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Finding More Savings on Your Car

The following is a guest post on behalf of Cheap Car Insurance: Driving a motor vehicle is often an expensive venture. The cost of a vehicle includes everything from auto insurance and gas to those unexpected surprise repairs. While car ownership will always have some costs involved that are unavoidable, it is possible to lower [...]

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23 Restaurants Giving FREE Meals/Discounts for Birthday Clubs!

Hat tip to CNN for passing on this tip, but it totally makes sense!  Birthday clubs! We occasionally eat at Red Robin and other national chain restaurants that offer a free meal on your birthday to entice you to come back, buy drinks or whatever.  You get a note in the mail or email to [...]

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How to Get a Snowblower for 1/3 The Price This Winter

This is real simple, but it works.  Because my neighbors are doing it and we’re always discussing how to save money.  3 neighbors that get along simply bought a nice snowblower together.  They all have each others’ garage codes and whenever it snows, they rotate and take the thing around and hit all three driveways.  [...]

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People Aren’t This Stupid, Are They?

I witnessed another very annoying “deal” being offered last week from a major retailer that I couldn’t ignore. Sears sent me an email touting a great spring deal on lawn and garden with the following terms: “Online only. Buy More Save More on Lawn & Garden. $10 off orders of $100-$149, $15 off orders of [...]

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Little Known eBay Service Offers Hassle-Free Immediate Cash for Your Electronics

There’s a new service on eBay that allows you to forgo the hassle and cost of doing an auction for your old electronics.  In the EBay Instant Sale area, you simply type in the model and condition of your old Cell phone, camera, computer, etc., and whether the charger’s included and they’ll quote you a [...]

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I’m SAVING 7% at LOWES & 12% at STARBUCKS for Life – So Can You!

I’m a fuge fan of financial innovations and market forces creating efficiencies that didn’t exist previously.  With the advent of the internet and some obvious ideas, I’m now saving anywhere from 5%-15% on various major spending categories in our family through simply buying discounted gift cards at Plastic Jungle.  Basically, since so many people are [...]

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How To Find the Best Airfare – We’re Going to Disney World!

We’re going to Disney!  So, my wife’s on a mission to find the best airfare for our family of 5 to go in a few months.  I had told her I don’t have time to go through and comparison shop and since she’s home and our youngest still naps, etc., so she can spend a [...]

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Are You Ready to Save 25% On Your iPhone Plan? Pit Verizon vs. AT&T

With the worst kept secret in history finally coming to fruition in Verizon’s announcement that they will be a carrier for the iPhone, existing AT&T subscribers should start gearing up for their negotiation tactics – and get ready for some savings!  As a benefactor of the Verizon FIOS vs. Comcast battle in my neighborhood, (I’m [...]

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What Happens When There’s a Price Cut Right After You Bought Clothes? Moronic Insanity Ensues

I couldn’t help but share this tale of epic stupidity I encountered today trying to save a few bucks on some sweaters I bought my wife for Christmas a few weeks ago.  The basic premise is that when I bought the sweaters, they were 30% off, but today, the store had a 40% off deal [...]

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Energy Companies PAYING YOU To Conserve Energy? Here’s How

Out of the blue, a buddy of mine forwarded me a link I wasn’t even aware of from our local energy company, PECO.  I was elated to see that there are several different rebate programs (here) that don’t require massive new HVAC units and solar upgrades, etc. like the widely publicized tax rebate programs.  No, [...]

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