Exactly what powers do I have? That’s not really clear just yet. But so far, they involve me doing something I’m pretty good at: sitting on the couch.
What Condoms, Condiments, and Condominiums Have in Common
Other than the fact that they start with the same four letters, sales of all three have been strongly and directly affected by the economic downturn.
It’s a Deal: Up to 50% Off Lands’ End T-Shirts, Polos, and Turtlenecks
For one day only—today, Tuesday, October 12—Lands’ End is discounting all T-shirts, Polos, and turtlenecks for men, women, boys, and girls by 30% to 50%.
Discount Schemes Aplenty: How Stores Lure You in and Get You to Spend More Than You Planned
How does a 50% off discount sound? What about an extra 30% off of merchandise that’s already discounted by 40% or more? Or maybe a BOGO (buy one, get one for … free, or 50% off) is what’ll make you bite?
Why Buy Something If You’re Only Going to Use It Once?
Even if you think you’ll need the item multiple times, why bother paying full price for a new one when you can get it secondhand for a fraction of the retail cost?
What Today’s Nobel Says About the US Unemployment Crisis
Peter Diamond, co-winner of the 2010 Nobel Prize for Economics, is congratulated by colleagues. (Brian Snyder/REUTERS)
Why doesn’t the unemployment rate ever reach zero? Economists, who generally believe that supply tends to meet demand, long pondered this question. Even in good times, i.e. not now, there are people who can’t find …
It’s a Deal: 40% Off at The Gap, Today Only
On Monday, October 11, the Gap will knock off 40% of your total purchase (thanks Buxr) at any store location (brick-and-mortar only, not online). You’ll get 45% off if you have a Gap credit card.
Cheapskate Wisdom … About For-Profit Colleges
“Education should lead students out of poverty, not into it.”
Does Paying Your Mortgage Make You a Good Person, or a Stupid Person?
If your home is underwater—meaning you owe more on your mortgage than the property is now worth—simply walking away may make the most business sense. Considering the ongoing foreclosure mess, it would seem easier than ever to just stop paying the mortgage and enjoy what amounts to “free rent” until the lenders get their paperwork in …
Can policymakers revive the stalled recovery?
More than two years have passed since the collapse of Lehman Brothers, and we’re still waiting for the true end to the financial crisis. Sure, officially, the numbers tell us that the Great Recession is over. But the recovery that we find ourselves in isn’t deserving of the name. Unemployment in the developed world remains …
What Stuttgart train station tells us about the global economy
I’m in Stuttgart in southwestern Germany, and everyone here is all worked up over the fate of the local train station. The government plans on demolishing the building, one of the few in this prosperous industrial town to have survived the devastation of World War II, and moving the station underground. An entire new neighborhood would …
Tips! 124 Money-Saving Bits of Advice from Cheapskate Vegetarians, Scrooge McDuck, the Horribly Hung Over, and More
Today’s list starts with three symptoms that indicate you probably have BSD—Bargain Shopping Disease, which you really don’t want to have.