Index: Ratings, Reviews, and Advice
- A Message from Our Founding President
- About Checkbook: Why We're Unique
- Accountants/Tax Preparers
- Acupuncturists
- Aging In Place
- Air Conditioning & Heating Contractors
- Airlines that Allow Free Stopovers Let You Design a Vacation with Variety
- Airport Parking Hack
- Alarm Installers for Homes
- Appliance Repair Services
- Appliance Stores
- Appraisers (for Real Estate)
- Appraisers (non-Real-Estate)
- Architects
- Asbestos Abatement & Removal Services
- Assisted Living
- Attic Insulators
- Auto Body Shops
- Auto Dealerships
- Auto Detailers
- Auto Glass Repair & Replacements
- Auto Repair Shops
- Cabinet Suppliers & Installers
- Car Buying Strategies
- Car Dealerships
- Car Detailers
- Car Glass Repair
- Car Insurance
- Car Repair Shops
- Car Washes
- Carpenters
- Carpet & Rug Cleaners
- Carpet Stores & Installers
- Cashback Shopping Portals
- Caterers
- Cell Phone Services
- Cell Phone Services: How to Avoid a Big Bill When Traveling Abroad
- Checkbook’s Top Shopping Tips
- Child Care: Tips for Saving
- Chimney Sweeps & Services
- Chiropractors
- Closet Organizers
- Clothing Rental
- Clothing Resale Options
- Complaining: How to Get Results
- Computer Backup Options
- Computer Help (In-Home Assistance)
- Computer Problems: Can You Get Your Data Back After a Device Failure?
- Computer Repair Shops
- Computer Stores
- Computers & Devices: How to Keep Yours Safe
- Concrete Contractors
- Contact Lens Dispensers
- Contractors: Remodelers & General
- Countertop Suppliers & Installers
- Credit Cards Provide Strong Protections for Consumers
- Credit Cards: How to Choose the Best One
- Credit Score Boost Offered by Experian Likely Not Useful
- Cruises: How to Get the Best Deal
- Cy Pres Donations
- Dance Classes
- Day Care Centers
- Dealing with Unexpected Medical Bills
- Dealing with Your Digital Clutter
- Deck Builders
- Decluttering Strategies
- Defective Products: Strategies to Get a Refund or Replacement
- Dentists
- Detailers
- Diamonds Shopping Guide
- Diaper Prices
- Disposing of Unused Drugs
- DNA Ancestry Services
- Doctor Board Certification: Is Yours Certified? Does It Matter?
- Doctors
- Doctors: Surgeon Ratings
- Dog Groomers
- Dog Kennels
- Dog Trainers
- Dog Walkers
- Door Installers
- Driving Instructors
- Drycleaners
- Drywall Contractors
- Duct Cleaners
- Facebook Privacy Settings Checkup
- Family Counselors
- Fence Builders
- Financial Advisors
- Financial Documents: Create a Paper Trail for Your Heirs
- Fire & Water Damage Restorers
- Fireplace Installers
- Firewood Sellers
- Fitness Industry Changed by COVID
- Floor Refinishers
- Flooring Suppliers & Installers
- Florists
- Framing Shops
- Free Perks You Didn't Know You Have
- Funeral Homes
- Furniture Repair Shops
- Furniture Stores
- Garage Door Installers
- Garden Centers
- General Contractors
- Getting Rid of Your Unwanted Stuff
- Gift Card Tips
- Grilling Safety
- Grocery Stores
- Grocery Stores & Delivery Services
- Groomers
- Guide to Dental & Vision Plans for Military Retirees
- Guide to Health Plans for Federal Employees & Annuitants
- Gutter Cleaners
- Gutter Installers
- Gyms
- Gyms & Fitness Centers
- Handyman Services
- Hardware Stores
- Hazardous Household Waste Disposal
- Health & Fitness Clubs
- Health Tracking Apps and Other Tech Might Be Invading Your Privacy
- Healthcare Cost Transparency Issues
- Hearing Centers
- Heat Pumps: The Future of HVAC?
- Heating & Air-Conditioning Contractors
- Help at Home for Seniors
- Home Builders
- Home Health Agencies
- Home Inspectors
- Home Maintenance Plan
- Home Security
- Home Theater Installers
- Home Warranties
- Hospital Emergency Departments
- Hotel Intel: How to Find the Best Rates for Rooms
- Hotels Gouge Guests With Absurd Resort Fees
- Hotels’ ‘Refundable’ and ‘Flexible’ Rates Often Not What They Seem
- House Sitters/Pet Sitters
- Housecleaners
- How to Make a New Fitness Plan
- Identity and Cyber Theft: How to Protect Yourself
- Identity Theft: Are You Protecting Your Kids?
