Archive for the ‘Shopping’ Category
Monday, March 15th, 2010
Lowe's puts out scratch-and-dent appliances regularly. These are display models, appliances that got slightly damaged by a forklift, or customer returns. They'll knock down the price for someone who doesn't mind a little blemish on the appliance, or one that's slightly used.
We've gotten a few good deals with scratch and ...
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Sunday, February 7th, 2010
(This guest post is by Ann Smarty, a search engine geek, social media enthusiast and a passionate blogger. She has recently started a community of guest bloggers, so if you have a blog and want to promote it for absolutely free, go help Ann build the valuable tool for that ...
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Sunday, January 31st, 2010
After giving myself a giant environmentally-friendly pat on the back for how green it was for me to buy a used washer and dryer, a big hole was pointed out in my argument.
I had considered the costs of electricity and manufacturing, but neglected to consider water costs. Commenter "First Step" ...
Posted in Frugal Living, Shopping, Three Green Rs | 4 Comments »
Thursday, January 21st, 2010
Smart Money's recent article, Ten things not to buy in 2010, listed the who's who of soon-to-be-obsolete consumer products. Among them: CDs, DVDs, and newspapers.
Newspapers, I can understand, especially after seeing a comedian absolutely decimate the folks at the New York Times. (Though I do fully recognize their point that ...
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