Personal Services
Ratings & Advice
The latest ratings and advice for Washington, DC area personal services.
Advice
- About Checkbook: Why We're Unique
- Aging In Place
- Buying Used Stuff
- CarBargains - Checkbook's Shopping Service for New Cars
- Child Care: Tips for Saving
- Closet Organizers
- Clothing Rental
- Clothing Resale Options
- Complaining: How to Get Results
- Computer Backup Options
- Computer Problems: Can You Get Your Data Back After a Device Failure?
- Computer Problems: How to Keep Your Devices Safe from Hacks
- Credit Card Chargebacks: A Consumer Superweapon
- Credit Cards: Selecting the Best
- Cruises: How to Get the Best Deal
- Dealing with Your Digital Clutter
- Decluttering Strategies
- DNA Ancestry Services
- Elder Villages
- Email Addresses for Temporary Use
- eRead for Free
- Extended Product Warranties: Should You Buy Them?
- Free Perks You Didn't Know You Have
- Getting Rid of Your Unwanted Stuff
- Grilling Safety
- Grocery Delivery
- Happy Returns and Gift Card Tips
- Hotel Deals
- Hotels Gouge Guests With Absurd Resort Fees
- Junk Mail & Unwanted Phone Calls
- LeaseWise - Checkbook's Shopping Service for Leasing New Cars
- Medical Alert Devices
- Nannies: Hiring Tips
- Organizers
- Parking: Finding the Best Rates
- Passwords: How to Choose Safe Ones
- Payment Apps: Avoiding Trouble and Scams
- Price Matching: What's the Deal?
- Rental Car Insurance: Should You Buy It?
- Sale Prices: At Many Stores, the Sale Price Isn't Special
- Self Storage Facilities
- Shopping Online: Our Top Tips for Saving Money
- Smartphone Photos Apps and Tools
- Social Media Headshots: Do's and Don'ts
- Tickets: Saving on Seats for Shows and Sports
- Tipping Tips
- Travel Insurance
- Travel Websites Mislead by Falsely Declaring Few Rooms Remain
- Travel: Health and Safety Info for International Trips
- Travel: Help Finding Cheap Flights
- Travel: Renting a Vacation Home
- Water-Saving Tips
- Wine Prices
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Power to the Patients!
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DNA Ancestry Services
Are their reports rooted in reality?
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Appliance Repair
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Buying Appliances
Use our ratings to get what you want for the best price, without headaches.
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Growing Concerns
Ratings of local garden centers for quality and price for backyard warriors.
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Secondhand News
Buying used stuff saves money and helps the environment.
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Movin' on Up
How to relocate without losing your mind.
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Assisted Living
Get by with a little help from your (paid) friends.
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LASIK Eye Surgery
Should you get it?
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