During Drugstore.com’s Great Penny Sale (thanks Bargainist), customers can get select items (like hand cream, body wash, and liquid soap) for just 1¢. Orders must be placed by September 13, and there’s a limit of one 1¢ item per account. Free shipping is available for return customers ordering at least $49 worth of merchandise, and [...]
What with the rates of interest-bearing accounts dropping to their lowest levels in more than half a century, it’s nearly as productive to shove your money under a mattress as it is to deposit it at a bank.
A CNNMoney story says that there has been a dramatic decrease in the number of young investors willing to take on risk—meaning putting money into the stock market. In 2001, 30% of Americans younger than 35 said they were game for investments with substantial risks, with the idea that with great risk came great possibility [...]
You know the annoying plastic clamshell packaging that comes with so many of today’s consumer goods? The packaging that typically requires some combination of a razor, scissors, teeth, fingernails, an MIT degree, and way too much sweat, shouting, and cursing to open? The packaging that has drawn blood in my house on more than one [...]
Guess which answer was picked by nearly half of people in a recent survey. Also: four other pressing questions every smart consumer should ponder.
During a post-Labor Day sale from JetBlue Airways, discounted flights include one-way fares starting at $39 between Fort Lauderdale and Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, $49 (Boston to Charlotte, Long Beach to Las Vegas), $69 (New York-JFK to Jacksonville), $79 (Long Beach to Portland, OR, New York-JFK to Orlando or West Palm Beach), and $99 (Boston [...]
“If a man goes out on two dates a week, and 50% of the women don’t want to see him again, he’s spending a lot of money on strangers.”
In honor of Labor Day, here are a bunch of observations, stats, and survey revelations about the state of work (or lack thereof) in the U.S. and around the globe.
During the REI-OUTLET Half Off Sale (thanks dealnews), tents, backpacks, sleeping bags, and other camping gear are on sale for 50% to 70% off.
During a series of blind taste tests pitting store-brand foods versus name-brand products—say, Publix orange juice vs. Tropicana—there were rarely clear winners. In other words: The presence of a national brand label is by no means a guarantee that the product will taste better. So if you automatically, unconsciously default to selecting a brand strictly [...]
Something tells me that even though (on the East Coast anyway) it’s late in the work day on a Friday that kicks off a holiday weekend celebrating the working man and working woman, there are still plenty workers still at work as they read this. How’s that working for ya?
