When it comes to where to invest your money, a lot of people get overwhelmed with all the options that are available. A lot depends on your individual circumstances and what the money is to be used for in the future. The following reader had such a question: My dilemma is a simple one: I [...]
Scan Items As Your Shop: Want a look at the shopping experience of the future? You’ll have a self scanner which you can use to scan each item as you take it off the shelf while you shop and bag your groceries right away. Then simply pay before you leave. It’s already being tested. You [...]
To my dad, thanks for everything. I love you tons. And for all fathers out there everywhere, this song is for you:
By Shannon Christman Are free-after-rebate offers really free? Sometimes. In fact, sometimes you – the consumer – can actually make a little money on the deal. “What Does That Free Item Really Cost Me? Free-after-rebate refunds generally come in two forms: check or store credit in the amount of the purchase price. When the refund [...]
If you enjoy reading, you know that it can get quite expensive to purchase books for everything you want to read. It doesn’t have to be that way – here are some ways you can save on books while still reading everything you want: Test Read: Just as you test drive car, test drive your [...]
Junk. We all accumulate more of it than we probably need to, but what if it is someone else’s junk that is causing a problem? That is the question that this reader sent in hoping for some advice: I visit my parents house on a regular basis to help them clean and all I can [...]
Kids & Money In Los Angeles: This is an interesting short film (approx. 15 minutes) that is well worth the watch. It’s part of the New York Times shorts and is titled Kids and Money: A portrait of teenagers in Los Angeles. Sometimes I had to cringe while watching, but it doesn’t focus exclusively on [...]
Immerse yourself in Firefox goodness while indulging your inner frugal fantasies. Here are 20 extensions that are sure to help you save some cash. Cell Phone Minute Minders 1. Cingular Minutes Minder: Currently being reworked what with the Cingular/ATT merger mess. Keep checking the site for updates, though: there’s a lot of interest in this [...]
There is nothing worse than having a holiday deadline coming up and not knowing what to get for it. That is the question this young woman has about Father’s Day: I have a question that I hope you can help me out with. I noticed that yesterday a person wrote to ask about what gifts [...]
Avoiding Hidden Costs with Hotel Rooms: There are a lot of hidden costs when you check into a hotel room. By far my biggest pet peeve is when they charge for computer wifi connection – mainly because it’s the “nicer” hotels that charge this fee whereas the average hotels usually include it for free. Japan’s [...]
