By WiscoVixen(view all posts by WiscoVixen)
at 9:57AM Wednesday December 15, 2010
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Polls/Quizzes
Now that we've got Black Friday and Cyber Monday behind us, a lot of us (
ahem!) less organized folks still have some shopping to do (
there ARE still twelve days left until Christmas, FYI...).
Granted, if you're reading this blog, we're preaching to the choir. You're clearly well versed in the world of using coupons and educating yourself before you take the plunge on any major purchases. But it's the holidays, so we're thinking of others here, people.
How do we reinforce our own exemplary shopping habits amongst friends and loved ones? HOW?
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By stella.louise(view all posts by stella.louise)
at 12:53PM Friday July 2, 2010
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As July 4th, 2010 approaches, it's time to commemorate life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. But as the barbecues burn out and the fireworks fade, it's good time to contemplate the freedoms we enjoy on a daily basis: freedom of speech, assembly, religion, etc.
But despite the many liberties that living in the U.S.A. affords us, financial freedom remains elusive to many. No doubt our American "bigger is better" consumerism has contributed to that state. If you're using Savings.com
coupons and reading our
personal finance blog, you're probably very interested in
money management. So when it comes to spending, saving, debt and investments, how far along are you in reaching the goal of financial independence?
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By stella.louise(view all posts by stella.louise)
at 1:01PM Friday March 19, 2010
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A couple of weeks ago, Derek mentioned a Lifehacker story about
what people buy online vs. in stores as a part of his weekly roundup of favorite
finance news. It was quite an illuminating post since I would have guessed online shopping accounted for a much higher percentage of total retail sales.
As it turns out, the numbers are a bit misleading since the data represents 2007. Certainly in the last couple of years e-commerce has seen significant growth--in fact, in 2009 online sales were 6% of total retail vs. 3.2% in 2007. And according to Techcrunch,
e-commerce grew by 11% in 2009 vs. 2.5% increase for retail sales overall.
Obviously, we're spending more and more time shopping online...
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By stella.louise(view all posts by stella.louise)
at 2:00PM Friday March 12, 2010
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This Sunday everyone in the U.S. (
with the exception of the lucky souls in Hawaii and most of Arizona...) will "Spring forward." Yup, it's that time of year again when we set our clocks ahead one hour (
before you go to sleep on Saturday night...) and wake up an hour earlier the next morning.
Ugh.
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By stella.louise(view all posts by stella.louise)
at 1:42PM Friday January 29, 2010
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Polls/Quizzes
In our never-ending attempt to get to know our Savings.com Community better, we've offered up a variety of interesting polls and quizzes. A couple of weeks ago readers had the chance to test their
money etiquette skills. We've explored
saving strategies,
saving styles and
saving sins.
If you haven't had the chance to take these quizzes, take 'em now! It's not just a way for us to get to know you better--but an opportunity for YOU to get to know you better as well. And it's fun!
This week's quiz was inspired by the imminent return of one of my favorite shows, LOST. A show where the fan base is so rabidly dedicated to watching, re-watching, dissecting and discussing its every moment that the President of the United States preempted his State of the Union address just so it wouldn't interfere with the LOST season premiere.
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By stella.louise(view all posts by stella.louise)
at 11:22AM Friday January 22, 2010
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Recently Henry (
aka "Dealman") posted a list of
ten financial resolutions for 2010. While health-related goals (
lose weight, exercise more, eat healthier) usually top people's New Year's resolution lists, the current economic struggles have more people interested in
resolving to better manage their finances this year according to a recent post over at Consumer Reports.
How about you? Did money issues affect your 2010 New Year's resolutions?
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By stella.louise(view all posts by stella.louise)
at 2:41PM Friday November 20, 2009
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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:
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By stella.louise(view all posts by stella.louise)
at 11:18AM Monday November 16, 2009
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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.
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By stella.louise(view all posts by stella.louise)
at 10:48AM Friday November 6, 2009
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Although the Christmas creep has been causing an ongoing battle
between Jack Frost and Jack-o-Lanterns, the traditional start of
the holiday shopping season has been the day after Thanksgiving,
aka "Black Friday." But according to an article on Mainstreet,
Black Friday has morphed into "Black
November".
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By stella.louise(view all posts by stella.louise)
at 2:07PM Friday October 9, 2009
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When it comes to saving money,
there are a number of techniques one can employ. Some people claim
less deductions than they are entitled to in order to get a
windfall come tax season. Others collect spare change in penny
jars. Others squirrel away their money in their mattress (and
given the alarming rate of bank failures this year, one can hardly blame
them!). Some strategies are more effective than others if
you're truly serious about bolstering your bank account.
Here's a look at the pros and
cons some techniques that are certainly a better bet than stashing
your cash in a Posture-pedic:
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By stella.louise(view all posts by stella.louise)
at 3:55PM Friday September 25, 2009
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Polls/Quizzes
Annie recently posted about the
happenings at Fashion
Week and it occurred to me that no matter what length hemlines
are, or if pink, navy or brown is the new "black," saving never
goes out of style.
Many of us express our
personalities through the clothes we wear, music we listen to or
things we buy. But our shopping habits can also provide insight as
to our saving style. I've narrowed it down to four categories.
Which defines your style?
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