To avoid overpaying for wine, start by ignoring the restaurant sommelier trying to make you look like a tightwad for not falling for his upselling techniques.
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Totally Last-Minute Gift Guide: What to Buy to Appear Thoughtful, Like You Didn’t Buy at the Last Minute
Because most people have the whole day off from work on Christmas Eve, it’s expected to be one of the busiest shopping days of the year. Some 23 million shoppers are expected to be out there rounding up gifts today. But the recipients don’t need to know you waited until the last minute to buy their presents, do they?
167 Tips and Resources: Cheap (and Surprisingly Good) Wine! Free (and Surprisingly Thoughtful) Christmas Gifts!
Also, tips on getting both your cable bill and holiday shopping under control, and a resource for locating that ever-elusive perfect place to raise your kids—safe, affordable, good schools, the works.
Cheapskate Wisdom … About Whether Pricey Wine Tastes Better
“Individuals who are unaware of the price do not derive more enjoyment from more expensive wine.”
180 Money Tips, Holiday Gift Edition
Including links to more than 80 unusual and unusually thrifty gift ideas, along with money lessons from “The Simpsons” and money lessons for irresponsible 20-somethings, smart financial moves to make for the holidays and dumb financial moves that’ll make you fat.
111 Frugal Tips for Smarter Buying and Serious Saving
This week’s link roundup covers fees no prudent consumer should ever pay, supermarkets that can save you big-time on grocery bills, reasons why you might want to splurge on a latte from time to time (OK, this isn’t just about saving money), and a no-excuses look at the real reasons you’re broke.
Cheapskate Wisdom … About Pricey, High-Profile Liquor Brands
“Expensive, luxury alcoholic drinks are a really great deal—for those in the business of selling them.”
It’s a Deal: Free Wine Tuesday Evening at P.F. Chang’s
To celebrate its new house wine, Vineyard 518 (a number than supposedly means “I will prosper”), restaurant chain P.F. Chang’s is giving a free glass to every customer of age on May 18 (or 5/18) at 5:18 p.m.
It’s a Deal: $10 Off Mother’s Day Gifts at Wine.com
Signs the Economy Isn’t a Total Basket Case
For quite some time, there was no shortage of indicators pointing to the fact that the economy wasn’t doing so hot—including some odd data about a falloff in men’s underwear sales, a rise in animals being abandoned at pet shelters, and the impressively overqualified status of this year’s census workers. Now, at long last, we’ve got …
Food Fraud Scandal: Paying for Premium Flounder and Getting Cheap Catfish
Talk about bait and switch! In the same way that products bearing impressive Energy Star ratings may use far more energy than advertised, goods at the supermarket aren’t always what they seem. What it says on the label might be an outright lie, and there’s little oversight to verify that what’s described on the package is actually what’s inside.