“Rabbis should be thundering from the pulpit that extravagant weddings are not only a betrayal of a sense of personal inadequacy, but are an abrogation of Jewish values. You’re so rich? Then impress your friends by giving the money to charity.”
“There is no iron law that real estate must appreciate.”
In this case, the “reward” is one you must demand in exchange for putting up with awful customer service.
An end-of-summer clearance sale at Eddie Bauer offers clothing, shoes, and accessories at up to 70% off for women and for men. For example, men’s shorts originally priced at $49.50 are now selling for $9.99.
Retailers have a love-hate relationship with the way consumers shop online nowadays. Stores love how easy it is for shoppers to search for and buy stuff 24/7, and love how easy it is to entice shoppers into buying via special coupon codes and promotional discounts, but hate how easy it is for shoppers to avoid [...]
It has all the makings of an unhealthy relationship. You know TV isn’t good for you. You know your pay TV provider is a bad partner, never asking what you what you want and forcing you to do all sorts of things you’d rather not—such as paying for well over 100 channels when you only [...]
Summer’s almost gone! What happened? Tune in next week (starting Monday, August 23) for more It’s Your Money posts.
“Not only are banks packaging the overdraft ‘service’ in a deceptive way (e.g. Account Protector), they are allowing their employees to sell it to customers whose language or cultural differences make it difficult or impossible to understand.”
Use the coupon code 295 (thanks Buxr) to get $15 off purchases of $49 and up at Designer Shoe Warehouse (aka DSW). The offer is good for purchases online and in stores (follow Buxr link for a printable coupon), and the discount is available until August 15.
Included in this week’s roundup: colleges where tuition is free, best online savings accounts, stuff the cell-phone companies won’t tell you, unconventional ways to find jobs, worst items to buy at drugstores, reasons you might want to totally ignore your credit score, and justifications for why you’re not buying a diamond engagement ring for your [...]
Here’s a round-up of everything from how to cook with dried beans to how to ask for a raise, from how to negotiate for a cheaper cell-phone bill to how to figure out how much house you can really afford.
