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Shoppers Spending More on Themselves This Holiday Season — Dollars and Sense

Mike Adams — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 15:24:07 +0000

While many analysts predict that holiday shopping will remain on the conservative side yet this year, a new survey suggests that more people intend to give the gift of giving to none other than themselves.

Three Ways Stores Trick You Into Spending More Money

Gunner Jackson — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 11:32:37 +0000

Stores use all kinds of marketing tricks to separate you from your money, and you probably know about some of them . . . like how they put things on the ends of the aisles, even when the sale’s not that good. But here are three more marketing tricks you might NOT know about. #1.) [...]

Found Grocery List Shows No Hope For America [PHOTO]

John Riggs — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 17:00:09 +0000

This grocery list was found and shared with us. Looking at this list, riddled with misspellings and junk food, may be a reality check taking a peek inside the refrigerator of the common-man. Does your grocery list resemble this? Is this grocery list true to most Americans?

Yakima Gets A Cabela's Store

John Riggs — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:16:39 +0000

News that Cabela’s outdoor sporting goods retailer to Washington Plaza, a shopping center under construction at the former Costco property. Cabela’s Incorporated (NYSE: CAB), the World’s Foremost Outfitter of hunting, fishing and outdoor gear, today unveiled a new retail concept – Cabela’s Outpost Stores – that will bring the unique Cabela’s retail experience to customers [...]

What Do Married People Buy Without Telling Their Spouses?

Tom Morgan — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:20:55 +0000

Question: According to a recent survey, 20 percent of the money married people spend without telling their spouse is spent on this. What is it? Answer: Lottery tickets. You think hitting the jackpot is a long shot? Your significant other not getting mad when he or she finds out your blowing money on scratch-off tickets [...]

Have You Ever Been Caught Returning a Gift? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:53:00 +0000

It’s always a dilemma whether you should try to return an unwanted gift to the store, because next Thanksgiving when your cousin visits he’s going to want to see that singing fish he thought you would like so much hanging up somewhere in your house.

Nevertheless, according to a survey by CouponCabin.com of 2,646 adults, 53 percent said it was either very likely or somewhat likely that they will return a holiday gift that they received this year.

Darius Rucker's Wife Forbids Him From Christmas Shopping

Alanna Conaway — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:45:19 +0000

Don’t expect to see Darius Rucker making any late night runs to Walmart in the coming weeks to do any Christmas shopping for his kids. Not that he’s done with his Christmas shopping — he’s just not allowed to do any shopping for the holidays himself.

Unfortunate Packaging

Cefus — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 09:49:51 +0000

As my wife and I were out shopping on Black Friday we came across towel set that I had to share. I wonder if the manufacturer put any thought into this towel sets packaging…do you really have to package 3 letters wide? Because it doesn’t work in this case! Epic FAIL

5 Things You Shouldn't Buy on Black Friday

Shauna Wright — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 20:28:00 +0000

leejordan / stampendous / bcinfrance / pedrokwezi / anthonydecosta, Flickr Savvy buyers know Black Friday can be one of the best days of the year to find terrific bargains, but not all items are such great deals. In order to better your experience on that infamous shopping day, here are some things you may want [...]

How Holiday Time Is Spent

tomreddick — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 17:00:41 +0000

Are you tryin to save money and spend less time doing it well the word is frugality must be time-consuming because although many Americans plan to cut back slightly on their holiday spending this year, they won’t be cutting back on their time spent on shopping itself. On average, adults will spend 19 hours gift-hunting [...]

Tips for Saving Money for Back to School Shopping: Elementary/Middle School

ljsires — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 20:54:01 +0000

Being a poor college student I don't have a lot of money to spend on school supplies or other necessities for the school year. So over time I figured out ways to save a lot of money shopping for supplies, mostly by looking at what I think I need, and what I actually need before filling up my cart. Here are some ti