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The impact on your wallet of Standard & Poor’s downgrade of the nation’s credit rating is similar to what would happen if your own credit score declined: The cost of borrowing money goes up.

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Stossel hosts a new show dissecting the news of the day and its effect on your wallet.

Best Buy is ready to launch a Buy Back program that should help reduce the wallet strain for constant early adopters.

The plan will, for a fee paid at the time of purchase, allow consumers to sell back their computers, tablets, smartphones, and TVs (under $5,000) for a percentage of its original price.

The percentage will vary based on time of ownership (and naturally, condition).

Remember those plastic rectangular things in your wallet with a magnetic strip on the back? Unfortunately, in 2010 a lot of us -- me included -- had at least one of our cards taken away against our will.

I wish I had better news on the card industry for 2011, but for many of us the stars just aren’t lining up.

Here’s what 2011 has in store for credit card users.

Last month, a company debuted a new technology they’re calling Card 2.0. Each credit card has a fully functional computer inside, controlled by touch-sensitive buttons on the card surface.

Card 2.0 plastic works with all of those 10 million stripe readers in the wild, and merchants don’t even have to know you’re using a special card.

To answer your next two questions: the battery lasts years and you can bend it, sit on it, and run it through the washer without breaking it.

As one of footballa s most accomplished players ever, Brett Favre appeared destined to cash in on his fame as he headed towards life after the NFL.

Americans have gotten the message loud and clear: a healthy diet is an essential element in any wellness program.

Nielsen researchers found that people practice what they preach, with most shoppers buying foods that are good for the waistline and wallet.

What does the health care reform mean for you, personally? Are you going to be better off?

As the economy recovers, or as you recover from a job loss or other financial upheaval, it may be OK to open your wallet a little wider.

But it can be tough to back away from a bare-bones lifestyle. "You're a perfect example," my editor said.

"How did you work money back into your diet?" Imperfectly, thanks, with a side order of anxiety.

Life-changing? No. Wallet-shaving? Yes. Once you click, you’ve likely ensnared yourself in a murky credit-card scam.