7 Best Ways to Avoid Paying Full Price
Am I the only one who gets giddy when I hear that I can receive a discount on something? I immediately get excited because it means I don’t have to pay as much as I’d originally planned and I can …
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Three Easy Ways To Save Money On Your Engagement Ring
Let’s not sugar coat it… buying an engagement ring can be a daunting process. From picking out a ring that your significant other will love, to planning the perfect proposal, and meanwhile thinking about how you’re going to pay for …
Spend Less with Coupons When Shopping
As a consumerist society, it’s been engrained in everyone’s minds from the first time they stepped foot into a store or saw a commercial, that is shopping a good thing; a fun thing. And it is. There’s no question that …
Has Black Friday Officially Crossed over into Canada?
It’s hard to believe that just a couple of decades ago the vast majority of Canadians (especially those not living near the US border) had never heard of Black Friday. Canadians not-in-the-know were as likely to guess that Black Friday …
How to Control Emotional Spending
Life has a way of dealing some hard hands every now and then. The world has a tendency to leave you feeling stressed, hopeless, or unhappy at some point, no matter if that’s due to your family, job, health, or …
5 TV Infomercial Products You Shouldn’t Buy
In my recent adult years, I’ve become obsessed with infomercials. Every product that is featured seems like something I “have to have.” In short, TV infomercials were created for people like me: gullible suckers who believe everything they see on …
Does Costco Really Save You Money?
As a frugal person, I am always looking for ways to save money. I’ve seen many moms tout the benefit of having a Costco membership as a way to save when buying in bulk. But who has ever left Costco …
9 Couponing Tips to Help You Save
Couponing has the ability to save you thousands over the years. It’s a fairly simple way to ensure that you save when you buy items you use every day. However, just because you use a coupon doesn’t necessarily mean you …
How Mobile Websites Get Us to Spend More Money
Online shopping is quite possibly one of the best things to come about since the Internet was born. We can now shop wherever we are and whenever we’d like to, on our mobile devices. Don’t get me wrong, I still …
5 Simple Steps to Create a Capsule Wardrobe
If you’ve ever stood in your room, staring into your closet for prolonged periods of time, only to decide that you have nothing to wear, you may want to consider a capsule wardrobe. When most people get the feeling I’ve …