Under normal circumstances it probably would have just slipped through the cracks. For the last few years I have been a participant for the National Consumer Panel. I enter purchases into a handheld UPC scanner that then transmits the … [Read more...] about Not Checking Your Receipts? You Could Be Throwing Money Away!
Not redeemable with any other sale or offer How many times have you turned over a coupon to read this phrase? You sigh, do some math, and figure out which one of the coupons you have gives the best discount. Just once I'd like to be the guy that … [Read more...] about The Mythical Stacking Of Discounts: It DOES Exist!
Kids in the neighborhood are gearing up for fall soccer tryouts and preseason football is on TV. Fall is on it's way which means the start of another school year is just around the corner. For my family, it means digging out of the school … [Read more...] about 5 Ways To Relieve the Budget Pinch of Buying School Supplies
After my adventure with my broken down car, I had a dead car battery sitting in my garage that was still under warranty, but the Sears automotive center that I purchased it from in my city had recently closed. I could, however, return it … [Read more...] about The Car Breakdown Saga Part 3: Returning the Battery
This weekend was what I call a “make up†weekend. We've had some events over the last few weeks, including the 4th of July holiday, for which we had to allocate some extra funds. So this weekend we didn't do much in the way of entertainment to … [Read more...] about My Cheap Weekend
I opened the bathroom drawer to put away the new tube of toothpaste requested by my wife since she said she was out. Instead of finding a flat, empty tube as I would have expected, I found a twisted, mangled mess. After I straightened it … [Read more...] about Use It Up Challenge: The Breakfast Cereal Smack Down
