Crowd Cow’s ‘$100 of Free Meat’
As a TINA.org reader put it, it’s only “free” if you first spend money.
Maybe you’ve heard by now that you’re entitled to a free annual (Sometimes called a “Consumer Report.”) A communication of any information by a credit reporting agency that bears on a consumer’s credit worthiness, credit standing, credit capacity, character, general reputation, personal characteristics, or mode of living which is used to or expected to be used to establish a consumer’s eligibility for credit, insurance, employment, or other purposes. Typically refers to the reports generated by Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion. But see “Specialty Consumer Reporting Agency.”. Well, freecreditscore.com is NOT the one you want! Freecreditscore.com is a paid credit monitoring service. If you want your real free annual credit report, go to annualcreditreport.com.
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As a TINA.org reader put it, it’s only “free” if you first spend money.
Life insurance company’s TV ad doesn’t tell the whole story.
Bar chart in Amex mailing exaggerates annual rate of return for advertised savings account.