Recently released consumer surveys give the impression that roughly half of shoppers will be hitting the malls on Black Friday, and over one-third of Americans will be out at stores on Thanksgiving. Absurd.
Saving & Spending
The Bad News About $3 Gas
Gas prices had been on the decline so steadily through the fall that it appeared like drivers would be enjoying a Christmas miracle in the form of $3 gasoline by year’s end. Lately, however, it’s looking like this miracle has no …
6 Tips to Maximize Credit Card Rewards
Rewards are the primary reason people pick one credit card over another, but many of us don’t really understand the rewards programs that are driving our choices. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is investigating how
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This Year, Black Friday Basically Starts a Week Early—If Not Sooner
The truth is that this year, Black Friday deals launch much earlier than Black Friday, or even Thanksgiving.
Your Grandma’s Favorite Store Reinvents Itself as Hip, Experimental Retailer
The next hot, buzzworthy retail experience comes from a business best known for … old-fashioned greeting cards?
The Incredibly Simple Guide to Getting Totally Free Flights and Hotels
There is a way to book flights and hotels all over the world without spending your own money. It’s called travel hacking, and it’s something that hardcore travelers around the world do with almost religious like fervor.
Turkey Drought? Bacon Crisis? Don’t Believe the Hype
You’re not going to get stuck eating chicken, ham, or takeout Chinese on Thanksgiving. Despite the calls for panic concerning a turkey shortage, which has conveniently hit the news just in time for Thanksgiving, there are plenty …
Worst Restaurant Customers Ever Use Religion, Racism as Excuses for Not Tipping Waiters
It’s one thing to be too cheap to leave a tip at a restaurant. It’s another to justify your cheapness by telling your waitress—via a cowardly message scrawled on the receipt—that you disagree with her “lifestyle.”
Wedding Rings for Football Tickets: A Surprisingly Romantic Trade Has Been Made
One woman in Kansas City makes the case for being the world’s biggest Chiefs fan by swapping a pair of diamond wedding rings for some tickets to upcoming games.
Your Anniversary Just Isn’t Complete Without This
What do a Catholic college in Connecticut, a popular outdoor apparel company, and the state of New Jersey have in common? They all seem to have nothing to do with beer, yet they all have craft beers created in their honor.
‘Tis the Season to Beg, Pressure, and Guilt Retailers to Stop Ruining the Season
In what’s become an annual holiday tradition, Americans are organizing protests and petitions to try and stop retailers from ruining the holidays.
Why Daily Deal Sites Are Giving Up on Daily Deals
Fewer and fewer consumers bother to open the daily deal messages plopped in their e-mail in-boxes, and fewer still follow through and actually bite on the offers. That’s why daily deal giants Groupon and LivingSocial are trying
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