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FAQs about Of Consuming Interest:How many episodes does Of Consuming Interest have?The podcast currently has 319 episodes available.
June 08, 2024The signs you may be a victim of identity theftHost Shirley Rooker speaks with Christie Matherne, an editor and writer at Wallethub, to discuss the recent data breach that may have compromised over 560 million people's accounts. She describes the steps needed to protect your financial information.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info....more25minPlay
June 01, 2024Health concerns around the move away from plastic bottlesHost Shirley Rooker speaks with Rick Berman, president of RBB Strategies, who describes how some charities are spending very small amounts of donations on their mission of helping veterans. He also talks about the move to use aluminum instead of plastic containers and the health concerns about the element being absorbed by the human body.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info....more25minPlay
May 18, 2024Overdraft fee caps could end up costing consumers moreHost Shirley Rooker speaks with John Berlau of the Competitive Enterprise Institute, who discusses the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's proposed rule that would cap the amount of overdraft fees financial institutions can charge customers. He also talks about the data breach at the Bureau that affected personal files of 256,000 consumers..See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info....more25minPlay
May 18, 2024The ConsumerMan's top tipsHost Shirley Rooker speaks with Herb Weisbaum, contributing editor at Consumers’ Checkbook Magazine, who discusses wiping personal data off devices before recycling them, the questions to ask before joining a gym and the move to limit high overdraft fees charged by banks.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info....more25minPlay
May 12, 2024Our first president as businessman and innovatorHost Shirley Rooker talks to John Berlau. The author of "George Washington, Entrepreneur" explores the greatness and intellect of our first president and his ventures into whiskey making and mule breeding as well as his vision about flight. He also discusses Washington's partnership with his wife Martha and her importance to his success.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info....more25minPlay
May 04, 2024Beware of debt relief offersHost Shirley Rooker speaks with Bruce McClary of the National Foundation for Credit Counseling, who discusses the special needs of military and the many frauds targeting other consumers. He describes how the debt relief promised may only increase the debt load, how promises to erase credit card debt may backfire and other scams that trap consumers.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info....more26minPlay
April 27, 2024Fight inflation by saving on your car insuranceHost Shirley Rooker speaks with Mike McCartin of Joseph W. McCartin Insurance to discuss the facts behind rising car insurance rates and ways to save money on auto insurance, some of which may surprise you.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info....more25minPlay
April 20, 2024Counting the benjamins your government is spendingHost Shirley Rooker speaks with Adam Andrzejewski, founder of OpenTheBooks.com, who introduces Benjamin, a bot that allows consumers to discover how their tax dollars are being spent. Our national debt is over $36 trillion. Where is the money going? Find out. Pay Benjamin a visit!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info....more25minPlay
April 13, 2024Beware of debt relief offersHost Shirley Rooker speaks with Bruce McClary of the National Foundation for Credit Counseling, who discusses the special needs of military and the many frauds targeting other consumers. He describes how the debt relief promised may only increase the debt load, how promises to erase credit card debt may backfire and other scams that trap consumers.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info....more26minPlay
April 06, 2024How the move away from fossil fuels might change your daily lifeHost Shirley Rooker speaks with Daniel Turner, the founder of Power the Future, who discusses how the drive to eliminate the use of fossil fuels could affect production of thousands of items we depend on, including medical devices, medication, clothing, cars, computers and cell phones.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info....more26minPlay
FAQs about Of Consuming Interest:How many episodes does Of Consuming Interest have?The podcast currently has 319 episodes available.