WalletPop Blog:
Filed under: Shopping, Technology, Bargain BabeWalmart is selling the Xbox 360 Arcade console for $199 this Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, but the package includes a $100 gift card -- shazam! "If you were thinking about purchasing a (Read More)
WalletPop Blog:
Filed under: Credit, Debt, Kids and Money, Saving Money, Health, Bankruptcy, Video, Credit cardsMy task each week on SOAPnet's Bank of Mom and Dad is to provide young women with solid advice that will improve their messy fina (Read More)
WalletPop Blog:
Filed under: Banks, Banking-checking-account, Banking-savings-accountMillions - possibly billions - of dollars are homeless, lacking a warm, dry bank account providing a roof over their heads. Although it might seem hard to i (Read More)
WalletPop Blog:
Filed under: Bargains, FoodOne long standing retail tradition is to offer gift card bonuses leading up to the holidays to give gift givers a little extra incentive to give a gift card. This year the trend continues, and we ar (Read More)
WalletPop Blog:
Filed under: Food, Saving Money, Shopping, EconomizerAuthor Christiane Jory has created a companion DVD to her cookbook the 99-cent Only Stores Cookbook just in time for the holidays. Fabulously Frugal Feasts will show you ho (Read More)
WalletPop Blog:
Filed under: Borrowing, Credit, Debt, Saving Money, Recession, Credit cardsThere's no doubt that the current downturn has changed people's spending habits. Since the peak in housing wealth, homeowners lost more than $5 tril (Read More)
I Will Teach You To Be Rich:
Tonight (Thursday, 11/5), I’m doing a live webcast to show you 5 psychological techniques to change your financial behavior. You’re learn how to trick yourself to save and earn more using powerful techniques I haven’t mention (Read More)
WalletPop Blog:
Filed under: Bargains, Saving Money, ShoppingToys R Us is popping up all over, with Holiday Express Shops now open in 2,500 Babies R Us stores. To celebrate, the retailer is already hosting holiday sales. There will be coupon (Read More)
WalletPop Blog:
Filed under: Saving MoneyThe New York Times reports on a topic that's long been a pet peeve of many financial-minded people: those pesky FreeCreditReport.com ads that are a classic bait and switch marketing technique designed (Read More)
WalletPop Blog:
Filed under: Saving Money, Shopping, Black FridayThink your ever-prepared colleague who's already bought and wrapped all her gifts has an impressive jump on the holidays? Consider this: electronics mega-chain Best Buy started (Read More)
Gather Little by Little:
Image: alamosbasementWhen it comes to saving, sometimes starting small feels almost like not starting at all. A bit here and a bit there tends to add up like drops in a bucket. The important thing to remember though when it c (Read More)
WalletPop Blog:
Filed under: Budgets, Real Estate, Saving MoneyIn an attempt to stem the tide of fleeing residents in an economic downturn, landlords across the US are showering tenants with gifts that include everything from flat-screen TVs (Read More)
WalletPop Blog:
Filed under: Home, Saving Money, EconomizerI had the opportunity recently to speak with WhiteFence.com's CEO Franc Arbride about home utilities and how we might trim these expenses. He describes his site as "a comparison shop (Read More)
WalletPop Blog:
Filed under: Saving Money, ShoppingIf you're like me, you like to eat Nutella at your desk, out of the jar and offer your spoon to any busybody co-worker who walks by, looking disgusted. On one such blissful occasion, I sme (Read More)
WalletPop Blog:
Filed under: Food, Saving Money, EconomizerLast Christmas, I got a Starbucks gift card for $50 from my boss (a nice gift but with a semi-intentional hint that caffeine may help me do a better job).I used it up within a month (Read More)
WalletPop Blog:
Filed under: Home, Saving Money, Shopping, EconomizerI bought a framed poster on eBay for $40 (including shipping) but the seller -- apparently the dumbest person in the world -- decided that the best way to ship framed art w (Read More)
WalletPop Blog:
Filed under: Saving Money, EconomizerIf there's any good news in the recession, it's been that maybe -- just maybe -- people are learning enough lessons about spending habits that the next generation might be able to avoid so (Read More)
WalletPop Blog:
Filed under: Bargains, Budgets, Economizer, Credit cardsThe next time a cashier asks you if you'd like to save 10% instantly just by applying for a shiny new piece of plastic with the store's name on it, think twice before sa (Read More)