It’s not nearly as bad as it sounds. Actually, it’s quite good—for your family, and for our troops overseas.
Here’s the weekly roundup of eye-opening, headache-erasing, money-saving tips—some wacky, some creative, and some that might even prove to be helpful and practical.
Still in need of a costume? Here’s an upside to procrastination: Kmart has marked down prices on all Halloween costumes, with many available for 50% off. If store-bought costumes aren’t appealing, check out these cheap and easy ideas from previous posts:
They’re the two most-talked-about recession-era creatures: the unemployed American who has maxed out on 99 weeks of unemployment benefits, and the homeowner who can afford his mortgage but walks away from it anyway because the home no longer seems like a good investment. So what’s it really like to be one of these prototypical Great [...]
After rapidly expanding its $1-per-day DVD rental kiosk operation, Redbox now has roughly 29,000 movie vending machines around the country—and not that many more good possible places for installing more. So the company plans on offering digital rentals soon, entering into even more direct competition with the mail-streaming movie service Netflix. If Redbox’s digital rental [...]
Guess who is going to help the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau do its job? You, the average consumer, that’s who.
See? Half-off deals really are easy to come by. Through Thursday, October 28, everything at Jos. A. Bank, including men’s suits, dress shirts, ties, sweaters, and casual wear, is discounted by 50% off the retail price.
If you’re paying more than half off the retail price, you’re paying too much. And if you’re paying actual retail? Well, then you’re spending waaaaaaaay too much.
Sears has dubbed Friday, October 29, as “Black Friday Now,” offering discounted merchandise and door buster sales supposedly on par with the more traditional day-after-Thanksgiving Black Friday. Target, which was ahead of the pack with its “Black Friday” sales way back in July, is also pushing winter holiday promotions even though it’s still autumn, as [...]
Candy isn’t the only free food being handed out to kids this weekend. Check out these four restaurant chains also offering freebies for the kids.
Hint: It’s probably the most important person in your life.
