Archive for December, 2009
Saturday, December 12th, 2009
The credit union had a bunch of two-dollar bills that someone had brought in. No red seals, but they're fun to spend anyway. (Except at Best Buy.)
Here are links of interest from my reader this week:
New Consumerism Commentary staff writer Kelly Whalen writes on how persistence pays off.
Five Cent Nickel ...
Posted in Roundups | 2 Comments »
Friday, December 11th, 2009
Notaphily (pronounced no-TAH-fuh-lee) is the collecting of bank notes. Related terms are philately (stamp collecting) and scripophily (old stock and bond collecting).
After writing my post yesterday on gift cards vs. cash, and after thinking about what people might do if their unused gift cards expire worthless or if the company ...
Posted in Fun Money Facts, Shopping | 2 Comments »
Thursday, December 10th, 2009
In what seems to be an annual holiday event, Liz Pulliam Weston expresses her dislike of gift cards. This year though, there's cause for her celebration, as one study predicts that consumers will purchase $4 billion less in gift cards this year than they did last year. This is a ...
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Tuesday, December 8th, 2009
I use RetailMeNot.com regularly for purchases on the web, especially when I register new domain names. There's usually a coupon that knocks a buck or so off the price for the first year. I like the ease with which I can look up coupons, as well as the user ...
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