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Movies, Popcorn and Financial advice from the Fed

Posted by Cindy

Dec. 2, 2009 1:42 p.m. • 4 comments

“Talk about a buzzkill: next time you go to the movies, it’s likely that the U.S. government will lecture you about how to handle your credit cards. I’m not kidding. The Federal Reserve announced it is sponsoring 45-second advertisements in movie theaters with tips to help shoppers avoid unnecessary credit card charges and fees.” Full story.

Am I the only one who finds this ironic?

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D.F. Oliveria is a columnist and blogger for The Spokesman-Review. Huckleberries Online was judged the best 2008 Idaho newspaper blog by the Idaho Press Club. And the best 2007 news blog in the Pacific Northwest by the Society for Professional Journalist. Print Huckleberries is a past winner of the Herb Caen Memorial Column contest by the National Association of Newspaper Columnists. The Readership Institute of Northwestern University cited this blog as a good example of online community journalism.