To avoid overpaying for wine, start by ignoring the restaurant sommelier trying to make you look like a tightwad for not falling for his upselling techniques.
It’s a Deal: JetBlue Flights from $29
During a sale in which tickets must be purchased by January 13, JetBlue offers fares such as $29 between Fort Lauderdale and Nassau, Bahamas, $39 (Boston-Washington, D.C.), $44 (Raleigh-Boston, Long Beach-San Francisco), $69 (New York-New Orleans), $99 (New York-Bermuda, Austin-Long Beach), and $119 (San Francisco-Boston). A seven-day …
Why the $49 iPhone Still Costs Too Much
When the iPhone was introduced in 2007, it sold for $399. A couple months later, you could buy one for half that. Some iPhone models later dropped to $99, and now AT&T is selling the iPhone 3GS for the enticing price of $49. Sounds like an amazing deal.
Can China save the euro?
China’s Vice Premier Li Keqiang has been on a shopping spree in Europe – not for fine French wine or the latest Italian fashions, but for greater influence. Just as Europe is desperate for a new source of ready cash, Li has offered up some of China’s vast hoard of reserves to support the struggling euro zone through its debt …
125 Tips for Saving Money, Shopping Smarter, Finding Jobs, and Just Getting Through a Bad Day
This week’s tip roundup includes things you must do (find a checking account that doesn’t charge fees), products that come with less “product” than they used to (like Häagen-Dazs), and coupons you probably don’t use but should.
Cheapskate Wisdom … That Puts the ‘New Normal’ into Perspective
“For my father, and the generation or two that grew up with him, there’s nothing new about the ‘new’ normal. In fact, it’s old hat.”
What Does Temp Hiring Say about the Drop In Unemployment?
Job seekers fill out applications (Mike Segar/REUTERS)
Being a temp is never easy. December was no different.
Friday’s job report left many economy watchers scratching their heads. The report showed a much bigger drop in the unemployment rate than was expected in December. The number dropped to 9.4%, from 9.8% the month before. That …
It’s a Deal: 75% Off Everything at Hickory Farms
All merchandise sold at the Hickory Farms website, including gift baskets, sausages and cheese, fruit, candy, hams and turkeys, is currently marked down by 75% off the original price you would have paid a couple weeks ago.
Everybody Loves Cash. Just Don’t Try to Give Anyone Some
Why are people so uncomfortable giving the most useful, most practical, and arguably most fun gift of all?
Coming Soon to Debit Cards Near You: Annual Fees, Fewer Rewards
It may soon be time to rethink the automatic usage of a debit card, which unlike a credit card is tied to actual money held in a bank account, and which has been the preferred plastic of consumers eager to avoid annual fees and debt quickly piled up by swiping its cousin, the classic credit card.
Is the Vampire Squid Wrapped Around Facebook?
Goldman CEO Lloyd Blankfien has his hands around Facebook’s shares (Jim Young/REUTERS)
Goldman Sachs has been trying to wrestle free of its reputation for sucking money out of every market it can. The new Facebook deal won’t help.
You don’t have to dig very far to find something vampire squiddy about the deal. Companies over 500 …
It’s a Deal: $5 Off $25 Purchase at Dollar General
Print out this coupon to get $5 off purchases of $25 and up at Dollar General this Saturday, January 8, only.