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Consumer Action creates award-winning free multilingual educational guides on a wide range of personal finance topics and other subjects of interest to consumers. Many publications are available in Chinese, Korean, Spanish and Vietnamese, as well as English. Each year, we distribute more than a million of our publications through a national network of 8,000 community organizations. Nonprofit and community-based agencies may order these free publications in bulk by clicking here for downloadable order forms or online ordering instructions.

2008

November

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Leave me alone (Korean) (2008) Cover

Leave me alone (Korean) (2008) Your privacy online—and offline. "저를 내버려 두세요!" 여러분의 온라인과 오프라인 프라이버시는 개인 프라이버시의 개념과 누가 여러분의 개인 정보를 조회하는 지에 대해 주의해야하는 이유를 설명하고 있습니다. 또한 사이버스패이스에서의 프라이버시, 원하지 않는 마케팅 정크 메일과 스팸 메일을 줄이는 요령 그리고 온라인과 오프라인에서 여러분의 프라이버시를 보호하는 방법 '톱 10' 등에 대해서도 설명하고 있습니다.

Leave Me Alone! Your Privacy Online - and Offline explains the concept of personal privacy and why it is important to be careful about who has access to your personal information. Topics covered include privacy in cyberspace, cutting down on unwanted junk mail and spam e-mail from marketers and 'top ten' ways to protect your privacy on and off the Internet.

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Successful Homeownership - Seminar Lesson Plan & Class Activities (English) Cover

Successful Homeownership - Seminar Lesson Plan & Class Activities (English). This PDF packet provides guidance for teachers and team leaders. The 20-page packet contains a detailed curriculum, classroom activities and take home worksheets.

Keeping Your Home - Protect your investment (Vietnamese) Cover

Keeping Your Home - Protect your investment (Vietnamese). Những người có kế hoạch, ngân sách và dành dụm để thành công làm chủ một căn nhà sẽ có nhiều cơ hội tốt hơn để giữ được mái nhà của họ và gây dựng tài sản từ giá trị gia tăng của căn nhà theo thời gian. Tài liệu này nói đến các trách nhiệm tài chính trong việc làm chủ căn nhà và làm thế nào để quản lý, duy trì và bảo vệ tài sản của quý vị, và phương cách gây dựng và bảo tồn tiền lời căn nhà của quý vị.

People who plan, budget and save for successful homeownership have a much better chance of keeping a roof over their heads and building wealth as property values increase over the years. This brochure covers the financial responsibilities of homeownership and how to manage them, how to maintain and protect your property, and how to build and preserve your home equity.

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Leave me alone (Chinese) (2008) Cover

Leave me alone (Chinese) (2008) Your privacy online—and offline. Leave Me Alone! Your Privacy Online - and Offline explains the concept of personal privacy and why it is important to be careful about who has access to your personal information. Topics covered include privacy in cyberspace, cutting down on unwanted junk mail and spam e-mail from marketers and 'top ten' ways to protect your privacy on and off the Internet.

October

23
¡Déjeme en paz! (2008) Cover

¡Déjeme en paz! (2008) Su privacidad dentro y fuera del Internet. ¡Déjeme en paz! Su intimidad en línea y fuera de línea explica el concepto de la intimidad y por qué es importante saber quién tiene acceso a su información personal. Los temas incluyen la intimidad en el ciberespacio, formas de reducir el correo de propoganda y publicidad por correo electrónico no deseada (“spam”) de vendedores, y las diez formas principales de proteger su intimidad en línea y fuera de línea.

September

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Sensitive Information - Privacy and Your Medical Records (2008) (Vietnamese) Cover

Sensitive Information - Privacy and Your Medical Records (2008) (Vietnamese). Hồ sơ y tế của quý vị không được giữ kín như quý vị thường nghĩ. Quyển cẩm nang này giải thích những phương sách quý vị có thể làm để bảo toàn sự bảo mật và chính xác của hồ sơ y tế của quý vị. Việc sử dụng hồ sơ y tế sai trái đã từng đưa đến sự mất việc, kỳ thị, trộm danh tính, và mất mặt.

Your medical records are not as private as you might think. This booklet explains some steps you can take to guard the privacy and accuracy of your medical records. The misuse of medical records has led to loss of jobs, discrimination, identity theft and embarrassment.

May

23
Leave me alone (2008) Cover

Leave me alone (2008) Your privacy online—and offline. Leave Me Alone! Your Privacy Online - and Offline explains the concept of personal privacy and why it is important to be careful about who has access to your personal information. Topics covered include privacy in cyberspace, cutting down on unwanted junk mail and spam e-mail from marketers and 'top ten' ways to protect your privacy on and off the Internet.

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Sensitive Information - Privacy and Your Medical Records (2008) (Chinese) Cover

Sensitive Information - Privacy and Your Medical Records (2008) (Chinese). Your medical records are not as private as you might think. This booklet explains some steps you can take to guard the privacy and accuracy of your medical records. The misuse of medical records has led to loss of jobs, discrimination, identity theft and embarrassment.

Información Delicada: Su vida privada y el historial médico (2008) Cover

Información Delicada: Su vida privada y el historial médico (2008). Su historial médico no es tan privado como usted se imagina. Este folleto explica algunos pasos que usted puede tomar para proteger la privacidad y veracidad de su historial médico. El mal uso de historiales médicos ha conducido a la pérdida de trabajos, discriminación, robo de identidad y situaciones embarazosas.

Sensitive Information - Privacy and Your Medical Records (2008) (Korean) Cover

Sensitive Information - Privacy and Your Medical Records (2008) (Korean). 여러분의 의료기록은 생각하는 것만큼 비밀 보장이 되지 않습니다. 이 소책자는 여러분의 의료기록의 비밀 보장과 정확도를 높일 수 있는 방법에 대해 설명하고 있습니다. 잘못 사용되어지는 의료기록은 여러분을 당혹스럽게 만들 수 있으며 실업, 차별, 신분 도용 등의 원인을 제공할 수 있습니다.

Your medical records are not as private as you might think. This booklet explains some steps you can take to guard the privacy and accuracy of your medical records. The misuse of medical records has led to loss of jobs, discrimination, identity theft and embarrassment.

 
 

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