Rossen roundup: Top consumer stories from the past week

Here are all of the Rossen Reports from this past week:Your week-to-week Christmas to-do listThe holidays are inching closer and you’re trying to make sure everything gets done. We have the ultimate holiday to-do list to help keep you on track and save you some money while you’re marking things off your list. Watch the video for this story in the player above.Buy your real Christmas tree: The prices slashed the closer we get to the big day, but if you want to enjoy it for longer than a few days, it’s time to get your tree now. With proper care, real trees can last up to six weeks so now is the perfect time to purchase.Read the full story here.New list unveils the best cars and SUVs for 2024Looking for a new car for 2024? Car and Driver, a magazine that is also owned by our parent company Hearst, is unveiling its annual 10Best lists for both cars and SUVs/trucks.The 10Best boils down the entire vehicle to a number between 1 and 100 instead of scoring various categories. Before judging the car on how well it drives, as well as other features, to be eligible for the list the car must be on the market in January 2024 for under $110,000, a price point that is adjusted every year.Read the full story here.This will keep you safe while online shopping this holiday seasonWe’re all online right now, shopping for those holiday gifts. But cyberattacks increase during the holidays. So how should you be protecting your information and your money? Let’s run through a few reminders.Read the full story here.How to track and cancel those unused subscriptionsLooking for ways to cut costs this holiday season? One of the biggest ways money is being sucked from your wallet is with subscriptions. Our forgetfulness when it comes to subscriptions can boost companies' revenues by up to 200%, according to economists at Stanford and Texas A&M.It's easy for us to pay hundreds of dollars a month for subscriptions we never use when you consider how many times we’ve signed up for a free trial or an auto-renewal and forgot to cancel.So how can you figure out what subscriptions you’re paying for? Here are some easy tricks.Read the full story here.