CONSUMER INFORMATION
Voices
3 Wishes for 2010
Consumer advocate Ron Burley hopes for changes to some companies' business practices.
Tools
Lease Vs. Buy Car Calculator
Calculate your monthly payments and total net cost to determine whether you should lease or buy.
Benefit of Spending Less Calculator
Use this calculator to find out how much you can save if you reduce your spending.
AARP Programs
Divided We Fail
The Divided We Fail effort advances the idea that partisan gridlock should not stand in the way of affordable health care and long-term financial security for all Americans.
Become a Free Lunch Seminar Monitor
Four out of five investors age 60 and over received at least one invitation to a free investment seminar in the past three years. Learn how to spot whether or not these seminars are legitimate.
AARP Foundation Reverse Mortgage Education Project
This program helps older homeowners make informed decisions about reverse mortgages.
AARP Resources
Online Safety
AARP and Google team up to help you stay safe online. Protect your computer, your data—and your good name.
Investor, Protect Thyself
New SEC Web site is designed to help you avoid Madoff-type investment schemes
A Helping Hand With Heating Bills
Governments, utilities, and nonprofits offer help to people with low incomes.
Haiti Disaster Spawning Scammers
Beware of phony charities and bogus e-mails offering to send aid. Find out how to vet charities.
From the Online Community
Group: Car Problems
Hearing weird noises from your engine? With help from this group's members, you can find low-cost solutions to your automotive woes.
Join Group
Group: ATM Clutter Challenge
Trying to get organized? Can't find matching socks? What about your winter gloves? You might be a candidate to take the Clutter Challenge!
Join Group
Playing for Money
Taking online quizzes and playing virtual games may seem like harmless fun, but they can cost you more than just your time.
No PIN at the Pump
Be careful when using your debit card at the gas pump.
Consumer Confidential
Do you know when you're being hustled by bankers, mortgage brokers, and investment peddlers? Check out our tip sheet on financial pros' everyday deceptions—and how to protect yourself against them.
Save on Gas
Find cheap gas prices along your travel route and estimate how much gas you'll use during your trip.
Member Discounts for Saving
Save up to 50% on top ticket items, such as computers, apparel, and gifts, from leading retailers at the Everyday Savings Center powered by NextJump.
Save everyday on the grocery items you need and use the most with the Grocery Coupon Center powered by Coupons.com
More to Explore
Create The Good
AARP is calling on its members to Create The Good in their neighborhoods. Get involved.
Benefits QuickLINK
Find out what public or private benefits are available for older adults and families with children.
More From AARP
Member Benefit
Save on membership fees in AARP® Roadside Assistance from Allstate.
Healthy Couch Potato
Can watching the Super Bowl actually improve your health?
Our Movie Picks
The envelope, please: our annual Movies for Grownups® Awards.
Make Clothes Last
What's your oldest garment in your closet that you still wear?
AARP Needs You!
AARP seeks nine volunteers for its National Policy Council.
Doughnut Hole
Find ideas for avoiding Medicare's Rx coverage gap.
Driving for Less
Our driver safety course can lower car insurance costs for Montanans.
Tex-Mex Food
Willing to share your recipe for tacos? Tell us how you stuff your shell!
Spa Cuisine
The food served at spas today tastes better and is easy to prepare at home.
Vote for Your Fave!
We picked 10 heroic animals. Tell us which one should win $1,000.
Latin Music
Latin music has captured hearts and souls all around the world.
AARP Exclusive
See how grandparents affect the lives of children with autism.
