Americans are finally slowing down in the consumer spending department. The Wall Street Journal reported that luxury sales dropped 20% in October. But that’s not all; other types of consumer goods aren’t being bought at staggering rates, either. There really is a recession diet out there. Here are some of the other categories of consumer […]
Today I read a story from the San Francisco Chronicle about how Target is paying $1.7 million in order to settle a penalty for overcharging customers in California. This got me to thinking: How much attention do I pay to the prices ringing up at the cash register?
I also thought this: How much would the […]
This morning, there was a great deal of excitement surrounding a press conference that involved several officials (including President Bush) telling us all about how they are going to save our financial system from complete and utter ruin. The key is injecting more capital into banks, so that they will feel better about lending to […]
In these increasingly tough financial times, it is no surprise that people are starting to think about the household budget and what can be done to save a little more money. Or at least get the spending under control.
I’ve got a guest post up over at Budgets are Sexy. It’s all about how the first […]
An increasing trend across the country is for gas stations to charge less for cash. If you are willing to pay with cash, you might be able to save money on gas. This is because many gas stations are hoping to help their profit margins by avoiding the transaction fees levied by credit card companies.
Other […]
Are you into saving money? And I mean really saving it. You know, by setting it aside in some sort of an account (be it investment or high yield savings or CD). Do you do that? I do, and I really felt the truth behind a recent BusinessWeek article about how savers are basically getting […]
Here’s something interesting that I saw on Consumerism Commentary: A social networking site, called Fuelly, that keeps tracks of your mileage and fuel consumption for you. It’s free, and it could alert you to things that you can do to save money on gas. Plus, since it’s social networking, you can share it with your […]
In a rather interesting move, JetBlue is planning to auction off at least 300 roundtrip flights. Opening bids will be between 5 and 10 cents. Nice, huh? It could be your chance to get a flight on the cheap. Here are some of the details, as reported by The Wall Street Journal:
Each auction will […]
I really like how the Internet can provide interesting ways for you to save money. And in these economic times, you need all the help you can get with your personal finances. Here are 4 Web sites, listed as part of PC Magazine’s “The Top 100 Undiscovered Web Sites,” that can have an impact on […]
Even though — according to many people — the economy is tanking, there are ways to take advantage of the way things are going. Deals can be found, and CNN Money points out that the art of haggling is making a comeback.
Of course, many of the things that you can haggle about are more along […]
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