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Buying Glasses? 3 Facts Your Eye Doctor Doesn’t Want You to Know.

By Len Penzo

Oops, my bad. This is a guest post from some guy who wasn’t who he said he was and was trying to make a few bucks off of an affiliate link. Still, I can attest to the information within this post as being accurate, as I too buy my glasses and contacts on-line – so I will keep this post up. But I have since removed the offending affiliate links from this

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This article was written on January 24th, 2010 | 21 comments

My Store-Brand vs. Name-Brand Blind Taste-Test Experiment #2

By Len Penzo

Are name-brand groceries really worth the extra cost when alternative cheaper store-brand groceries are available? More specifically, when it comes to edible products, does the quality and taste of name-brand products always justify the price premium which can often be as high as 50 percent or more?

Last October I tried to answer that question, one of the great never-ending debates in the world of personal finance, by conducting a scientific
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This article was written on January 12th, 2010 | 29 comments

10 Money Saving Tips to Get the Most From Coupons

By Guest

Coupons can save you hundreds of dollars each year, if not more. So why is it that so many people choose not to use them? Maybe it’s that they don’t consider them worth the trouble, or have had bad experiences with using coupons in the past. It could be that people just don’t know where to look to find good coupons, or they don’t understand how to get the most
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This article was written on January 5th, 2010 | 14 comments

10 Off-the-Wall Gifts for Open-Minded People

By Len Penzo

Hey! You know what I haven’t seen lately on the blogosphere? A personal finance post on great gift ideas!

I’m kidding. Kinda. After all, there are already some great pieces on Christmas gift ideas for military members.

So… Are you tired of giving the same old stuff year after year?

I mean, come on. How many neckties and bottles of Old Spice can
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This article was written on December 22nd, 2009 | 5 comments

9 Great Gift Ideas for People Who Have Everything

By Len Penzo

When it comes to great gift ideas, I always struggle.

At my house we draw names each year for the annual Christmas gift exchange.

The drawing is usually done each Christmas, long after all the presents from the current holiday have been opened and everybody has stuffed themselves on the traditional “chickadel” dinner – actually a homemade doughy Italian pasta, better known as cavatelli.

Everybody’s names are put into a Santa hat and
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This article was written on December 17th, 2009 | 67 comments

Talkin’ Turkey: Evaluating My Thanksgiving Dinner Scorecard

By Len Penzo

This year Thanksgiving dinner is at my house. We’ll be serving dinner for 16 people including my sister and her family, my mom and dad and the Honeybee’s folks.

You know, since he came out to visit a few weeks ago, my father-in-law Tony has taken over a lot of the chores around the house, including fixing the water heater (and saving me $400 in the process).

It’s not that I’m
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This article was written on November 24th, 2009 | 6 comments

My Store-Brand vs. Name-Brand Blind Taste-Test Experiment

By Len Penzo

One of the great never-ending debates in the world of personal finance is whether or not name-brand groceries are really worth the extra cost when alternative cheaper store-brand groceries are available. Furthermore, when it comes to edible products, does the quality and taste of name-brand products always justify the price premium, which can often times be as much as 50%?

Because inquiring minds like mine want to know, I decided to
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This article was written on October 20th, 2009 | 45 comments

Why Low-Cost or No-Fee Products May Not Be Such A Good Deal

By Len Penzo

This is a guest post by Mr. Credit Card from www.askmrcreditcard.com. Today, Mr Credit Card is going to talk about how getting into the cheap, lowest cost mentality may not be the best thing for every purchase that we make. This is a slight departure from his usual credit card subject although he uses a couple of such examples below. If you are looking for a credit card, check out
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This article was written on October 18th, 2009 | 4 comments

Scary Stories: Fellow Bloggers Share Their Tales of Buyer’s Remorse

By Len Penzo

According to Wikipedia, buyer’s remorse is “an emotional condition whereby a person feels remorse or regret after a purchase.” It often refers to higher-priced items that are difficult or impossible to return, thereby making the buyer feel like, well, a complete idiot.

If you’ve ever felt a twinge of regret or self-doubt and caught yourself saying “I should have known better,” then you’ve definitely experienced the heartache of buyer’s remorse.

Buyer’s
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This article was written on October 12th, 2009 | 27 comments

Brown-Baggin’ It? Here’s A Price Comparison of 10 Sandwiches.

By Len Penzo

I don’t know how many people pack their lunch every day for school or work, but I think it is safe to say that the number can be measured in millions. What I do know, though, is that packing your lunch is more economical and almost always healthier than eating out at a burger joint or some other greasy spoon.

Of course, I think we can all agree that there are
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This article was written on August 23rd, 2009 | 17 comments

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