Accounting:
www.moneybulletin.com – (Mike Kavanaugh’s site)
Appraisals:
www.money.org – American Numismatic Assocation
www.collectors.com – access to various collectibles)
Automotive:
autopedia.com – (automotive-related information)
www.autosafety.org – (general info on auto lemons)
www.carsdirect.com – (buying new cars over the Internet)
www.intellichoice.com – (auto buying info)
www.edmunds.com – (car values)
www.kbb.com – (Kelley blue book, car values
www.carfaxreport.com – (to find out if a car was wrecked)
www.wreckcheck.com – (safety and repairs report)
www.state.ga.us/gaoca – (lemon law info)
www.nhtsa.dot.gov/ – (National Highway Traffic Safety Adminstration)
www.recalls.org – (auto recalls)
www.alldata.com – (Auto Service Bulletin)
www.nhtsa.gov/airbags/weblist.html – (airbag removal)
www.hwysafety.org – (for safest autos on road)
www.ftc.gov/ – (for info on suing auto manufacturers for lemons)
www.insweb.com – (Auto Insurance comparisons)
www.ganet.org/dps – (drivers license questions)
www.cleanairforce.com – (emissions)
www.autobyteldirect.com – (car buying)
www.carfax.com – (car history)
www.nada.com – (official used car guide company)
www.leaseguide.com – (advice & info on leasing a car)
www.epa.gov – (US Environmental Protection Agency – Green Vehicle Guide)
Banks & Banking:
www.ganet.org/services/dbf – (list of regulated institutions)
www.frbatlanta.org – (Federal Reserve Bank, Atlanta)
www.mbag.org – (Mortgage Bankers Association)
www.fdic.gov – (Federal Deposit Insurance consumer news)
www.ots.treas.gov – (Office of Thrift Supervision, savings bank info)
www.ustreas.gov – (fund value of savings and bonds)
www.savingsbonds.gov – (buying bonds on line)
www.ncua.gov – (National Credit Union Administration)
www.cuna.org – (Credit Union National Association)
Businesses & Franchises:
www.score.org – small business counseling
Charities & Fundraising:
www.give.org – (to find charities that accept donations like autos)
www.guidestar.org – (tax returns of charities)
www.bbb.org – (to find legitimate local charities)
www.salvationarmy.org – donation valuation guide for tax deductions
Computers/Internet:
www.hotmail.com – free email
www.juno.com – free email
www.namezero.com – free and discounted web domain address
www.networksolutions.com – web domain search
www.dslreports.com – fast internet access
www.direcpc.com – fast internet access
www.cable-modem.net – cable modem
www.freedsl.com – free dsl
www.freebytes.org – donate old computers
Credit reports & agencies:
www.experian.com – to get copy of your credit report from Experian
www.tuc.com/ – (to get copy of your credit report from Trans Union)
www.equifax.com/ – (to get copy of your credit report from Equifax)
www.privacyrights.org – (about privacy of your credit information)
www.fairisaac.com – (credit score information)
www.zdnet.com – (click on PayEmOff for info on paying off debt)
www.cuna.org – (Credit Union National Association)
www.ftc.gov – (Fair Debt Collection Practices Act)
Credit counseling services:
moneymanagement.org – (money management international)
www.nfcc.org – (national consumer credit counseling)
Consumer fraud:
www.ftc.gov – (consumer fraud, misleading advertising)
www.privacyrights.org – (privacy rights clearing house
www.consumer.gov – (Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act)
Day care:
www.careguide.com – (to find day care centers and help)
www.nsaca.org – (represents after school care providers, not consumers)
Divorce & Child support:
www.acf.dhhs.gov – (child support enforcement)
Dry cleaning:
www.ifi.org – (international fabricare institute)
www.dryel.com/ – (do-it-yourself dry cleaning)
Education & student loans:
www.ed.gov/directloan – (refinance student loans)
www.loanconsolidation.ed.gov -(refinance student loans)
www.finaid.com – (financial aid for college)
www.collegeboard.org – (info on schools)
www.fastweb.com – (scholarships, loans, college costs)
www.collegesavings.org – (prepaid college costs)
www.savingforcollege.com – (college saving)
www.degree.net – (distance learning)
http://www.collegeispossible.org/ – (financial aids)
Elderly & aging
www.aarp.org – (free newsletter on sweepstakes)
www.careguide.com – (for senior day care, senior centers, nursing homes,etc)
