Downtown Check Cashing

5 Things You Should Never Buy With Your Credit Card

Put that plastic away! For these six expenses, you’re better off leaving your credit card in your wallet.

The Way You Hang Your Roll Of Toilet Paper Says A Lot About You

How do you hang your toilet paper? Under the roll and closer to the wall? Or do you hang your toilet paper over the roll? Well, a new study suggests there [...]

Why I Don’t Drink Budweiser…and Why I’m Not Alone

Budweiser has always been far more about marketing than beer. The founder of Anheuser Busch, Adolphus Busch, refused to drink his own brew, calling it “that slop” (he was German, of cou…

Is a personal loan for you?

Personal loans have surged in popularity, due in part to increasing consumer confidence and a growing array of online lenders to provide them.

How to spot ATM skimming devices

What to look out for when using an ATM, and what you can do to protect your account.

Selling to and Buying From Pawn Shops: How Do Pawn Shops Determine Value?

Before approaching a pawn shop, learn how do pawn shops determine value of items pledged as collateral. Pawn shops will look into the condition of the item, its resale value, and appraised market value to determine its price and offer you the same. Learn here the ins and outs of buying and selling to pawn shops, including the regulatory agencies which govern them.

Are E-Cigarettes Safe? Here's What the Science Says

They were designed to save smokers, but there's more to the story

More than half of consumer loans paid by check, cash

We’ve got channels galore, but how do the majority of consumer borrowers make their loan payments? New research from BillingTree uncovers some old-ways stickiness.

How To Start A Check Cashing Business

Learn how to start a check cashing business with our free step-by-step guide that covers everything you need to know.

Plain Packaging on Tobacco Products: Does It Work?

Research shows that plain packaging on tobacco products counters some of the on-pack advertising that encourages positive brand imagery.

DrugFacts: Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products

Less harm, less tax? Legislature to study new tobacco products

Virginia is taking a fresh look at taxing its oldest product — tobacco — in a new, potentially less harmful form.

Frequently asked questions: Plain packaging of tobacco products

Smokeless tobacco products flying under the radar of regulation in many countries

Smokeless tobacco products cause death and disability yet they are barely controlled in many countries.

Cigarettes, tobacco products to become costlier

No, the FDA doesn’t approve cigarettes or other tobacco products

The FDA regulates tobacco products based on a public health standard that considers the product’s risks to the population as a whole.

ASHES, Vol. 13(5): Solo or duo? Spousal concordance in alternative tobacco product use

Spouses can have both positive and negative effects on people’s efforts to quit smoking. For example, people who encourage and complement their spouse on their attempt to quit tend to increase their spouse’s likelihood of quitting, while people who try to police their spouse or nag about smoking tend to decrease their spouse’s likelihood of quitting. However, not as much is known about the effects spouses…

e-Cigarettes: Tobacco product or drug delivery device?

A controversy is brewing over how e-cigarettes should be regulated.

Smoke without fire? Researchers question heated tobacco products

Heated tobacco products have soared in popularity as a "smoke free" alternative to cigarettes in recent years, but a peer-reviewed report has suggested their emissions could be considered smoke -- a…

Heated tobacco product, touted as safer alternative to cigarettes, is no less dangerous than...

Tobacco giant Philip Morris touts its IQOS device as a safer alternative to smoking because it merely heats tobacco without burning it. But a new analysis of data the company submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration reveals the devices are about as dangerous as traditional cigarettes.