By derek70x7
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at 4:01PM Friday November 20, 2009
under
Stuff We Like
While Stella usually indulges my laziness by combing through the financial blogs and picking out our weekly roundup on her own, I thought I'd try something new this week and scrounge around for them myself. The result of this was lots of sports-related stories!
By stella.louise(view all posts by stella.louise)
at 2:41PM Friday November 20, 2009
under
Holidays
Although we're one week away from Black Friday and the "official" kick-off of the Holiday season, for many of us it's not really Christmas until we watch our favorite holiday movie or TV special. Over at TVCrunch, they've got a pretty comprehensive schedule of Holiday specials, so you can make sure you don't miss out on a beloved Christmas story.
I've listed a few of my best-loved programs. See if yours is among them:
By jacobshin
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at 1:43PM Friday November 20, 2009
under
Spotlight Deals
Exclusive Preview of HP Thanksgiving Savings Event - Begins 11/22!
It used to be that you had to wait until Black Friday to find out what all the Black Friday deals were gonna be. But with all of November becoming the new Black Friday, deals are happening earlier and more frequently or are being leaked to ramped up anticipation.
At Savings.com, we're getting our ducks in a row for next Friday as well as the following Cyber Monday and we're starting things off with a little leak of our own:
By Delightful_Toni
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at 10:46AM Friday November 20, 2009
under
Money Saving Tips
In order to be a fantastic coupon
shopper, you will need a few tips to help you get the best savings
you can.
- When an item is on sale for Buy 1 Get 1 Free, it is actually
very common for you to be able to use two coupons. One for each
item which makes for a much greater savings! Be sure to check with
your local store for their policy on this because, as always, each
store is different. This is the best deal at a store that rings up
two items are half price instead of one item full price and one
item free.
- If you have a coupon that says "off any size," the smartest
thing to do is purchase the smallest size item. Most travel size
items are $1.00 or less so this is a great place to stock up on
items you use all the time like deodorant. For a long time there
were baby wipes coupons out for $.50/1 that did not specify a
size.
By Yasarh
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at 2:39PM Thursday November 19, 2009
under
Odds and Ends
Thanksgiving is a very special time of the year. For some, it's
the only time they get to spend with distant relatives and extended
family. That can get pretty stressful if you're the one hosting
Thanksgiving.
Here are some easy ways to help relieve that stress:
By coupondealsandsteals
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at 1:12PM Thursday November 19, 2009
under
Holidays
Giving has always been in my nature. It was something I was taught
growing up and it is something I teach to my children as well. We
eagerly anticipate the Salvation Army Christmas Tree at my house
and my son carefully chooses that boy or girl we are going to help
that year. I put extra coins in my pocket during the holidays for
those red buckets we are sure to walk by when going to the grocery
store.
Well, this year I am taking it a step farther and buying some of my
family members charitable gifts. Santa will still be visiting our
house with the video games and the hottest toys of '09, but the
ritual of buying my brother a cool pair of boxers every year is
getting old.
By GCapes
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at 11:35AM Thursday November 19, 2009
under
Shopping Advice
Last week I posted part one of the Top
Ten Electronics Gifts for 2009 covering my picks for numbers
ten through six. And now we have, live and in color, without
further ado: THE TOP FIVE.
Pause for applause.
Cue Queen's "We Are The Champions." Thank you, thank you. Okay,
enough with the second stage comedy, let's dive right in.
Kicking things off this week in the number five spot:
By MBones
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at 3:14PM Wednesday November 18, 2009
under
Shopping Advice
The Holidays are approaching and that means you no doubt have a
few eggnog laden nights in your future. It's the time of year where
you'll be hopping from party to party, trimming trees, giving
thanks, collecting gelt, or just being merry with friends. But with
all the expenses of gift giving and travel, who wants to add a
Holiday party wardrobe to your list of expenses?
Not you, Savvy Saver!
With just a few simple accessories, you can wear the same basic
dress to any occasion. Save money and time--and look great doing
it.
By Heather
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at 1:33PM Wednesday November 18, 2009
under
Featured Store
Way back in 1998 (How did that happen so fast?) a small
child got a personalized storybook all his own. Sure it was cute to
have his name featured in the story, but his parents immediately
thought, "We can totally do better..."
Which brings us to our Featured Store: I See Me.
By coupiedoll
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at 12:05PM Wednesday November 18, 2009
under
Holidays
The big T-day is almost here, and if you're looking to make your
family feast a little more green, look no further. Follow these
tips and you'll be celebrating the day, and respecting the
environment.
By jenandbrowe(view all posts by jenandbrowe)
at 10:21AM Wednesday November 18, 2009
under
Shopping Advice
H&M the fabulous retail chain that has made huge strides in
making high fashion democratic by mass manufacturing fashion
forward pieces (
inspired by the runways of Milan and Paris as
well as the looks from major fashion houses) at low prices.