- Identity Theft: Are Your Investment and Retirement Accounts Protected?
- Indoor Air & Radon Testing & Remediation
- Insulation Contractors
- Insurance: Automobile
- Insurance: Should You Buy It for Your Car Rental?
- Interior Designers
- Iron Workers
- Laboratory Testing Services
- Landscape Designers
- Landscapers
- Laser Eye Surgery
- Lawn Care Services
- Lawn Mower Repair Shops
- Lawn Mowing Services
- Lead Exposure: Make Sure Your Contractor Follows the Law
- Life Insurance
- Light Remodeling: Redo Your Kitchen or Bath for Less
- Lighting Showrooms
- Locally Grown Food Sources
- Locksmiths
- Marriage Counselors
- Martial Arts Instructors
- Masons
- Massage Therapists
- Mattress Stores
- Medical Alert Devices
- Medical Research: Resources for Doing Your Own
- Medical Tests & Procedures: Efforts to Reduce Unnecessary Care
- Medicare Outpatient Loophole Puts Patients at Big Financial Risk
- Mortgage Lenders & Brokers
- Movers
- Music Instructors
- Musical Instrument Repair Shops
- Musical Instrument Stores
- Painters
- Parking: Finding the Best Rates
- Passwords: How to Choose Safe Ones
- Patient Advocates
- Pavers
- Payment Apps: Avoiding Trouble and Scams
- Personal Trainers
- Pest Control Services
- Pet Food Prices
- Pet Groomers
- Pet Insurance
- Pet Sitters/House Sitters
- Phishing Scams: Is Your Financial Institution Helping Cyberthieves?
- Photographers
- Physical Therapists
- Physicians
- Physicians: Surgeon Ratings
- Piano Tuners
- Picture Framing Shops
- Playground Equipment Installers
- Plumbers
- Podiatrists
- Power Wash Services
- Prices: Where Have All the Bargains Gone?
- Product Recall Information
- Property Management Services
- Psychologists
- Radon Testing & Remediation
- Real Estate Settlement Services
- Recycling Electronics
- Remembering Robert Krughoff
- Remodeling Contractors
- Rental Car Insurance: Should You Buy It?
- Restaurants Pay Steep Commissions and Fees to Order-and-Delivery Services
- Returning Items to Retailers: Tips for Smooth Transactions
- Right-to-Repair Fight
- Rock & Cement Contractors
- Roofers
- Rug Cleaners
- Sale Prices Are Rarely Real Deals
- Salons
- Saving Energy at Home
- Savings Apps
- Security System Installers
- Self Storage Facilities
- Septic System Services
- Shoe Repair Shops
- Shopping for the Best Deal? These Retailers Price Match or Make Price Adjustments
- Siding Installers
- Sleep: 40 Tips to Help You Get 40 Winks
- Smartphone Photos Apps and Tools
- Social Media Headshots: Do's and Don'ts
- Solar Energy
- Soundproofing Tips
- Sprinkler & Irrigation System Installers
- Stop Unwanted Calls, Mail, and More
- Surgeon Ratings
- Swimming Pool Services
- Tailors & Sewing Shops
- Tax Preparers/Accountants
- Teeth-Whitening Options
- Tickets: Saving on Seats for Shows and Sports
- Tile Installers
- Timeshare Exit Companies Deserve a Time Out
- Tipping Tips
- Tire Pressure Advice
- Tire Stores
- Title Services
- Trash/Recycling Services
- Travel Agencies
- Travel Insurance
- Travel Websites Mislead by Falsely Declaring Few Hotel Rooms Remain
- Travel: Health and Safety Info for International Trips
- Travel: Help Finding Cheap Flights
- Tree Care Services
- TV Stores
- Wallpaper Help
- Watch Repair Shops
- Water & Sewer Line Warranties
- Water-Saving Tips
- Wedding & Bridal Shops
- Wedding Consultants
- Weight Loss Centers
- Well & Pump Services
- Wills and Living Wills: Help with Preparing Yours
- Window Installers & Repair
- Window Treatment Stores
- Window Washers
- Wine Prices
- Wood Floor Refinishers
- Wood Flooring Installers