Firing up the grill and cooking something over an open flame is one of my favorite things to do. While it's always grill season to me, I get a special kind of excited this time of year. When retailers open their garden center and lawn mowers get … [Read more...] about Spring Is the Time To Stock Up On Charcoal
This is the week when large tents pop up in parking lots across town. It’s 4th of July week, and they’re selling fireworks. Commercials saturate the radio stations trying to coerce people to stop by and pick up a piece of explosive … [Read more...] about The Best Fireworks Sale is the One You Don’t Know About
Being a huge charcoal grill fan, I was excited to see Kingsford charcoal on a big time sale. I was standing in the lawn and garden section of Walmart starring at a pallet of twin 15 pound bags of charcoal shrink wrapped together priced at $8.98. A … [Read more...] about Did Walmart Try to Trick Me Into Spending More?
I walked through the door of the electronics super store with the ticket I was given for a killer deal on a laptop. On the way to the claims desk at the back of the store, I passed by a Nintendo Game Boy display that had a large red sale sign … [Read more...] about 5 Steps to Successful Black Friday Shopping
I'm not the kind of person who would approach and talk to a total stranger unless absolutely necessary, especially in the grocery store. But this gentleman obviously was. My wife and I were grocery shopping with calculator in hand to keep a … [Read more...] about Would You Help a Stranger Save Money?
