Use the coupon code MOD4TEN39 to get 40% off your entire purchase at sporting goods specialist Modells.com. The promo code is valid for purchases through Thursday, March 10, and free shipping is available for orders over $49.
Do You Suffer from ‘Groupon Remorse’?
Paying good money for a coupon you don’t need, never use, and later sell for less than the purchase price hardly seems like a deal.
Cheapskate Wisdom … About How Much (and How Often) You Pay for Internet Service
“You pay $50 per month for Internet at home, $30 per month for Internet on your phone, and, now, $30 for Internet on your tablet. You pay for the same exact thing three different times. As more and more devices become connected, some company is going to have to step-up and address this current reality.”
Introducing the $10,000 Coupon
Online group coupons from the likes of LivingSocial and Groupon generally come in the form of discounts for maybe $20 off, and occasionally for markdowns in the neighborhood of $50 or $100. But $10K?
It’s a Deal: Free $50 Gas Card with Two Hotel Stays
If you stay two separate times at any Choice Hotels properties now through May 4, you’ll receive enough loyalty points to be awarded a $50 gas card.
Homeopathic Remedies: Natural Miracle Cures, “Faith-Based Medicine,” or Plain Old Scam?
Or are alternative homeopathic treatments—which produce no provable results according to science, yet which are still recommended by some doctors—some combination of natural remedy and mind game?
Consumer Phrase of the Day: ‘Fear of Obsolescence’
A significant chunk of both the workforce and the recently unemployed fear that their skills and experience are obsolete, and no longer needed in the workplace. Older workers in particular have been driven to extraordinary lengths to appear less dinosaur-like: Some are even getting cosmetic surgery to improve their career prospects. …
It’s a Deal: $10 Off, Free Shipping from CVS
Use the coupon code FREESHIP to get free shipping, as well as $10 off purchases of at least $50, for orders placed at cvs.com anytime through March 13.
What Ever Happened to Overdraft Outrage?
Who would voluntarily pay $38 for a $3 cup of coffee? Apparently, tens of millions of American bank customers—that’s who.
Is China serious about economic reform?
China’s annual legislative meeting, the National People’s Congress, is underway in Beijing, and the titans of the Communist Party are making all sorts of grand pronouncements on the future direction of Chinese economic reform. We’ve gotten a look at not just China’s plans for the economy for 2011, but over the medium term as well …
Friday Funnies: Portlandia’s Take on Dumpster Diving
“To my friends I say this: ‘OK, you guys win, but who saved more money?’ And the answer is really they did because of all the energy and work. But still …”
134 Money Tips: Help with Old Furniture, Old Wedding Dresses, Old Yard Sale Junk, Old Bread, and More
Also, why you should forget about self-help gurus—and follow the lead set by leprechauns instead.