Consumer Affairs

Edmund's Automobile Buyer's Guides
"Blue book" guide to prices on new and used cars.
Epinions.com
Come here for guidance on what to buy. Real customer reviews help guide you in the purchase of everything from apples to zebras. Register to offer your own epinions.
Food Stamps
Learn whether you qualify for food stamps in Vermont (a lot more people do than you would think), and how to apply for them.
Government Benefits
Find out what government benefits you may be eligible to receive.
Household Products Database
What's under your kitchen sink, in your garage, in your bathroom, and on the shelves of your laundry room? Learn more about what's in these products, about potential health effects, and about safety and handling.
Mortgage Advice and Counsel
Tutorial on selecting mortgage features; quick tips on major hazards; choose a method of selecting a loan provider; glossary; calculators; etc.
Radiation and Radioactive Waste
Guidebooks from the National Safety Council.
Screen Door: The Vermont Agency of Human Services Screening Tool
Find out what, if any, Vermont social services are available to you by filling in a confidential survey.
Tox Town
An introduction to toxic chemicals and environmental health risks you might encounter in everyday life, in everyday places. (National Institutes of Health)
Vermont Law Help
Legal information on housing, benefits, family, consumer, health, abuse, work, education, immigrants, small claims, taxes, seniors, disability, and youth; free legal help, and links to Vermont Courts.
www.fueleconomy.gov
A web site for people to find vehicles that are safe, clean and fuel efficient. You can search for vehicles all the way back to 1985 and you will get information such as miles per gallon, annual fuel cost, greenhouse gas emissions, and an EPA air pollution score (if applicable).

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