Posts Tagged ‘ shopping ’

5 Money Saving Tips for Buying Groceries

29/12/2011
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Saving money is important, but it takes more than just tucking away a portion of your paycheck to really be successful at it. Cutting corners to reduce your monthly bills, as well as other measures, such as spending less at the grocery store, are equally important. Here are some tips and hints to help you keep costs down when you head out to do your food shopping. Use Coupons You don’t have to be an extreme couponing master to take advantage of the money saving opportunities found in coupons, which can really make a significant difference in the total amount you spend at the grocery store. Your first, and often best, resource for coupons is still the Sunday edition of your local newspaper, but don’t forget to look into rewards programs and bonus shopping cards that might be offered by your favorite stores, and also check online for printable...

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Black Friday Shopping Money-Saving Tips

30/11/2011
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It is a well-known fact that Black Friday is one of the most awaited days by many people for a very special reason. Why? Black Friday or the day after Thanksgiving is popular and waited for with much anticipation by many people because it is considered the first day of the Christmas shopping season. During Black Friday, which will fall on November 25 this year, business establishments are preparing to offer huge discounts to the buying public. This is not only true with establishments selling products; this also includes establishments that offer services such as Hotels, Resorts, Restaurants, Spa’s, Beauty Shops, Hair and Nail Care Centers, Fitness Gyms, even Dental Clinics. This makes Black Friday an ideal day to shop; the discounts are simply hard to ignore, especially for those who are really looking for a good bargain. In order to enjoy to the fullest the best that Black...

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Finding the Silver Lining in your Black Friday

04/10/2011
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Since the seventies, the day after Thanksgiving has been referred to as the biggest shopping day of the year” all over America. Black Friday marks the opening day of Christmas shopping season, and like most big horse derbies, unsurpassed amounts of people come out of the wood work with little to no patience and ready to spend all their savings in a day. In more recent years, the term Black Friday has come to be associated with early alarm clocks, tired arms from carrying heavy shopping bags and early onset BAH-HUMBUG’s. But Black Friday is not as dark and ominous as it sounds. It is an opportunists dream where in one day, you can get early access to the seasons coolest and most sought after gifts. This is also a good way to spread your holiday spending out across a 30 day period, as opposed to doing all your...

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Shopping Online: Common Scams and How to Spot Them

01/07/2011
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The internet has proved to be the least policed area of the modern world thanks to the worldwide access and incredible problems that come with trying to regulate billions of users and hundreds of millions of websites. Whilst you can never of course guarantee absolute safety online we can help you in avoiding some of the most common scams around so with that in mind here are the most common scams and how to avoid them. Advanced fee These are incredibly common scams where a retailer, renter or sales person of some kind requests an advanced fee on your purchase, usually as a deposit. These are often found on online classifieds websites or sites selling high end commodities. A good way to check the validity of these systems is to check the payment methods they are asking – if you see Western Union or similar this should be an...

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