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I probably goes without saying, but people should avoid the temptation of paying their tax bill with their credit card.

Banks offer all sorts of points and deals, but the offers are rarely better than the 2.49 percent surcharge you need to pay when you use a credit card.

Read the full story here.

There are mainly companies on the net claming you can receive a “free credit report”, but there is only one site which is approved by the Federal government.

www.annualcreditreport.com

The Florida Department of Transportation is offering free traffic reports on its website:

www.fl511.com/

Sputnik is helping to offer free WIFI for shops and cafes.

See the company website for more details.

Slidell city is offering its citizens free home demolition, for damaged an uninhabitale homes.

See here for more details.

The Federal Citizen Information Center has released a new consumer guide.

The guide covers such topics as: buying a car, buying a house, preventing identity theft, information on credit and dealing with problems after making a purchase.

The guide can be ordered from here.

New site Zillow offers property buyers a free valuation service.

The Web site’s test version, which launched on Feb. 8, has quickly become the Internet’s hottest new attraction.

“Our expectations for traffic have been greatly exceeded,” said company spokeswoman Amy Bohutinsky. “This tells us that we’re on to something useful.”

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In Travis county, the Community Tax Center is offering free help for its citizens.

You can check their site here.

It is getting close to tax time, so this week TurboTax has some very good offers on its software:

See this week’s TurboTax software offers