Sorry for the lack of posting. Been on the move, and been sleepy. I’m currently sitting in a hotel room in downtown LA, getting ready for a Drucker Business Forum chat with Kai Ryssdal and Paul Zak about rational/irrational markets and then a radio interview on KPCC’s AirTalk with Larry Mantle. And while we’re on the self-aggrandizement …
Next Front in Holiday Shopping Price Wars: Video Games
Wal-Mart is at it again. The retail giant has knocked $10 or so off the price of many popular video games, and a holiday shopping throw-down with the likes of Best Buy and GameStop seems inevitable.
It’s a Deal: Half-Price Appetizers ‘Til Closing Time at T.G.I. Friday’s
From now through December 23, an “Appy Hour” promotion means appetizers at the bar are half-price from 4 p.m. until whenever the bar closes. More details here.
No Chugging
Introducing the $150 bottle of beer.
“Collective Buying Power” Site Groupon.com Flush with Cash, Prepped to Expand
Not only has the website been profitable since June, but Groupon—which announces specially discounted daily offers on everything from massages to bike tours in certain U.S. cities—has raised $30 million and wants to expand its bulk-buying collective to 50 more cities next year.
False Economy: Think You’re Saving Money? Think Again
You assume you’re being a savvy consumer by doing things like using coupons, getting free shipping with online purchases, and shopping in stores with no-hassle return policies. But are you really being taken for a sucker?
What the X-Men, Old Pantyhose, and Pregnancy Tests Have in Common
Use each of them in the right way, and you’ll find yourself in a better financial situation. In theory, that is.
Trim 10% Off Your Grocery Bill by “Eating Down the Fridge”
‘Tis the season to buy too much food—and, after the guests have gone home, to toss too much of it into the trash. Before heading back to the grocery store to fill up your shopping cart and start the whole cycle over again, take a long, hard look at what’s in the refrigerator and see if you can make do.
Now It Should Be a Little Easier to Avoid a Mortgage Default
What do you do if you owe more than your home is worth? You could simply walk away from the mortgage, as one professor suggests. But through a change in the works from the Obama administration, it should be slightly easier to get rid of the home without the stigma or complications of a foreclosure.
Swine Flu Medicine Prices Are Lowered, Just as Swine Flu Worries Fade
After being investigated for price-gouging, chain drugstores including CVS and Walgreens have dropped prices on the H1N1 (swine flu) drug Tamiflu.
It’s a Deal: 25 Days of Free MP3 Holiday Song Downloads
Starting today, December 1, Amazon is giving away one free holiday song download per day. The first free song is “Joy to the World,” by Casting Crowns.
Lessons on How to Save, from China
Why are Chinese households so much better at saving money than their American counterparts?