Shopping
Black Friday is often a necessary evil for budget shoppers. I used to participate in Black Friday shopping each year. I had a few crazy mornings when I’d get up early and stand in a long line. In recent years, however, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
