Archive For The “Smart Shopping” Category
It’s not a big conspiracy (or is it?), it’s marketing. The non-sale sale is no different than tailoring prices to end in $.99 or infomercials that offer “two easy payments.” Marketers understand the psychology of consumers and what “tricks” will lure them to spend more than they otherwise might.
You need to be smarter about the way you eat out, because it can be done cheaply, and you don’t have to compromise on any of the quality or the experience.
3 hours spent talking to Delta and Orbitz left me with some valuable information on how best to make changes to an airline reservation.
Knowing your way around the house, around the drill, around wastefulness can add up to some pretty hefty savings. Here are a few of those tips and tricks that you might have missed out on if you too were absent from Home Ec.
As the old saying goes: Familiarity breeds contempt (of people). There is, however, a lesser known variation of this famous phrase (lesser known because I just made it up, feel free to spread it around): Familiarity breeds boredom (of stuff).
Boredom can have many negative side effects: dizziness, weight gain, whining, grumpiness, and, perhaps most disturbingly, unnecessary spending!