They took it a step further when they started to collaborate with
said fashion house designers and making diffusion lines that are
palatable and affordable to those of us who don't net seven figures
a year.
Their latest collaboration is a brilliant marriage with the
prestigious shoe line Jimmy Choo. The outcome is a cheap but very
chic line of accessories (
shoes, belts and bags) as well as
their first foray into clothing (
both men's and women's
wear!). Why buy the real thing when you can get...well, the
real thing for SO MUCH LESS? Make sure you are sitting because
nothing in the line is over $300. For us stylistas/frugalistas this
is cause to shed a fashion tear of joy.
By GCapes
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at 3:24PM Tuesday November 17, 2009
under
Shopping Advice
If you are involved at all with any social networking sites,
it's probably a safe bet to assume that you have at least a few
pictures of yourself up and maybe those of some close friends as
well. Even if you are a novice participant in those arenas, you
probably have a blog or at least a cool image that you have set as
an avatar that you share with others on your IM program of
choice.
As more and more people open up large segments of their lives to
the ever-expanding online global community, the popularity of
websites dedicated solely to photo sharing continues to grow. Sites
like Photobucket have been used for years as huge image
repositories for blogs and websites.
These types of sites have led to the birth of massive photo
sharing hubs such as Shutterfly, Kodak EasyShare, Snapfish, Flickr,
and SeeHere, just to name a few.
By HSimas
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at 1:59PM Tuesday November 17, 2009
under
Holidays
With times already being tight, the advent of the holiday season
can add even more stress to a household on a budget. In addition to
the expense of family presents and holiday meals, showing your
appreciation for the hairdresser, mailman, assorted teachers and
tutors and anyone else who comes to mind can leave very little in
your wallet to celebrate. Luckily, there are still some holiday
traditions that don't cost a thing. I've gone on a virtual trip
across Europe to gather some of the best ones for you.
By Delightful_Toni
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at 12:05PM Tuesday November 17, 2009
under
Money Saving Tips
The first thing that you need to do to start getting all of those
great deals you hear about is accumulating coupons. Each week there
are usually two different coupon inserts in most newspapers. Once a
month there will be THREE inserts. And then there is that exciting
weekend for us couponers that pops up once in a great while where
you get four, five or even SIX inserts! It's rare, but it does
happen.
Having multiples of each coupon makes it easier for you to take
advantage of all of the sales and get multiples items at once. This
helps build a food storage, which we refer to as a stockpile.
Obtaining multiple inserts each week is not as hard as a lot of
people think it is. The easiest and cheapest way is to ask family,
friends, neighbors and co-workers to save them for you. I have been
couponing for five years and I still get inserts from my family.
By rayputt(view all posts by rayputt)
at 11:39AM Tuesday November 17, 2009
under
Company
With Black Friday rapidly approaching, there are plenty of deals
coming out that are making saving money during the holiday season
easier and easier. This time last year, the recession was in its
infancy and companies were still trying to figure out the way to
attract new customers. During the holiday season of 2008, plenty of
people were looking for deals. In fact, Savings.com saved people
almost $4.4M* during the holidays in 2008. The most popular
category was electronics and Savings.com's electronics deals saved
users over $1.5M.
By Dana- Frugal in Virginia(view all posts by Dana- Frugal in Virginia)
at 10:37AM Tuesday November 17, 2009
under
Holidays
I recently read that the
average American adult with a credit
card racks up $1000 in debt during the holiday season each
year. And the average two-parent household
spends about $1500 on gifts
annually. With such a large percentage of holiday gifts being
purchased on credit, it's an indicator that typical American
holiday spending is more than we can afford and out of control.
When we celebrated my first child's first Christmas a couple of
years ago, we didn't know what to get such a young baby, so we just
got her a couple of smaller items.
By Dealman
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at 3:34PM Monday November 16, 2009
under
Money Saving Tips
Last week I posted about ways to use
credit cards effectively during the holiday season. If you're
not careful, you could make your 2010 very difficult because you'll
be owing interest on your holiday credit card bills for months to
come (if not all of 2010). This problem will only be
compounded if you've got a big tax headache coming to you next
year. One thing to always keep in mind is how you spend money today
can affect your financial future.
So how can you make sure that your tax burden is a little less
burdensome? The surest way to lower your tax income is not all that
helpful, but you'll see it mentioned: make less money. Helpful,
right? On the flipside, there are probably a lot of people out
there who would love to have to pay more taxes--it means you've
made more taxable income. That said, there are good ways to lower
your burden if you're looking to save some money in 2010.
By couponprincess
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at 2:48PM Monday November 16, 2009
under
Holidays
1. Make a list of everyone you need to shop for.
2. When you are out shopping, make sure you are equipped with store
coupons. Such as % off or $ off coupons. I was recently at the Mall
and there were coupons to be found for all your favorite stores. If
you do not already have a coupon, ask the sales associate if they
know of any current coupons or promotion that your favorite store
is participating in.