www.score.org – (Service Corps of Retired Executives)
www.caremanager.org – (Nat’l Assoc of Professional Geriatric Care Managers)
www.nahc.org – (Nat’l Assoc for Home Care )
www.aahsa.org – (American Assoc of Homes and Services for the Aging)
www.medicare.gov – (Medicare Nursing Home Comparisons)
www.aoa.dhhs.gov – (Administration on Aging, Long Term Care Ombudsman)
www.prepsmart.com – (long term care insurance buyers advocate)
Government – states of Ga. and Fla.:
www.state.ga.us – (Georgia State site)
www.ganet.org/services/corp/corpsearch.shtml – (find county of any company for suing)
www.sos.state.ga.us – (Georgia licensing and examining boards)
www.ganet.org/ago – (Georgia Attorney General office)
www.unclaimed.org – (unclaimed property – all states)
www.missingmoney.com – (unclaimed monies)
www.leg.state.fl.us – (Florida legislators)
www.psc.state.ga.us – (Georgia Public Service Commission)
www.ezgov.com – (anything about government)
Government – Georgia:
www.cpsc.gov – (product safety commission)
http://www.cpsc.gov/ – (highway traffic safety administration)
www.pueblo.gsa.gov – (government printing office – consumer info pamphlets)
www.ssa.gov/pebes – (Social Security benefits & earnings statements)
www.ezgov.com – (anything about government)
www.unclaimed.org – (Georgia Division of Unclaimed Property)
www.missingmoney.com – (for unclaimed monies)
www.hud.gov – (HUD or FHA loan refunds)
Homes, inspections and remodeling:
www.cpsc.gov – (consumer product safety commission)
www.recalls.org – (info on recalls)
www.iicrc.org – (inspection certification)
www.gahi.com – (Georgia Home inspectors)
www.homeinspectors.org – (American Society of Home Inspectors)
www.nahb.com – (National Association of Home Builders)
www.remodel.com – (Remodel and Maintain)
www.nari.org – (National Association of the Remodeling Industry)
www.nkba.org – (National Kitchen and Bath Association)
Home improvements & Repairs:
www.masoniteclaims.com – (Masonite siding claims)
www.nadca.com – (duct cleaning info)
www.pbpipe.com – (plumbing recover center – blue pipe)
www.recalls.org – (recalls)
www.spencerclass.com – (Spencer settlement)
www.nrca.net – (National Roofing)
http://www.agr.state.ga.us – (termite info)
www.gpca.org – (list of termite companies)
Insurance:
www.ambest.com – (insurance ratings)
http://www.standardandpoors.com – (insurance ratings)
www.insure.com – (insurance info)
www.directquote.com – (insurance quotes)
www.quotesmith.com – (insurance quotes)
www.quickquote.com – (insurance quotes)
www.bestquote.com – (insurance quotes)
www.insweb.com – (insurance quotes)
www.ihps.org – (health insurance leads)
www.ehealthinsurance.com – (health insurance)
www.prepsmart.com – (long term care insurance buyers advocate)
www.iiaa.org -(independent insurance agents of america)
Inventing & publishing:
www.uspto.gov – (patents and trademarks)
Investing: Brokers & Financial planning:
www.calcbuilder.com – (financial calculator)
www.nasdaq.com – (info about stocks on Nasdaq)
www.nasdr.com/1000.asp – (disciplinary history of registered brokers)
www.nasaa.org – (broker information)
www.rothira.com -(Roth IRA)
www.ragingbull.com – (message boards for investors)
www.sec.gov – (SEC site)
www.smartmoney.com – (best & worst online brokers)
www.vanguard.com – (broker)
www.better-investing.org – (National Association of Investors Corporation)
Investing: Stocks, bonds, mutual funds, IRAs:
www.bankrate.com – (CD rates)
www.betterinvesting.org/regions/atlanta.html – (NAIC site)
www.fidelity.com – (annuity info)
www.fool.com – (Motley Fools site)
www.fundalarm.com – (Links to dozens of other investment sites)
www.hoovers.com – (Hoover)
www.imoneynet.com (money markets, CD’s, loan rates,etc)
www.investorama.com – (NAIC site)
www.morningstar.com – (Mutual fund information)
www.netstockdirect.com – (Buy stocks direct from companies)
www.pbgc.gov – (forgotten pension money)
www.savingsbonds.gov – (Buy savings bonds online)
www.schwab.com – (annuity info)
www.retirement-information.com -(self employed IRA)
www.sfnb.com – (CD rates)
www.strong-funds.com – (Strong funds)
www.troweprice.com – (annuity info)
www.vanguard.com – (annuity info)
www.thinkglink.com (Ilyce Glink’s site)
TIAA-CREF
