Shopping Tips

How We Saved $530/yr on Car Insurance – GS7

01.10.2012 by Bob 16 comments

Saving another $200 a year on car insurance: She emailed me about a week ago asking me if I would be open to her getting me a new quote with a few other insurance companies. Of course, why not? So, she ran it and she seemed to be very excited to tell me that she could get me the exact same coverage for $200 cheaper per year than Geico.

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Stores With Price Matching Guarantees: An Easy Way To Save

12.15.2011 by Matt Bell 7 comments

I grabbed my computer, went to the Best Buy web site and found that it has a Price Match Guarantee. If you buy something from them and then see the same item advertised at a lower price by a local retailer during the return or exchange period (which varies by product), they’ll refund the difference. So, I took the ad and my receipt to Best Buy and got $6 put back on my credit card…

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Do “iBuys” Lead to More Buying?

12.07.2011 by Cherie 10 comments

It all stated in 2005 with a special gift for our son – an iPod.

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You Won’t Believe Who Makes The Most Reliable Cars

11.21.2011 by Bob 7 comments

Honda and Toyota have always been easy car makers to default to for reliable cars (on average). So maybe it shouldn’t be a surprise to find out who topped the list this year as the maker with the highest predicted reliability…

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Why It Pays To Shop Around

11.14.2011 by Bob 9 comments

After multiple discussions about why razor blades are so expensive, Linda decided she wanted to try out an electric razor to see if she would like it. So the next day when she was at Target picking up some household items she purchased one…

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5 Things NOT To Buy In November

11.09.2011 by Bob 1 comment

Every November it seems like all the best deals roll out with Black Friday sales or even Pre-Black Friday Sales, but believe it or not November isn’t the best month to buy everything.

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12 Wedding Ideas to Fit Your Budget

07.28.2011 by Carol 59 comments

My husband asked me to marry him in November and we planned a February wedding. My younger sister, however, had already been engaged for over a year with a June wedding planned. I was accused of trying to upstage her wedding, steal her guests, and use up Daddy’s money. Of all things, I better not use up Daddy’s money. Whatever your reasons for cutting your wedding expenses, I have the ideas for you.

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10 Free Dates Your Wife Will Love

07.15.2011 by Bob 13 comments

Alright, I can’t guarantee that she will “love” all of them, I mean what kind of guy would I be if I completely understood women? But, I am sure that she will at least love some of them, depending on the type of lady you have…