Friday 11/20

Vocab Quiz 11/20

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This week many of you were interested in the National Do Not Call Registry.  Click on that link and read the directions on the screen to register your phone numbers or check to see if they are already registered.  You can also use the site to complain about calls you get after 31 days.

Opt out Prescreen is the site I told you about that allows you to tell the credit bureaus that you do not want to receive pre-approved credit card offers.  You can opt out for five years on-line or have them send you a form to opt-out permanently.

If you get lots of catalogs you don't want then you will like Catalog Choice.  You have to create an account, but then you can tell the site which catalogs you don't want to get anymore.  It helps to do this at home when you actually have the catalog with you so that you can enter the customer number and source code. The site will tell the catalog company that you don't want any more of their mailings.  Often you have to report the same catalog several times before you stop receiving it.

The Department of Consumer Affairs that we read about in the book can help you get information about how to resolve consumer issues.

If you want more information about renting a place to live see this page about Tenants and Landlords