This section shows you how to recognize the "traps" that lead you to those decisions.
The three impulse buying traps:
- Confusing "wants" and "needs."
- Falling for Advertising.
- Believing in Quick Fixes.
You'll save hundreds of thousands of dollars over your lifetime if you learn how to avoid the these traps.
Middle & High School Curriculum
Lessons That Will Last a Lifetime
The staggering amount of time kids spend on digital devices makes them particularly vulnerable to marketers.
FoolProof's Curriculum provides a powerful antidote. It empowers kids at a critical time in their development by teaching healthy skepticism.
Kids who use the Curriculum will be better equipped to avoid scams, resist impulse buying and recognizing manipulative marketing techniques.
The FoolProof Curriculum go beyond traditional financial literacy.
"Teaching Healthy Skepticism Makes FoolProof Unique."
Consumer Groups Endorsing the Curriculums
