Study: No Reason to Pay Realtor Commissions When Selling a House

There’s an assumption that the 6% typically paid in realtor commissions on a home sale is worth it because the seller will command a higher price than if he’d gone the “for sale by owner” route. But a trio of academics who researched years of home sales says that this assumption is false. In fact, [...]

It’s a Deal: 50% Off Sale at Kohl’s

Now through Thursday, November 4, a Kohl’s sale offers a range of clothing, jewelry, furniture, luggage, toys, electronics, and more for 50% off. And for the duration of the sale, standard shipping costs a flat 99¢ per item.

Shout Out: ‘How to Literally Mortgage Your Children’s Future’

Tom Tomorrow envisions a new banking industry product that allows parents to get cash advances based on the estimated future earnings of their offspring.

A Full Year of College for $999?

A Baltimore-based for-profit company is offering online core 101-style college courses—English, statistics, algebra—for $138 per month, or at the infomercial-esque price of $999 for a full year.

When the Dollar Store Undercuts Walmart Prices (and Vice Versa)

Ever wonder whether the dollar store really has better prices on everyday purchases than Walmart, or any number of drugstores and supermarkets?

The Good News If Debt Collectors Are After You

In many instances, debt collectors are even sloppier and more clueless than the robo-signers involved in Foreclosuregate.

The Good News If Mortgage Lenders Are After You

“The banks have been servicing mortgages and chasing delinquents with the same carelessness and indifference to due process that they demonstrated when they underwrote and securitized the mortgages in the first place.”

It’s a Deal: 40% Off at Men’s Wearhouse

Use the coupon code THANKSNPF10 (thanks Buxr) to get 40% off your entire order of regularly priced merchandise at MensWearhouse.com. Valid for purchases made by November 14.

Helping the Economy by Stopping Mortgage Payments?!?

Wanna do your share to create jobs, help retailers and small businesses, and get the economy booming again? If your answer is yes, then you might want to start by defaulting on your mortgage.