Smart Shopping

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Control Your Holiday Credit Card Debt (PDF)
Learn tips to manage your holiday spending.

Getting the Most for Your Food Dollar
Eleven topics on various aspects of shopping for food.

Potentials and Perils of Online Shopping
The benefits and concerns of shopping on the Internet are explored. Important tips to protect your privacy are clearly explained.

Selection and Care of Small Applicances (PDF)
Fact sheet on items to look for when purchasing small applicances.

Thrifty Living -- News You Can Use
Easy-to-read, useful information on money management and consumer skills for families and individuals with limited income.

Reviewed and updated as of February 2005.

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Consumer and Family Economics
Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics
University of Illinois Extension
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign