Parenting magazine paired up three financial advisors with three families that have serious financial troubles. They’ve all been blogging about the experience since October. There’s plenty of good advice to be gathered from the posts, but what’s most fascinating is that these stories are really real.
When most people receive bills, they dutifully pay them, no questions asked. But by sitting back and complacently paying bills as they’re presented, you’re probably spending hundreds, even thousands more dollars a year than you need to. What should you do instead? Be aware, and be a pain in the butt.
Between February 1 and February 7, you can get a free bagel with a shmear at Einstein Bros. Bagels. A coupon is required, which you can print here.
Do government policies make it much easier to be a spender rather than a saver?
From Friday, January 29, through Saturday, February 20, Babies R Us and Toys R Us stories will give you 25% off the purchase of a range of new baby products if you bring in any used (and potentially unsafe) items such as cribs, car seats, strollers, high chairs, and toddler beds. More details about the [...]
Am I the only one driven nuts by how much time in the Presidents speech (or any president’s speech) is taken up by applause?
Beware items splashed on the covers of weekly store circulars at super cheap prices. Retailers take great pains to carefully, scientifically select these items—because when they’re on sale, there’s often a dramatic increase in shoppers buying related items at full price. If laundry detergent is on sale at a dollar store, for example, a lot [...]
Smack down one fee or money-making scheme and others are sure to pop up. And even if you’re really good at the game, there are always more moles than you can possibly whack.
“The obsession with the brand name — that’s passe. People don’t want to spend the extra money for it.”
Buy one pair of shoes and a second pair of equal or lesser value is half off right now about Payless Shoes. The sale lasts through February 15.
People obviously resent bankers and their big bonuses. And now, in another sphere, it’s hard to tell who the public hates more: government officials or government workers.
