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It’s an old story by now: an actor makes it big, starts raking in piles of money, spends it foolishly, goes into debt and winds up declaring bankruptcy. It’s as much of a Hollywood ending today as a classic movie kiss. The latest celeb to go broke is actor Gary Busey, who filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy last week. He follows a long line of celebs who have managed their money so poorly that they’ve had to file for bankruptcy. Here are 10 of the most notorious.
The stumbling economic recovery has led many of us to rein in our expenses, even on necessities like diapers. But there are a few lucky sectors that benefit from a weak economy — things that let us escape, give us momentary pleasure or temporarily relieve our stress. They’re the small things, like donuts and yoga [...]
Over the past century, Americans have been sold countless too-good-to-be-true products, including cancer-fighting electronic zappers, “sugar” that’s not sugar, and “purifiers” that add chemicals to water. Here, we highlight 14 of the most notorious examples.
Most of the best financial advice is timeless. It remains sound in good times and in bad. But this particular moment of economic and market turmoil has some unique characteristics, so Moneyland put together a handful of smart moves to make right now.
Now through August 24, use the coupon code THANKS to get an easy 30% off your entire online purchase at Gap, Old Navy, or Banana Republic.
Now through August 11, Neiman Marcus is offering an extra 30% off when you purchase one sale item, and an extra 40% off when you buy two or more sale items—meaning the total discount sometimes adds up to 75% off the original prices. Also, use the promotion code AUGFS to get free shipping on all [...]
Eddie Bauer is currently hosting a sale on all men’s and women’s jeans: Buy one pair, and a second pair of equal or lesser value comes at half price.
Get a coupon at GoBowling.com that can be redeemed for a free game this Saturday at participating bowling alleys around the country. The promotion celebrates the end of (who knew?) National Bowling Week.
Two shoe retailers are holding BOGO half-off sales: Buy one pair of shoes at Famous Footwear or Payless, and you can purchase a second pair of equal or lesser value at 50% off. Also, for this week, use the coupon code LOCKER11 to get an additional 20% off your entire online order from Famous Footwear.
Now through August 9, use the coupon code GYWB5 for online shopping or follow this Ace Hardware link to print out a coupon for an in-store discount of $5 off any purchase of $25 or more.
Denver-based Frontier Airlines is hosting a special airfare sale in which flights between Albuquerque and Denver cost just $9.99 each way. Tickets between Denver and Durango start at $34, meanwhile, and routes such as Kansas City-New Orleans (from $44) and Milwaukee-St. Louis ($44) are also on sale. Purchases must be made by August 3, a [...]
