Smart Spending

13 Earth Day Freebies & Deals

Help the earth and get something in return at the same time: free trees, free coffee, free reusable shopping bags, free milkshakes, free skin cleanser, and more.

It’s a Deal: Fly in May on Virgin America from $59

Virgin America flights departing in the month of May start at $59 each way on routes such as San Francisco-San Diego and Seattle-San Francisco, $69 (Seattle-Los Angeles), $99 (Dallas-San Francisco), $129 (San Francisco-Los Cabos), and $149 (Fort Lauderdale-Los Angeles, New York-San Francisco). The best prices are available for travel on …

Consumer Phrase of the Day: ‘Lipstick Effect’

This phenomenon explains why, even as the economy tanked, real estate foreclosures soared, and spending at restaurants and car dealerships plummeted, women still found ways to pay for lotions, hair treatments, lipstick, and other beauty products.

How the Same Used Car Now Costs More

Weird. A Chevy Impala from 2008 with 45,000 miles on it cost $13,101, on average, in April of 2009. One year later, that same car—2008 model, 45,000 miles—is running an average of $13,460.

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