Archive for the ‘Shopping’ Category

How to save money on gifts for your spouse

Thursday, January 26th, 2012

Next week I'll have been married ten years to the best woman in the world.  (Yeah, I know -- I'm biased.) We've gotten into the habit of letting each other know before we're about to purchase something big -- something that costs in the neighborhood of $150 or more.  When I ...

You’ll want to cook your own goose if you miss this online money saver

Tuesday, November 29th, 2011

Stores online and offline are fighting tooth and nail for your money this holiday season.  The deals are far from over, of course. If you're planning to save yourself a whole boatload of stress and buy most (all?) of your gifts online this holiday season, then I hope that you've become ...

Review of Living the Savvy Life by Melissa Tosetti and Kevin Gibbons

Wednesday, September 14th, 2011

The authors were kind enough to get a complimentary copy of Living the Savvy Life into my hands a while back.  Subtitled "The Savvy Woman's Guide to Smart Spending and Rich Living," Melissa Tosetti and Kevin Gibbons have a lot to say in this 219-page book.  The book's primary audience ...

Costco does generics right

Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011

(Hah ... the WordPress text editor is telling me that it's "Saving Draft" ... that's actually what I'm going to talk about!) This past weekend I took a trip to Costco to pick up a few things.  Some places my wife and I hesitate to get generic (store) brand because it ...