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June 9, 2008
Posted: 03:48 PM ET

No we’re not reliving our favorite Tom Cruise movie moments. But in this age of consumer empowerment, we want to do our part to help you navigate the tips and advice our correspondents are offering up in their daily reporting.

People contact us all the time asking us to share the major “takeaways” from our consumer reporting — especially when it comes to money and health matters. So we’re excited to announce the launch of our new consumer tips blog. (http://www.cnn.com/tips)

On the health front, Dr Sanjay Gupta, Elizabeth Cohen and Judy Fortin will be offering advice on how to stay healthy and take a more proactive role in your personal health care.

Personal Finance editor Gerri Willis will share her “top tips” on all things related to your money, from the 5 best ways to sell a home in a down market, to saving for college.

Senior Business Correspondent Ali Velshi will blog here as well, and prove that he is not the “hairless prophet of doom and gloom” as Jon Stewart calls him. Ali can’t help that he’s compelled to tell it like it is. His focus here will be to decode the latest economic news, with the top “takeways” you need to remain an informed consumer.

We know your time is valuable, so Ali, Gerri, Sanjay, Elizabeth and Judy promise to keep their tips short and sweet, with plenty of links to deeper content. In the future, we hope to expand this blog to include ‘top tips’ in other areas– possibly travel and technology.

Check it out starting today. Tell us what you think. Or as Jerry Maguire would say, “Help us help you.”

Posted by: Rena Golden, CNN.com Exec. Producer
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Fran   June 9th, 2008 5:09 pm ET

Okay Ali – something I’ve not heard discussed in any great detail is how the stock market mess will affect vested retirement funds. I am a feceral employee looking at retirement in three to six years, and I have been building my IRA for 28 years. Is this mess with the economy going to depleat this. Are we going to be in trouble as time passes?

Allison   June 9th, 2008 7:04 pm ET

I’m a 54 year old single mom who is desperately trying to find a full time job. Although I look at least 10 years younger, I’m sure I’m facing ageism in the job hunting. I have some college, but not a degree. Should I go back to school for a degree or is it too late? And would this even help???

Kathy G   June 9th, 2008 7:12 pm ET

Best tips for saving on groceries, car expenses, the day to day life expenses. With two kids in college are are really tight. And both I and my husband are working and have steady income but its getting tough out here in working class USA. kg

Mike   June 9th, 2008 8:18 pm ET

There is lots of noise about gas. But what about the fuel used to heat home? What are these people going to do?

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