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* 05/14/2008

Stretching your dollar at the gas pump
With gas prices flirting with the $4 a gallon mark, experts say it’s more important than ever to think before you drive.

* 05/13/2008

Special Report: Stretching your dollar at the grocery store
Rising food prices have made eating well on a budget that much more difficult. It can still be done, experts say, but a trip to the grocery store now requires planning and discipline.

* 05/07/2008

Learn to turn gift cards into cash
You don’t have to sit on your gift cards. You can turn them into cash with the stroke of your keypad.
 Video: KGW report on gift cards

* 04/24/2008

Selling used books for quick cash
While a good book maybe hard to put down, when it comes to the final chapter, more folks are turning their pulp fiction and every other kind of book into cash.

* 03/19/2008

Consignment shops seeing more frugal shoppers
They're a seller and buyers best friend, turning what people don't want into cash they can use. It's an easy way to Stretch your dollars.

* 04/02/2008

Rapid tax refunds could cost you
Before you try to cash in -- beware -- these short term loans could cash you out.

03/19/2008

Many Oregons qualify for free e-filing of OR tax, state says
The Oregon Department of Revenue says plenty of residents who have filed paper tax returns in the past might qualify for free e-filing.

* 03/25/2008

Drivers may pay more per mile for ethanol blended gas
According to AAA, drivers can get anywhere from one to four miles less per gallon with an ethanol blended fuel.

* 04/15/2008

Post offices busy on Tax Day deadline
The deadline to file a federal income tax return is Tuesday at midnight. It must be filed no later than April 15th.
 More: Tax forms and resources
 Poll: When did you file?

* 03/19/2008

$2.8 million in kicker checks still waiting to be claimed
The U.S. Postal Service returned 25,000 undeliverable kicker checks to the department. So far, 12,000 of those have been claimed by their rightful owners.
 More: Calculating a kicker check
 Also: Info and forms

Top 10 Oregon consumer complaints for 2007
Here are the top 10 consumer complaints filed with the Oregon attorney general's office in 2007, including some subcategories (subtotals may not match category total):

03/26/2008

After rocky history, Oregon economic agency gets makeover
The commission that oversees the state's Economic and Community Development Dept. recommends that the agency focus on luring new companies and jobs, helping small businesses and promoting Oregon products.

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