How to solve a beneficiary problem with your Wells Fargo bank account
Why won’t Wells Fargo list Sherri Dreier as a beneficiary on her husband’s Wells Fargo bank account? This consumer advocate wades into a sea of red tape to find out.
Christopher Elliott
This is how to vacation with a purpose
Don’t waste your next trip by just sitting around your vacation destination. Do something you’ll remember for the rest of your life: Take a vacation with a purpose.
Travelers have plenty of reservations about hotels
Of all the hotel annoyances, the one that bothers Louise Sattler the most is the smells.
“Scents,” she says, “and smoking in hotel rooms.”
No premium economy seats. Did her travel agent make a mistake?
Laura McNeill didn’t get premium economy seats from Miami to Rome. Did her travel agent make a mistake — or did she make an assumption she shouldn’t have? That’s the question we have to answer in today’s “no premium economy seats” case. And it won’t be easy.
She wants flight refund help, but Aer Lingus refuses
Caitlin McNulty wants flight refund help after a lengthy delay on a trip from Dublin to Chicago. Aer Lingus won’t cut her a check, despite promises. What’s wrong with her request?
Holiday family travel: here’s the complete survival guide
When it comes to holiday family travel, the so-called “experts” would like you to think it’s easy. Just read a few tips and then have a smooth trip to grandma’s for the holidays, or a late-year getaway to the mountains.
That’s nonsense.
Are consumers tired of gratuitous gratuities?
Tipping is a hot topic again, thanks to a controversial ballot measure raising the minimum wage for restaurant workers in Washington, D.C., and recent social-media campaigns such as the #tipthebillchallenge that have drawn attention to low server wages.
These expert mortgage tips could save you time and money
With mortgage rates edging higher, and housing market uncertainties ahead, applying for a home loan is trickier than ever. But, as always, it’s the fine print that’ll get you.
How to end your vacation the right way
One of the hardest parts of a vacation, if not the hardest, is coming home. The excitement’s over — now it’s back to work. But it’s even worse if you don’t know how to end your vacation.
You need to know this before you file for personal bankruptcy
Although the number of bankruptcy protection cases continues to decline, this is no time to lower your guard, say experts.
Total bankruptcy filings fell by 1.8 percent to 790,830 last year, according to the government, the smallest decline in years. Filing for personal bankruptcy may seem routine in the wake of the Great Recession.