Drunk dialing, drunk texts, drunk Facebooking … there are many things one shouldn’t do while drunk. Add online shopping to the list.
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Wines from ‘Bad Years’ Are Often Great Values
You don’t have to know much about wine to have heard about “good years” and “bad years,” and perhaps even thrown the terms around cluelessly and nonchalantly during impromptu stops at roadside wineries. During a good year, the …
Cocaine Use Down—Because It’s Too Expensive
Is the recession changing the way we get high? All sorts of quirky trends have been attributed as fallout from the global economic crisis—including, most recently, a decrease in the frequency with which parents change their …
High Quality, Low Price: The Consumer Quest for ‘Cheap Premium’ Brands
If you always got what you paid for, then “cheap premium” would be an oxymoron. But more and more, consumers are learning that inexpensive doesn’t have to equate to poor quality.
The Recession’s Big Impact on Marriage and … College Student Drinking Habits?
Seeing as money is often cited as a prime reason couples break up, it’s no surprise that the economic downturn has had a big impact—sometimes positive, often negative—on many marriages. The tough economy may also be causing the nation’s college students to hit the bottle less too.
The Drugstore Not Only Has Drugs, But Cheap Beer and Wine Too
Walgreens is selling cans of its own private label lager, Big Flats 1901, for about 50¢ a pop. Bottles of wine have been going for as little as $4.
164 Money Tips: Least Evil Banks, Frugal Household Must-Haves, and Whether $1 Foods Are Good or Gross
Also: What can the Miami Heat’s three-headed monster experiment teach you about getting your finances under control?
81 End-of-Year Money Tips
As 2010 comes to a close, keep some money in your pocket when bellying up to the bar or the fast food counter, considering luxury “status” purchases, shopping the post-Christmas sales, and planning your kid’s birthday party.
Cheapskate Wisdom … About Whether Pricey Wine Tastes Better
“Individuals who are unaware of the price do not derive more enjoyment from more expensive wine.”
Tips! 124 Money-Saving Bits of Advice from Cheapskate Vegetarians, Scrooge McDuck, the Horribly Hung Over, and More
Today’s list starts with three symptoms that indicate you probably have BSD—Bargain Shopping Disease, which you really don’t want to have.
Cheapskate Wisdom … About Pricey, High-Profile Liquor Brands
“Expensive, luxury alcoholic drinks are a really great deal—for those in the business of selling them.”
261 Bits of Advice for Saving Money, Avoiding Financial Problems, and Picking Liquor That’s Cheap But Not Cheap-Tasting
This humungous roundup includes healthy foods that cost under $1 a pound, retirement myths, websites for free TV viewing, most annoying things about grocery stores, stuff marketed to kids that kids simply don’t need, bargain booze picks from bar experts, and wedding dresses that you’ll wear more than once—and not only if you get …