www.mfea.com – (info about mutual funds and other investments)
www.better-investing.com – (Investment education for individuals and clubs)
Landlords, tenants & commerical leases:
www.dca.state.ga.us – (landlord tenant handbook)
www.cybersettle.com – (online mediation)
Legal:
www.gabar.org – (State Bar of Georgia)
www.nolo.com – (wills and estate planning)
www.notice.com/classactions – (class action suits)
www.freeadvice.com -(legal advice)
www.lawguru.com -(legal advice)
www.findlaw.com – (legal advice)
www.ncourt.com/claims.htm – (Small claims court in Cherokee County)
Medical:
medicalboard.georgia.gov – (board of medical examiners)
medicare.gov – (medicare)
www.healthmarket.com – (evaluate doctors and find prices)
www.iiaa.org – (medical savings accounts)
www.personalmd.com – (life saving medical info)
www.nih.gov – (National Institutes of Health)
www.themedicineprogram.com – (The Medicine Program – affordable drugs)
www.phrma.org/publications/ – (PHRMA Public Affairs Division – affordable drugs)
Missing persons:
www.anywho.com – (find CEO info)
www.555-1212.com – (people locator)
www.bigfoot.com -(people locator)
www.four11.com – (people locator)
www.iaf.net – (address finder)
www.infospace.com – (people locator)
www.switchboard.com – (people locator)
www.whitepages.com – (people locator)
www.whowhere.com – (people locator)
Mortgages:
www.countrywide.com -(mortgage rates)
www.wellsfargo.com
www.homepath.com -(Fannie Mae info)
www.hud.gov – (Hud refunds)
www.AmericanLoanSearch.com – (mortgage rates)
www.bankrate.com – (mortgage rates)
www.eloan.com -(mortgage rates)
www.hsh.com – (mortgage rates)
www.microsurf.com – (mortgage rates)
www.monstermoving.com – (mortgage rates)
www.mortgagequotes.com – (mortgage rates)
www.quicken.com – (mortgage rates)
Moving:
www.moving.org – (American moving & Storage Association)
www.psc.state.ga.us – (for licensed and unlicensed movers)
Real Estate & Timeshares:
www.homefair.com – (relocation info on cities)
www.homegain.com – (check home prices, schools, etc.)
www.owners.com – (Search for a home)
www.nearmyhome.com – (Search for a home)
www.econobroker.com (discount real estate services, MLS listings, realtor referrals)
www.ziprealty.com – (home sellers, home buyers)
Recalls:
www.cpsc.gov/ – (consumer product safety commission)
www.recalls.org -(recall info)
Taxes:
www.tax-planet.com – Education IRAs, filing, new tax laws
www.turbotax.com – (tax prep software)
www.salvationarmy.org – (donation valuation guide for tax ductions)
Telemarketing:
www.aarp.org – (elder fraud)
www.fraud.org – (to check on telemarketers)
www.ftc.gov – (federal trade commission)
www.junkbusters.com – (to get off telemarketing lists)
www.usdoj.gov – (department of justice)
www.usps.gov – (postal fraud)
www.verio.com – (get off call list)
Telephones:
www.callatn.com – (American Telecom Network, long distance)
http://www.evoice.com – (free voice mail in home)
www.ftc.gov – (federal trade commission, fraud info center)
www.ureach.com – (free voice mail)
www.onebox.com – (free voice mail)
www.telebot.com – – (free voice mail)
www.consumer-action.org – (shop for long distance rates)
www.point.com – (shop for wireless rates)
www.psc.state.ga.us – (Georgia Public Service Commission)
www.nclnet.org/phonebill/index.html – (Understanding your phone bill)
www.getconnected.com – (compare wireless phone plans)
www.letstalk.com – (compare wireless phone plans)
www.myrateplan.com – (Compare wireless phone plans)
http://www.cellmania.com/ – (compare wireless phone plans)
Travel:
http://travel.state.gov/passport/about/npic/npic_895.html – (passport questions)
www.bestfares.com – (airfares)
www.expedia.com – (airfares)
http://www.cheaptickets.com
www.travelocity.com – (airfares)
www.atlantaperforms.com/ – (Atlanta theaters)
www.onetravel.com – (air travelers’ rights)
www.passengerrights.com – (air travelers’ rights)
www.dot.gov/airconsumer – (DOT aviation consumer protection)
www.800helpfla.com – (for Florida travel problems)
www.astanet.com – (American society of travel agents)
www.1travel.com – (bargin travel)
Unclaimed money:
www.unclaimed.org – (Georgia Division of Unclaimed Property)
www.missingmoney.com – (for unclaimed monies)
www.hud.gov – (HUD or FHA loan refunds)
