“Perhaps Americans will finally wake up and realize that the bottled-water companies are literally drilling up the water from under their houses and selling it back to them in plastic at the corner store.”
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187 Tips on Rebates, Fake Sales, Best Online Banks, Perfect Christmas Presents, Weird Stuff to Put in the Dishwasher, and More
Come on: Haven’t you always wanted to see what’d happen when you put something other than dishes in the dishwasher?
Thanksgiving Dinner Easily Costs Over $40. So How Do You Feed Six People for $1 Total?
Figuring out how to throw together a full Thanksgiving meal with a total budget of just $1 is the mission of one blogger, who agreed to the Turkey Day challenge on a dare from his sister.
It’s a Deal: Buy One, Get One Free Holiday Drinks at Starbucks
Between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. from Thursday, November 18, to Sunday, November 21, Starbucks is offering two-for-the-price-of-one holiday drinks—Peppermint Mocha, Peppermint Hot Chocolate, Eggnog Latte, and more.
It’s a Deal: Two Free Tacos at Jack in the Box
After 2 p.m. on Tuesday, November 16, Jack in the Box is giving away two free tacos per customer. No purchase necessary. Apparently, the decision to offer the freebies came about when the sphere-headed Jack in the Box guy got loopy at the dentist’s office.
The Curious American Consumer: Notable Trends for Housing, Shopping, Work, Fast Food, and More
As the numbers attest, life has changed quite a bit recently for homeowners, workers, shoppers, families, and even for rich people. And it’s not all bad: At least TVs are cheaper, right?
432 Money Tips, Including 243 Tips on How to Make More of It
Also, this week’s roundup includes tips to save on baby products, weddings, e-books, groceries, and everyday household expenses, along with Jedi mind tricks played by retailers (store clerk to you: “These are the shoes you’re looking for”), and signs indicating that frugality has turned to the dark side, transforming honorable thrift …
Q&A: ‘Generation Earn’ Author Kimberly Palmer
To today’s young professionals, debilitating credit card and student loan debt and unemployment rates of 10% are common parts of their economic landscape, while ideas like job security and real estate investments that always rise in value seem like concepts of the distant past. How do people in their 20s and 30s differ from previous …
223 Tips: Snag Freebies, Save Money, Salvage Food About to Spoil, Get Your Adult Kid Out of the House, and More
This week’s links cover topics ranging from school fundraisers that aren’t worth your time (and don’t raise much money), to resources for finding the best Black Friday deals, to effective, low-effort, low-cost ways to clean the bathroom.
It’s a Deal: Free Coffee Every Friday in November at Burger King
Starting today, Friday, November 5, and continuing on every Friday in November, Burger King is pouring a free 12 oz. cup of Seattle’s Best Coffee for each customer who arrives during regular breakfast hours. One cup per customer per visit, no purchase necessary.
Meet the ‘Guru of Edible Landscaping’
No matter how neatly manicured, vibrantly green, and classically attractive your lawn is, you’re probably not going to eat the grass. But who said gardens had to relegated to the backyard anyway? In lieu of a Wimbledon-like lawn, your front yard could yield a rich mix of figs, peppers, blackberries, radishes, and even basil plants …
Cheapskate Wisdom … About Eating Borderline-Spoiled Food
“The common attitude is ‘when in doubt, throw it out.’ But I try to give the food the benefit of the doubt.”