NEWS
Dolores Robles on Consumer Studies
In her first article of 2010-11, Dolores Robles, Mt. San Antonio College, with some advice to help our students stay healthy and avoid the spread of Sexually Transmitted Disease and Infection (STDs/SDIs).
In her Articles from 2009-10:
Dolores, shares some strategies about credit scores and reports to help your students become responsible consumers.
Dolores tackles some Time Management techniques that may contribute to student success.
Dolores offers some strategies to help your students make their own decisions.
Dolores uncovers the finer details of Student Loans helpful information for your students or college-bound family members.
We welcome a new contributor to the site, Dolores Robles, Mt. San Antonio College. In a page out of Life Management, she got the new semester off to a great start by delving deeper into Procrastination. She includes some ideas to help your students (and perhaps yourselves) tackle it head-on.
The Story Behind "The Story of Stuff"
A profile of Annie Leonard, the women behind "The Story of Stuff" from Margot Roosevelt in the Los Angeles Times with links to the 20 minute video thats raising ecology awareness all over the planet.
New Rules on Debt Settlement
Kathy Kristof writes in the Los Angeles Times about the new Federal Trade Commission (FTC) rules for debt settlement companies that begin to go into effect in the next few months.
Allen Martin on Consumer Studies
Allen Martin, PhD, Cal State Northridge, with some helpful resources available to you and your students during these difficult financial times.
Life Management Tool
If you're looking for a quick resource for Life Management with potential beyong the classroom here's Joann Driggers' short review of Dr. Linda A. Smith's "Here's What it Takes to be Healthy, Wealthy and Wise."
Successful Beginnings
Lisa Ledeboer, Mt. San Antonio College offers some timely exercises to start the new semester. No matter the discipline, here are a variety of activities to engage your students.
Credit Card Rules
David Lazarus, Los Angeles Times, writes about how the latest credit card legislation will affect the consumer.
The Incredible Shrinking Containers
A piece from Jerry Hirsch, Los Angeles Times, looks at the stealth-like practice of today's manufacturers. How is it that many food and other consumer product containers are shrinking but the prices aren't?
Not Surviving Paycheck to Paycheck?
"Payday Lenders and the Middleclass" by Kim Christensen, Los Angeles Times, explores and cautions the growing market for payday lending services.
Consumer Advocacy at a Crossroads
David Lazarus, Los Angeles Times, takes a look at the futrure of consumer advocacy as one of its leaders, Joan Claybrook, steps down as leader of Public Citizen.