Through September 24, you’ll save an extra 20 percent off of any Old Navy purchase, so long as you spend at least $100. Use the coupon code ONSAVESOME at checkout. More details here.
Saving & Spending
Q&A with Clothing Swap Founder Suzanne Agasi
In the last 15 years, Suzanne Agasi has bought a grand total of two pairs of jeans—and she loves jeans. Most of Agasi’s wardrobe comes free of charge from clothing swaps she’s helped organize as the founder of Clothing Swap.
Ten Credit Card Myths
The website FoolProof uses videos and straightforward messages to warn young people (and everyone else, really) about the hazards of debt, interest, bouncing checks, and more.
Read more about the website at this story, which includes the site’s top financial myths:
–I don’t have to worry about credit at my age.
–Bad credit can’t
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It’s a Deal: Buy One Jos. A. Bank Suit, Get Two Free
Buy one regularly priced suit from Jos. A. Bank and you’ll get two more suits for free. It’s a special three-day promotion that ends on Wednesday, September 23. More details here.
Debit Card Overdraft Fees: Will the Rip-offs End Soon?
Because debit cards deduct money directly from the cardholder’s bank account, it’s not possible to pile up debt like you can with a credit card. But debit cards are not without risk: Overdraft fees, which card issuers assess when customers spend more than the balance in an account, routinely cost $35 a pop, in some cases adding up to …
The Haggler’s Guide to Cheaper Health Care
A 53-year-old man who used to cover the health insurance industry as a journalist purposefully decides that health insurance isn’t worth the money, and so he goes without it. He negotiates with doctors, haggles over the costs of services, and asks for discounts because he’s paying in cash. Over the course of a year, he’ll save $6,000.
Fast Food Burgers Go Big: 1/3 Pounders, 900 Calories, $4 and Up
Where’s the beef? If you have to ask, you haven’t been to a fast food establishment recently.
A List of Money-Saving Lists: 422 Ways to Save in Total
When it comes to tips for saving, the more the better, right? Here’s a list of lists that’ll help you save money around the house, out at malls or restaurants, in Starbucks, at the grocery store—just about anywhere.
New ‘Basic’ Credit Card: Basically More of the Same
Bank of America is introducing the Bankamericard Basic Visa, due in part to consumer requests for “products that offer simple and straightforward solutions,” according to a BofA exec.
It’s a Deal: 40% Off Timberland Purchases
From now through September 21, Timberland shoes, boots, clothes, and accessories are being discounted by 40% thanks to a special “Friends and Family” sale. Enter the discount shopping code FFSALE for online purchases at Timberland.com.
How to Cook with Under a Buck: A Talk with the 99-Cent Chef
Up today in the cooking-on-a-budget series, a Q&A with a blogger-cook-cinematographer-jester who puts together recipes using ingredients that cost $1 or under. It’s not quite as difficult as sticking to $1 a day for your entire food budget. But it’s certainly interesting, and you’ve got to be creative to pull off a meal using only …
Not So Fast with the Fees, T-Mobile
All T-Mobile USA was supposedly trying to do was go green. That was the main reason it gave for planning to add a $1.50 monthly fee to customers who wanted paper copies of their bills.