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Ron Lieber with his Chromebook, which he frequently uses for work. Credit Cole Wilson for The New York Times
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Airlines will have to provide prompt, automated refunds of baggage fees if they don’t deliver luggage on time, new legislation says. Credit Brandon Magnus for The New York Times
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Want Hopeful Signs From 2016? Look to Some of Its Aggravations
Looking for a way to end 2016 on a hopeful note? So was I when I went back through the columns I had written this year about the consumer issues that confused or annoyed me most. What I found was a pleasant surprise: In several cases, things had actually gotten at...Caption:
Fred Schindler used his reverse mortgage to pay off the last bit of his original mortgage on his condo and to open a line of credit. Jeff Swensen for The New York Times
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