The holidays come with a host of stressors, the most Xanax-inducing of which is perhaps overspending. Sure, we make our lists and check them twice, but we're still human. Sales, discounts and deals are flashed furiously before your eyes while you're ...
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18 Facts You Probably Wish You Never Knew About Black Friday
What's not to love about Friday?
I mean, really ... if Saturday didn't exist, Friday would be the best day of the week, bar none.
Let's face it, on any given Friday, it's hard to find anyone in a bad mood; especially after lunch time.
My ...
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Here’s Proof of Skyrocketing Inflation in Our Most Basic Necessities
The way that economic data is presented, we often think of inflation as a singular number representing a general increase in prices.
For example, it might be reported that nominal GDP growth was 3%, and that inflation was 2%. Since the inflation ...
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How the ‘Pink Tax’ Ensures Women Pay More for Goods and Services
Ladies: Watch out for the Pink Tax.
You probably won't see any news about it in the papers, as it's nothing Congress has passed or proposed. If you're a woman, though, chances are you've experienced it or maybe even noticed it creeping up on your ...
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Drop the Guilt: How To Splurge Without Breaking the Bank
Is it just me, or do I come off at times as a real financial stick in the mud? Uh huh. That's what I thought.
Look back at my archives and you'll notice I've written plenty of articles about the importance of saving money and spending less than ...
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What It Took to Get an Auto Insurance Quote 15 Years Ago
Car insurance can be expensive. If you don't take the time to find a better deal on your car insurance premiums, you're likely to pay even more than you're currently paying. According to a report by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, car insurance ...
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3 Things People Pay For That Cost More Than They Should
No matter how thrifty you think you are, the truth is, most people are constantly spending money; it's just part of being an adult. And if you have any level of property or responsibility at all, you have operating costs and overhead, just like a ...
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My 8th Annual Cost Survey of 10 Popular Brown Bag Sandwiches
Despite the high cost of grocery bills, brown-bagging a sandwich, piece of fruit, and carrot sticks or a serving of chips is always going to be less expensive than buying lunch at a restaurant, school cafeteria or fast-food joint.
Odds are it will ...
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Looking for Inflation? It’s Hiding In Smaller Package Sizes.
Inflation? What inflation?
The fact is, for those who are willing to look close enough, we are actually being confronted by a serious bout of deflation, at least when it comes to the size of the containers sitting on our supermarket ...
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3 Ways Smart Singles Plan and Budget Their Weekly Meals
Whether your kids have moved out of the house, or you've just left a relationship, being single doesn't have to mean lonely nights of greasy take-out or microwaved frozen meals. There is a way to support a tight budget, eat healthy, and not spend ...
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This Amazing Fruit Reduces My Grocery Bill by $300 Every Year
Have you ever wondered why there aren't very many blue fruits or vegetables in nature? I know I have. In fact, most fruits and vegetables that people usually offer as examples of azure produce are actually purple.
And, no, blueberries aren't blue; ...
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5 Tips for Avoiding Buyer’s Remorse (That I Learned the Hard Way)
I think it's safe to say that, like the common cold, almost all of us occasionally suffer from buyer's remorse. Today, against my better judgment, I'm going to share my worst case ever, which occurred many years ago when I was just 25 years-old, ...
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Clever Tips to Help You Master the Art of Deal Hunting
Everybody loves a bargain. There are few better feelings in life than getting a sweet deal on something, and some people make it look like an art form. Some people just seem to get these good deals all the time, and when somebody else sees what a ...
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100 Words On: Why Grandma Was Probably Smarter Than You About Money
Grandma may not pay bills with a smartphone or trade stocks on her computer -- but chances are she can teach a few lessons about saving money that you can take to the bank:
Live within your means; only buy what you can afford
Use credit only ...
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9 Money Saving Tips to Help You Get the Most From Your Coupons
Coupons are a great way to save money -- in fact, diligent coupon clippers can save a thousand dollars or more each year. Even so, many people refuse to use them. Whether they can't figure out where to find great coupons, or they don't understand how ...
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8 Stupid Fees Consumers Hate to Pay (But Often Do Anyway)
In this tough economy, businesses of all types continue to nickel and dime us to death with add-on charges. Needless to say, they want you to believe that those fees are necessary to cover the additional costs of doing business -- pizza delivery fees ...
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Why It Pays to Pay Attention When You Buy in Bulk
Last month I was shopping online for razor blades from my favorite shaving supply company when I noticed something that made me do a double-take. In fact, it was such a surprise that I decided to take a screen shot so I could share it with ...
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The 5 Most Misleading Grocery Items Shoppers Waste Money On
If there's one thing I spend way too much time on in life, its the process of grocery shopping.
As someone who blogs about cash back credit cards all day long, it's probably predictable that I waste a bunch of time obsessing over which stores ...
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36 Amazing Uses for the Lowly Plastic Grocery Bag
I've been a big defender of plastic grocery store bags for a long time. In fact, last year I challenged readers to tell me why the humble plastic shopping bag is still maligned by so many people.
Now I may be just a wee bit biased, but I think I ...
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5 Items in Nature With Enormous Finder Fees
I realize the economy is wigging out and times are starting to get tough again.
Of course, with the price of precious metals back on the rise, you could head out into the wilderness and try to find a stray nugget or two.
Then again, if you ...
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