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Kristine Lazar looks into ways to save on household energy bills.
Kim Palmer, NerdWallet personal finance expert, shares ways to negotiate your bills.
Kristine Lazar shares one way to save money at the grocery store: the Flashfood app and its partnership with Los Angeles Gelson’s Markets.
A recent Consumer Reports study says Uber and Lyft use artificial intelligence to determine how much money to charge for a ride. A group at CBS California Investigates put that study to the test, and found some interesting results. Kristine Lazar and Amy Corral report.
Andrea Woroch, consumer savings expert, shares how to read discount store price codes.
Consumers trying to score the best deals online may be facing a moving target as retailers increasingly use dynamic pricing. It's a strategy that adjusts prices based on factors including demand, inventory and consumer behavior.
Parents are expected to spend more than $400 per child on back-to-school clothes and shoes this year, according to the National Retail Federation. For many working families, that figure is likely out of reach. Consumer investigator Kristine Lazar shows you ways to save money simply by turning in the clothes you no longer wear.
Families are expected to spend close to $900 on back-to-school purchases this year; that’s nearly 13% of the average monthly income in America, according to a LendingTree study. CBS LA consumer investigator Kristine Lazar went to three retailers to compare the prices of a typical basket of school supplies to find out which store had the best deals.