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July 7, 2008
July 16, 2008
Today's deals!
Borders is giving 30% off any purchase through their new website! Just enter BCOM2208 as your discount code!
Free Greenies Pill Pockets (for your pet)
Fandango - Buy one get one free movie ticket when using Discover
July 21, 2008
Shopping for Frugal Families, One View
The Simple Dollar has a great article about one family's take on frugal shopping for clothing.
Guess what? If you put in a little bit of time, you can get your kids plenty of clothes for just pennies on the dollar - and it’ll be exactly what they pick out, too. Even better, the same exact strategy works for your own clothes shopping - this is the way to get cheap clothes.
July 22, 2008
Getting Around the Airlines' New Minimum Stay Requirement
In yet another attempt to offset the rising cost of fuel, almost all major airlines, including American Airlines, Continental , Delta, Northwest and United , will start charging passengers extra for tickets that do not include a Saturday night stay-over or a stay that doesn't entail a minimum number of nights.
The article itself says to be wary of back to back ticketing but if two carriers compete head to head with nonstops, like American and United do between New York and Chicago for example, book one on each. Alternatively just book Southwest whenever possible.
Getting Around the Airlines New Minimum Stay Requirement [Source:SmartMoney.com]
July 25, 2008
100 Great Tips for Saving Money
The folks at Simple Dollar have a great page of 100 ways to save money. The usual tips are there like cooking for yourself and freezing the food but the real gems are tips like speaking with your HR person at your jobs to see if your company has benefits that you might be missing out on. 100 Great Tips for Saving Money [Simple Dollar]
August 6, 2008
The cell phone buffet. Worth it?
Recently Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T and Sprint have begun offering all you can gab programs for around $100.00 a month. Is it worth it? Maybe not.
Americans spend an average of $73.00 a month on cell service [Source:Money Magazine] already so there's probably only a small percentage of people are actually going to save money. If you generally exceed your allotted minutes, if you regularly hit with triple digits on your bill, or are looking to drop your landline, then yes. Otherwise, save your money.
August 11, 2008
10 Frugal Cooking Tips That Cook!
If you cook, you're already saving money. That $10 to $20 you'd fork over for an entree can fund several homemade meals for a single person or feed the whole family, depending on the size of everyone's appetite. Kudos to you for getting more greens for your green.
However, cooking can get expensive if you buy too many kitchen gadgets, make poor grocery choices or panic shop for each night's supper. Also, the recent price hike in everyday staples such as milk and cereal means that smart, thrifty food shopping is more important than ever.
The rest of the story is here [bankrate.com]
August 18, 2008
Navigating airline tickets online.
If you're confused about the best place to buy airline tickets here's a tip: AVOID Travelocity, Orbitz and Hotwire. Use a fare comparison aggregator first. They aren't travel agencies, they are resources that check several (and in some cases, hundreds of) websites for the best deal, something you'd be hard pressed to do as a mere mortal.
Those sites include ...
All are good for checking fares and comparing with Mobissimo being exceptional at International fares. Go ahead and check them now, links open in a new window.
NEVER go to an airline's site directly unless it's Southwest (unavailable through aggregator fare services). You could take the step of seeing who has the best deal and then booking directly on a carrier's website though.
September 3, 2008
The Holy Trinity of online shopping
Thinking of buying online? Do it the smart way!
First, pit online merchants against each other by using a shopping comparison service like PriceGrabber.com
Second, see if you can snag a coupon code for the cheapest merchant by heading to online coupon code aggregation services like discountcodes.com,
retailmenot.com, currentcodes.com, naughtycodes.com and wow-coupons.com
Lastly, Use priceprotectr to get money back if the price goes lower within a set time usually 30 days
In person remember that competitors usually match each other on price so ASK! Home Depot and Lowes are famous for this. They will usually match each other going so far as to take each other's coupons!
September 16, 2008
It's Coming Up Green!
As gas prices continue to soar so does the bill at the grocery store. The good news is that it's summer and the gardens are beginning to yield this years bounty. Even if you're in a small apartment in the city you can grow enough food to save a significant amount of money for your family. Suite101.com offers this advice on growing a garden in containers for a small space.
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