Well, it’s not about saving money for some people, anyway—like the folks who pay $2,000 for someone else to build raised beds in their yard, and drop another $20 a pop for someone to come and yank weeds and collect the harvest.
If you earn more than $50,000 a year, you’re in the top 1% of the world’s wealthiest people.
“Money can be an encumbrance to style. People think if they spend money, they’re going to look good. I find that people who have the best style have not spent the most money.”
Must-reads for the money- and eco-conscious.
Interested in trimming your lawn care expenses? Want precise, wonderfully dumbed-down specifications for what you need and how much you should pay for a laptop? Seeking advice on where to find a cheap haircut (and we’re not talking a “recession-chic” DIY cut)? Have you always wanted to hide your money in a safe inside your fridge’s …
Health care reform has passed, but plenty of problems still need to be solved—including those caused at least partly because of health care reform.
Among other things, paper towels and toilet paper.
Or to buy baby clothes, air conditioners, carpets, cell phones, boats, chocolate, furniture, or flip-flops?
Those “local” strawberries may actually be brought in on a truck from California, and, though you’ve been led to believe that it was made from scratch, that pie you just paid $15 for could in fact be pre-packaged.
Last year’s dramatic drop in consumers buying $300 jeans can be categorized in the genre known as “recession porn,” which chronicled all the odd effects of the economic downturn. The appeal of overpriced jeans may have faded (excuse the pun), but apparently there are now similarly plain, even more overpriced pants taking their place.
Grocery stores such as Aldi and Save-A-Lot offer a tradeoff that plenty of shoppers can live with: Compared to a standard supermarket, they stock far fewer products, but, compared to a standard supermarket, shopping there can save you a ton of money.
Tips for battling it out with debt collectors, TV-Internet-phone providers, the IRS, and more.