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What Americans Will Give Up to Save Money -- and What They Won't
6:30AM 7/12/2011
The U.S. economy is still sputtering, and household budgets are still under pressure. So where are we cutting: Fancy coffee? Check. Eating out? You bet. But there are a few things that once would have been considered luxuries the recent poll shows Americans just aren't willing to do without.
What Americans Will Give Up to Save Money -- and What They Won't
6:30AM 7/11/2011
People may be willing to change, but there's always going to be a line in the sand. As much as the Great Recession has caused Americans to give new sanctity to saving, some sacrifices they are simply not willing to make.
According to the June Financial Literacy Opinion Index poll hosted on the...
Home Depot Lays a Foundation for Online Growth
8:00AM 6/22/2011
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Over the last few years, Home Depot has expanded its retail stores aggressively, adding more than 200 outlets annually. However, the firm has recently embarked on a $1.1 billion program to improve its Web presence while dramatically reducing the number of new store openings to around 10 in 2011.
For people who don't like to shop, the Internet makes it easy. No crowds to fight and it's easy to compare prices.
Combine that with something else the Internet is really good at -- bringing communities of people together to share things -- and you have Buxr.com, a Web site where people share...
Before you order online, be sure to check the postage!
5:00PM 6/24/2008
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Although New York is definitely not the book wonderland that it once was, it still has quite a few places for the hard-core bibliophile to curl up, search the stacks, and find a great book at a great price. However, as a cheapskate and recovering bookaholic, I tend to check out books from the...
It should come as no surprise to those of us that shop via the Internet that shipping costs often undermine the bargain. Some companies so inflate shipping costs that even $4 a gallon gas doesn't make their wares a wise purchase.
One site that will come in useful in fighting the shipping cost blues...
What drives you to shop the internet?
12:15PM 12/17/2007
Guidance, a company providing technology advisory services, recently commissioned a study of consumer's criteria for internet shopping. I found the results eye-opening.
Show me the money: As you might expect, 43% of you listed price as your #1 factor: Men were slightly higher in this category at...
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