After a recent rise in ticket prices, a 3-D IMAX movie now costs as much as $19.50 a pop. Add in a snack at the concessions stand (you can’t bring your own, thanks to recent theater crackdowns on BYO enthusiasts), and, before you even factor in dinner, the standard date at the movies easily tops [...]
When faced with the choice between enjoying the moment and planning for the future, the squirrel knows what to do. Do you?
“Here’s how sites like Groupon and LivingSocial work: They ask retailers in a city to offer steep discounts ranging from around 50% to 90% off on things that would appeal to locals. Examples include 79% off spa services, 54% off at paintball, 57% off at a restaurant with Malaysian cuisine and half off for doggie [...]
When you add transportation costs in—gas, insurance, upkeep, commuting—your overall expenses can be considerably higher if you live far away from a city, even if you bought a home at what seemed to be a bargain price compared to prime locations.
After floating the idea of limiting fees and restrictions on gift cards last fall, the Federal Reserve has finally finalized a new set of rules. Even so, I’d still make the case that cash is the better, certainly more practical, and arguably more thoughtful gift, even if there are those who think of it as [...]
Use the coupon code 32219 for 20% off your entire purchase at Payless (thanks Buxr). The discount code is valid for purchases made through April 4.
Between the time that credit card reform was signed into law last summer and legislation was fully enacted in early 2010, there were some ugly unintended consequences. Card issuers used that window of time to jack up interest rates, add fees, and cancel accounts. Now that we’ve entered a period when health care reform has [...]
“Cable TV was always a bad model for the consumer because, in a sense, you’re paying twice. When you watch The Daily Show, for example, you pay the cable company to bring Comedy Central’s programming into your home. But you also contribute to Comedy Central’s bottom line by watching its ads. However, the Internet allows [...]
Blockbuster just cut a deal that allows the struggling video rental giant to loan out Warner Bros.’ movies 28 days before they’re available via competitors Netflix and Redbox.
Cubicle closing in on you?
Kristen Swensson, the writer in charge of the Cheap Healthy Good blog, recently got through a week in which she cooked all of her fiance’s meals with a total budget of $24.99. The hardest parts for the 205-pound man at the center of the experiment: no beer (!), and no bacon (!#@!). He also had [...]
