I have been on a bit of a run lately with doing some upgrades around the house to my appliances, heating equipment and even my gadgets. I love reading reviews to see what other people thought or think of the items I am thinking of buying. The reviews are pretty important because they are from people that bought the item already and know if it is good or bad. For example, if you go to any electronics website you ... Read More

I recently became one of the many in the world carrying a smartphone in my pocket. I made the jump to an iPhone4 this month and it has opened my eyes to a whole new world. The one thing I was amazed at was the number of barcode scanner apps that you can download. Some of them are free (which I obviously prefer) and some are the usual .99 cents. I downloaded a couple of the free barcode shopping apps ... Read More

When you go shopping does everything have to the newest model? If you are like me and trying to save some money then you have to get your mindset off of the urge to want to have newest models of items you are buying. Buy an older model of a gadget or electronic toy is a sure fire way to save money. I will give you a couple of examples. We all love our music, right? When you are going out to ... Read More

Online shopping is one of the most convenient and easiest way to get fabulous item finds from the internet. When you are online shopping you are offered a wide variety of advantages such as having wide and diverse items from sellers all over the world and various shipping options for your convenience. However, online shopping is not without a fault. Online shopping is in fact very frustrating when you encounter the problems and hassles that go along with this new ... Read More

Along with the advent of the internet technology, online shopping has also gained popularity as compared to manually going to home or garage sales or other thrift shops. Online shopping is a fairly easy and comfortable way of finding great fashionable used items from the internet. If you want to be saved from the hassle of personally shopping for used goods, then this article will help you navigate through online shopping websites such as Craigslist and Ebay so you can ... Read More

Are you on a tight budget? Here's a simple solution for you. Being on a budget does not mean that you can stop having that vintage, second-hand jewelry that you have been yearning for. Start looking around and find great bargains at your local pawnshops.   If you are on the lookout for these luxurious items at easy prices, it is quite easy to find great bargains at pawnshops. It is where many people exchange personal items for quick cash. ... Read More

We ventured out today to do a bit if shopping. We had to stop by the hardware store and the grocery store for a few items. The grocery store can be dangerous place to go when you are trying to save a few bucks. You have to go into the grocery store with blinders on and a list that you don't stray from.  It is so easy to get sucked in by those pop displays or those big sale displays at ... Read More

Is an extended service plan a good idea? That is a tough question. I guess it would depend on what you are buying. Some stores you go into try to sell you an extended plan when you buy a pen and pencil. It's because their sales staff make extra coin on the transaction. I have purchased a few and got stung on the deal and it didn't end up saving me any money. Case in point was my XBox ... Read More

This a story that is starting to heat up. I heard about it on the news a couple of weeks ago and now I see there is an article on CNN. The idea behind it is that enough people agree to purchase an item and there is enough of them then they should or will get a really good price and save tons of money. It's the old buy in bulk and save adage. "Today's deal for those in New York: ... Read More

I was walking around the office last week and notice how many people had calenders on their desks. Not only do they have calenders on their desks they have smart phones with calenders and computers with calenders. I have to wonder why they were spending so much money on fancy calenders. I guess because they can or because they want to. But these days you don't really have to. There are lots of solutions. As I already mentioned. You ... Read More

I meant to say sense but you get what I mean. My other half was out on the weekend doing some shopping for spring and I realized a couple of things when she was looking online at various stores. I have blogged before not to cheap out on things because you will end up paying in the long run. The example I used was shoes. If you are done growing and going to buy a pair of cheap shoes than ... Read More