Why buy coupons on eBay? Maybe you want more than one coupon for the same product. Or you don’t live somewhere that has coupon inserts in the local paper. Or you’d like to find coupons that don’t usually appear in the inserts. Or maybe you just don’t care to spend the time clipping and organizing […]
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Buy a used car 1. Depreciation That shiny new car can lose thousands of dollars in value, the minute you drive it off the dealer’s lot. A carefully selected used car (recent model and in excellent condition) will offer the features and qualities of a new car without the high price – and any factory […]
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Being a savvy consumer isn’t easy, and even the dedicated coupon-clippers among us have made some head-smacking blunders. No matter how smart we are, we’re still human and we make mistakes. It’s okay; most us don’t handle our money perfectly, but you know what they say – fooled me once, shame on you; fooled me […]
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Every month you see that bill…$50, $100 or even more, just to watch cable TV. If you’re old enough, you can remember when TV used to be free. The only people who had cable were those who lived in remote areas and couldn’t get TV reception otherwise. These days, about 90 percent of homes have […]
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There’s an old saying: “never pay retail”, and the really cheap among us go a step further and “never buy new”. Aside from frugality, buying used is good for the environment, too. Yard sales, Craigslist, flea markets, ebay, you name it…there is a treasure trove of castoffs out there for low prices and even for […]
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Did you know that coconut water is apparently the next miracle sports drink? So says GNC. They say their Phenom coconut water replaces the electrolytes that you lose when you sweat. So, it’s kind of like Gatorade that way, except without the tons of sugar and sodium. Plus, it’s coconut, mon! Maybe when I drink […]
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After the last champagne cork was popped on New Year’s, you resolved to get in shape. So, how did that go? Yeah, I see you over there, looking down, shuffling your feet, and mumbling excuses. It’s okay, we’ve all done it. Well, nearly all of us. Still, though spring is nearly gone, it’s not too […]
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May is a great month – that is, if you can sort through the confusing and contradictory messages that are popping up. Get this: it’s National Barbecue Month and National Hamburger Month. At the same time, it’s National Blood Pressure Month and National Salad Month. Then again, maybe the first two events beget the second […]
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1. Furniture Yes, you can get free furniture, and here are some of the ways: people leave perfectly good pieces by the curb; check out yard sales where the furniture isn’t selling and the owner may be happy to give it away; take castoffs that others have outgrown such as baby furniture or stuff that […]
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Get a free 3 night trial kit of Brez (pronounced breeze), a new natural safe product that is designed to stop snoring. This kit contains three individually wrapped Brez units, in small, medium and large. The idea is to try out each size and see which one is the most comfortable and provides you with […]
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