Site of the Day for Monday, July 20, 2009 Alpha Consumer Today's site, from the Money and Business section of U.S. News & World report, offers a blog with a gripping range of financial topics. Gentle Subscribers may find this well-written column covering a host of subjects related to money on a personal level, an informative and useful site. "Kimberly Palmer, senior editor for U.S. News & World Report, writes about how to save money, avoid scams, manage debt, and be a savvy shopper." - from the website The blog, which is also available as a subscribable podcast, covers financial subjects of interest to the savvy consumer. Among the recent headlines have been The Benefits of Socially Responsible Investing; Affording Kids on a Recession Budget; and Are Eco-Resorts Really Green? while highlighted articles include The New Rules of Tipping; The Best Credit Cards for College Students; and 6 Ways to Save Money on Action. With its upbeat tempo and shrewd topical sensibility -- Is Twitter the Future of Retail? -- the blog offers a practical viewpoint on a variety of money matters. Swing over to the site for interesting approach to money and personal finances at: http://www.usnews.com/blogs/alpha-consumer/index.html A.M. Holm <admin-sotd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Manage your subscription and view the List archives on the web at: <//www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/webpage?webpage_id=sotd> and <//www.freelists.org/archives/sotd> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ UNSUBSCRIBE by sending a blank email to sotd-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with unsubscribe in the Subject field.