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By 4.3.08
Shopping Strategy Of Millionaires: Buy Used Or High Quality
By 4.2.08
Ordinarily I find “money tricks of millionaires” lists to be sort of annoying and unhelpful, but this one, found on the Dumb Little Man productivity blog, and based on a book called ‘The Millionaire Mind’ by Dr. Thomas J. Stanley, is an exception. It offers one bit of practical advice that I think everyone should at least consider.
Morning Deals
By 4.2.08
Threadless: Some shirts for $5Backcountry.com: Up to 45% off The North Face itemsSouthwest Airlines: $29 one-way ticketsHighlights From DealhackKodak.com: Save 50% off All Kodak Photo InkJet PapersAmazon: Save up to 40% off Criterion Collection Movie DVDsEddie Bauer: Spring Clearance Sale: Save up…
Why You're Not A Logical Consumer
By 4.1.08
CNNMoney has an interesting interview with behavioral economist, Dan Ariely. In the interview, Dan talks about how price comparison (which we take for granted as a “good” habit for consumers to engaging in) may not be very helpful after all. Ha!
5 Steps To Being A Savvy Shopper
By 4.1.08
Today’s consumer world has become increasingly fragmented and difficult to navigate, so we here at The Conglomerist put together a helpful guide on how to be a savvy shopper. It’s a five-step process consisting of Research, Shopping, Paying, Customer Service, and Disposal. After the jump, let’s get started with learning about how to use our dollars more wisely…
Morning Deals
By 4.1.08
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Citigroup Developing Citi-Branded Phone That Can Make Contactless Payments
By 3.28.08
Do you wish you had a way to spend your money more easily, without all that opening-the-wallet or punching-the-pin-number manual labor? The trade publication Cards & Payments (registration required) says that it’s received a copy of a report filed with the FCC that indicates Citigroup is developing a Near Field Communication, or NFC, mobile phone that would allow its customers to make contactless payments at participating retailers.
By 3.28.08
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Buy It Later is a cool Firefox extension that monitors specific products for you for price drops or for them to come back in stock. [BuyLater via Lifehacker]
Morning Deals
By 3.28.08
Woot: The Woot-off is still in effect.Sears: 10% off almost everything March 30th 6-9pmJ&R: Harman Kardon HKTS-11 5.1-Channel Speaker System for $260 + free shippingHighlights From DealhackSony Style: Save $500 off Vaio SZ Dual Core Notebook PC with CouponBuy.com: Dane-Elec 4GB SDHC Card $12 with…
Surviving On 99-Cent-Store Food For A Week In NYC
By 3.27.08
Henry Alford of the New York Times writes that sometimes he will “plop a can of chicken broth down on the checkout counter and think, ‘$2.19? For someone to boil chicken bones? I want that job,'” so he decided to try going a week with food from 99 cent stores in New York City.
Morning Deals
By 3.27.08
CircuitCity.com: Outlet Clearance Sale: Over 1,300 items starting at 78 centsWoot: It’s a woot-off!epassportphoto.com: Passport size photos for 20 centsHighlights From DealhackCloudveil: Save 40% off Clearance Performance OuterwearAmazon: Flip F260 Video Ultra Series Camcorder $140 ShippedButterfly…
Morning Deals
By 3.26.08
Amazon: Polk Audio RTi12 Floorstanding Loudspeaker for $379.97 + free shippingPurplus Software: Carrara 5 Standard for $69.96 + free shippingMegabus: $.50 tickets Boston->NY, Ny–Philly, Wash DC, Buffalo & A.C for travel on May 30th-June 5thHighlights From DealhackGeeks.com: 3-Day Sale: up to 80%…
Morning Deals
By 3.25.08
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Walmart Calls You An Idiot, Tells You To Shut Up And Never Come Back
By 3.25.08
Greetings from Austin, Consumerist. I thought y’all might like to hear tale of a visit to a local Walmart (store 1185, for those keeping track).
KidsStuff.com Silently Charges $18 Subscription Fee To Grandparent Who Shopped There Two Years Ago
By 3.24.08
C writes in with another lesson on why you should check your statements frequently:Two years ago I purchased items for my grandchildren at KidsStuff.com. This month (March 2008) I found an $18.00 charge from them on my American Express card.
How To Haggle
By 3.24.08
The pricetag is no longer the final word, stores are playing “let’s make a deal,” and haggling is in. Consumer Reports Todd Marks tells The Today Show the secrets to haggling success:Be open and friendly in your discussion with the salesperson, ask for them to “work with you” on the priceBe…
