From April 8 to 10, Sherwin-Williams retail stores are hosting “Super Sales” in which all paints and stains are marked down by 40%. Additionally, painting supplies are discounted by 30%, and wall coverings are 10% off.
Here comes a new kind of vending operation that promises to be the “ATM machine of water.” Using a BYO reusable bottle policy, the machines dispense purified water without the plastic bottle, and at a fraction of the price consumers now pay at a typical vending machine.
In some situations, paying more doesn’t get you more, and paying the same costs you more in the long run.
In an earlier Q&A, Ashley Grimaldo, a stay-at-home mom from Texas, told us all about her experiment paying her family’s expenses exclusively using gift cards. The cards, she says, helped her maintain a budget, and since she bought them at online marketplaces for less than face value, they also saved her money. How much? At [...]
Print out this coupon (thanks Buxr) to get 25% off the price of a single item between April 7 and April 13. Some brand and product exclusions apply.
“The elephant stays on course, moving toward its goal, regardless of all the barking and noise that swirls around him.”
In a TV show debuting tonight on TLC, seemingly normal people exhibit some pretty strange behavior. They jump into dumpsters, steal parts of newspapers off of neighbors’ porches, and stuff their collections into elaborate storage units and under their kids’ beds. They also save tons of money on obsessively plotted shopping excursions, but that’s almost [...]
In a new survey, more than one-third of adults say they are now saving less than last year, and 33% have no emergency savings whatsoever. The numbers get scarier for African Americans and Hispanics: 54% and 47%, respectively, report no rainy-day savings and are “one flat tire away from financial disaster,” says the survey’s spokesperson.
Use the coupon code EXTRA50411 (thanks Bargainist) to get an extra 50% off clothing, accessories, and other merchandise that’s already on sale at 7 For All Mankind. The coupon code is valid through April 11.
Continuing in a series of posts gathering financial wisdom from unusual sources—ranging from Dungeons & Dragons and Charlie Sheen to geese flying patterns and Star Wars—here are some more financial lessons found in unlikely places.
Online shoppers are getting smarter—and slower. Two years ago, consumers clicked on an online ad an average of 2.7 times before making a purchase. By early 2011, the average had risen by 15%, to 3.1 clicks. Consumers are also taking more time and are more likely to visit a competing site to check prices before [...]