3. Save your receipts in a safe spot in case item goes on sale, or
you change your mind on the gift giving.
4. Use manufacturer coupons on DVDs, toys and more!
5. Don't buy something just because it is on sale--make sure you
know what you are going to do with the item before you buy it.
6.
By Heather
(view all posts by Heather)
at 12:53PM Monday November 16, 2009
under
Spotlight Deals
The holidays are no longer looming, folks. They are here. Gasp!
No wait! I'm just the messenger.... Seriously, though. We here at
Savings.com think we can help you work things out with a deal or
ten from this week's Top 10 Deals. No need to be picky when all the
deals are so delightfully tempting.
'Tis the month of Thanksgiving and (given our own mild to
'must-remember-to-cut-up-the-credit-cards' shopping addictions) we
are definitely thankful for some of this week's hottest
coupons--and we hope you will be too!
By stella.louise(view all posts by stella.louise)
at 11:18AM Monday November 16, 2009
under
Polls/Quizzes
Have you started your holiday shopping yet? Ah, the holiday
displays and "Silver Bells" playing over the sound system--not to
mention parking hassles, crushing crowds and fist fights over the
last Tickle-Me-Elmo...
Why not avoid the stresses of your local mall and shop at home?
Not only are we helping you to save money when you shop online with
our Black Friday
coupons and Cyber Monday
deals, but we're giving away a HP DV7T Quad Laptop so you can
surf the web in style.
By couponcravings
(view all posts by couponcravings)
at 11:06AM Monday November 16, 2009
under
Holidays
Christmas is less than six weeks away
(yikes!) and if your bank account isn’t what it used to be,
then it’s time to make some quick holiday shopping cash. Here
are five ways to put some money in your pocket so you can leave the
credit cards at home.
1) Get rid of your dated gadgets. If
you’ve got an old MP3 player,cell phone or digital camera
taking up space in your junk drawer, check out Gazelle.com. Enter a few details about your gadgets
and instantly learn trade-in values. Gazelle.com pays for
shipping and you’ll get your money in a week.
By mylitter
(view all posts by mylitter)
at 9:46PM Sunday November 15, 2009
under
Money Saving Tips
When we talk about "fillers" what does that mean? Well, at both CVS
and Walgreens there are times when your purchase calls for a
filler. Interestingly enough it is for different reasons at both
stores.
CVS - When you shop at CVS and use Extra
Care Bucks (ECBs) they are just like gift cards, you don't get any
money back from them. So let's say I have a $5 ECB and my purchase
total is $4.50, CVS will NOT be giving me any change back. So if I
don't want to 'lose' that .50 cents I can throw in an inexpensive
'filler' item to get my total closer to $5.
I also have used filler items when I am using a CVS $/$$ coupon,
like a $5 off a $25 purchase. Let's say my total was $24.20 and I
wanted to use that $5 off a $25 purchase I would have to toss in
$.80 worth of 'fillers' to get my total high enough to use the $5
off coupon. I always try and toss in something that I need, I like
the soap bars, or tissue as fillers because 1. I need them and 2.
By savingmoneyplan
(view all posts by savingmoneyplan)
at 4:21PM Sunday November 15, 2009
under
Money Saving Tips
If you haven't yet tapped into the many free or nearly-free items
at your local drugstores each and every week, then you are about be
thrilled! Even some of the best money-savers don't know the trick
to getting tons of your household necessities for free or nearly
free each week. Indeed, the best deals of the week almost always
can be found at your
local drugstores , just as long as
you know how to find them and what to look for. There are many
excellent blogs out there that take you through the weekly deals at
the drugstores, and my blog,
Saving Money
Plan , is just one of them. Let's take a quick look at how
these drugstore deals work (some people call this "the drugstore
game") and how you can start bringing hundreds of dollars in free
items home with you!
By nicolesnickels
(view all posts by nicolesnickels)
at 9:10AM Sunday November 15, 2009
under
Money Saving Tips
Many magazines have coupons in them these days.
By chaotic_barb
(view all posts by chaotic_barb)
at 8:37PM Saturday November 14, 2009
under
Holidays
In today's tight economy, more consumers than ever are looking for
alternative ways to stretch their Christmas shopping dollar. The
key to saving money when shopping retail is to find the deals in
advance and stick to your budget. With proper planning, you won't
be tempted to pay full price for any of your gifts.
The early arrival of Black Friday this year offers consumers more
time for holiday budget planning. It seems that the traditional day
after Thanksgiving mega-deal day, has been turned into an entire
season. Some stores started as early as Halloween with their 'Black
Friday' savings.
Along with Black Friday, shoppers can also look forward to Cyber
Monday online shopping deals. Many websites list stores and their
Black Friday/Cyber Monday deals for your convenience. When ordering
online, many payment screens have a space to input a coupon code
for additional savings. Many times, you can quickly pop onto a
coupon forum website and find a valid coupon code.