Here are ten things to do this summer that are free or cheap, and that are at least more productive than loafing on the couch. You’ve got the time, right?
Photo albums, jewelry, video games, and clothing are among the items discounted by 50 percent or more in RedEnvelope’s sales and special savings section.
Dollar stores are booming—and not just in terms of sales, but stock prices too. Today’s WSJ highlights how Family Dollar Stores’ stock rose 12 percent yesterday with the help of strong sales reports. Also up were stock prices for Dollar Tree and Wal-Mart.
How much does credit card debt really cost you? Most people don’t even want to think about it, let alone do the math themselves. But with the federal reserve’s free and simple credit card repayment calculator, you don’t have much of an excuse.
Marketers may even be better than moms when it comes to using guilt—especially when they’re using guilt on soon-to-be moms. The message, sent implicitly or sometimes quite overtly, is that how and what parents purchase for the children are direct reflections on them as parents.
Few groups ask the government to tax them. But in light of California’s budget woes, a pro-marijuana group is advocating that the state government—that’s right, THE MAN—should take a piece of the action in pot sales.
The summer of 2009 is proving to be a reality check for college students and recent grads. Instead of rollicking trips abroad or working at no-pay internships that their families can no longer afford to bankroll, college kids are grinding out the steamy days of summer doing manual labor—and they’re happy to have the work.
What it comes down to is that if people think a product is worth the money, they’ll buy it. As consumers look closer at the combo of cost and quality, the goods that are worth the money will sell—and those with jacked-up prices “just because” won’t.
With the help of Facebook, Starbucks is giving away coupons for free pints of ice cream. Log into your Facebook account, and through July 19, you can share a pint with a friend. Starbucks is giving out 20,000 coupons a day. Click here for details.
A Salon writer attempts to make preserves as a way to be eco and money conscious. Though the food tastes fantastic, the experiment is less than successful.
Making a meal with just the right amount of food seems impossible, so what do you do with leftovers?
