With the latest national deal from group-buying site Groupon, $10 buys you a $20 certificate good for books, toys, and anything else sold by Barnes & Noble. For the mathematically challenged, that’s a discount of 50%. The offer is available through the weekend, though quantities are limited and they might sell out, and certificates must [...]
The era of free checking appears to be on its last legs. For months, signs have been regularly appearing indicating that this day would come: early rumors that Bank of America would roll out fees to make up for lost revenues due to new overdraft regulations, BofA testing new checking fees around the country, other [...]
Walgreens is selling cans of its own private label lager, Big Flats 1901, for about 50¢ a pop. Bottles of wine have been going for as little as $4.
Based on the median price of tickets being sold at StubHub, a seat at the Super Bowl would run you $6,574, or $26,294 for a family of four. Such a sizeable chunk of cash could alternately cover the cost of 52 iPads, 3,307 movie tickets, or a decent down payment on a house.
Now through February 13, when you make a $1 donation at a Friendly’s restaurant to support kids with disabilities, you’ll receive five coupons valid for free kid’s ice cream cones, along with a coupon good for $5 off purchases of $25 and up.
Liz Weston, author of a new personal finance bible of sorts, issues this key point in as straightforward a way as possible: “Anybody with a high school education can figure out the basics of money.”
You reuse facial tissues. You’ve installed more shelves to handle the hundreds of rolls of toilet paper you bought on sale. You risk getting into a car accident because you don’t want to waste windshield wiper fluid needed for a clear view of the road.
“When sex is dirt cheap, we’re much more likely to go at it like rabbits. Couple O has been together for 15 years and has a great sex life. They keep it affordable. If they’re tired, they make it quick. Maybe they don’t even bother to take their shirts off.”
All Rite Aid brand products are now being sold for 20% off—in store or online, with no coupons or coupon codes required. It is unclear when the promotions will expire.
When buying a new car, trading in an old one is often part of the deal. Now, when consumers feel the need to upgrade their cell phones, it’s easy to trade in or sell their old handsets at the same store where they’re making their new purchase—including retailers like Kmart, Target, Office Depot, and RadioShack.
Why would a bank contact a customer about credit card debt that’s 10 years old—long past the statute of limitations allowing lenders to sue in order to collect?
