Tracy Davidson

Although McDonald’s retired the “super-sized” option from its menus in 2004, chain restaurants continue to redefine the size of a typical serving of food, often doubling or tripling official government serving sizes, according to the Center for Science in the Public Interest. See full article from WalletPop: http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/08/30/food-police-bust-chain-restaurants-for-super-sized-portions/?icid=sphere_copyright

There is good news at the gas pump, as Americans get ready to fill their cars, RVs and boats for the Labor Day weekend. The national average price for gasoline has been falling steadily this month, reaching $2.678 for a gallon of unleaded on Monday, according to AAA, Wright Express and Oil Price Information Service. [...]

Remember how everyone complained that banks weren’t doing enough to help troubled borrowers? Well … Banks have realized that foreclosing on home after home after home may not be in anyone’s best interest — least of all their own. So they’ve ramped up the number of loan modifications they’re handing out to their delinquent clients. [...]

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Used car shopping used to be a scary maze of breakdown-prone models, but reliability has gained sharply. Auto manufacturing quality and dependability studies have shown steady gains this decade. But exceptions do exist and if you’re in the market for a used car, you want to steer clear of them. So CBS MoneyWatch.com has compiled [...]

Airlines are about to learn a lesson that countless coffeehouses grasped years ago: free WiFi can pay off. While worldwide carriers this year will almost triple the number of airplanes that offer onboard Internet access, fewer than one in 50 passengers currently fork over the $5 or more to connect their laptop computers or smartphones [...]

A company that sells meat to BJ’s Wholesale Club stores is recalling about 8,500 pounds of ground beef that may be contaminated with E. coli and has been linked to three consumers getting sick, says the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Cargill Meat Solutions Corp. is recalling 42-pound cases of “Ground Beef Fine 90/10″ with a [...]

If you have a collection of old video games, iPods and other electronics that are collecting dust in your basement, you’ll soon be able to take them to your local Target and trade them in for a Target gift card. The new Target Electronics Trade-In program has already launched in Northern California and will expand [...]

There is something for everyone in this week’s wild and wacky list of Friday Freebies. Want to lose weight? Take advantage of free yoga classes and a seven-day free gym membership. Got a student at home? There are many free and practically-free deals on back-to-school supplies for the upcoming school year. And don’t forget about [...]

Carl Greene, the embattled director of the Philadelphia Housing Authority, was paid more than $300,000 last year, a bigger salary than either Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter ($195,000, excluding voluntary givebacks) or Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell ($167,850). But that’s the least of the scandals that have enveloped the fourth-largest U.S. housing authority, a fact that should [...]