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We are quickly approaching that time of the year where the Internet pays off in spades - the holidays. Here's a primer on protecting yourself while buying online.

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According to the National Retail federation, 47% of Holiday consumers shopped online last year and about 61 million people shopped online from work for holiday gifts.

Credit Union I hate going to the malls during the holidays. They are packed with people, elbows are flying and I inevitably get in line behind the person who needs a price check or lost their checkbook. Thankfully, the Internet has largely solved this problem.

Holiday Internet sales, though, could go up 20 percent to 35 percent and more, even though online shopping's appeal seems to have leveled off. Roughly 69 percent of people surveyed in this year's Deloitte & Touche USA LLP holiday mood survey, released Nov. 1, said they will do some of their shopping online. They also expected to spend 21 percent of their shopping budgets on the Web. Those percentages were about the same two years ago.

Merchant Credit Guide Co Millions of people now do most or all of their holiday shopping online. Frankly, it is hard to imagine how many brick and mortar stores stay in business. While shopping from your desk is great, you need to keep in mind the following legal cautions.

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If you don't care to risk getting mauled, why not join the millions of consumers that shopped from the comfort of their homes and offices last Holiday Season...with the simple click of a mouse. According to the National Retail federation, 47% of Holiday consumers shopped online last year and about 61 million people shopped online from work for holiday gifts. When asked why they like to shop online during the Holidays, 72% of consumers said that they want to avoid crowds.

By Card Credit Debt Debt Guide In a few weeks, you are going to get bombarded by emails from businesses. Unfortunately, there is no way to be sure the email messages are actually from the business in question. Phishing scam artists have become masters at kicking out email messages that look extremely authentic. If you get an email message and want to visit a site, do not click the link in the email message. Instead, type the site domain name directly into a browser or find it through a search engine. Doing so will get you to the real site, not a fake.

Also, dont open any credit cards that you dont need. Sometimes credit card offers are very inviting and enticing especially for those who love shopping sprees. If you have a lot of credit cards, youll have a hard time paying for each of them. This will lower your credit score an average of 10 points, and most definitely affect your credit lines.

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Bad Credit Loan The Internet is a godsend when it comes to avoiding the stress of holiday shopping. Just keep an eye on those credit card statements!

Credit Definition Derivative Richard A. Chapo is a San Diego business lawyer with San Diego Business Law Firm. Read more business law articles.

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