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Will You Be My (Financially Responsible) Valentine?
10:00AM 2/06/2011
When Cupid slings his arrow, it can hit you right in the wallet. What's the economically challenged lovebird to do? Well, luckily, a sense of humor is still free. Here are some tips -- and some what-not-to-do's, including some of Ed Begley's ill-fated money-savers.
Holiday Shoppers Keep Their Plastic in Their Pockets
4:10PM 12/20/2010
Retail sales have perked up, but consumers aren't resuming their old habit of using credit cards to splurge on gifts. According to a new poll, more than half of American adults say they're sticking with cash this holiday shopping season.
Daily Deal sites like Eversave, Groupon and Living Social have really taken off this past year and as you begin your holiday shopping it's worth checking out these group-buying websites for great deals on gifts.
According to a recent survey by Eversave, you won't be alone, with 45% of respondents...
The Xbox 360 Kinect, a motion-based gaming add-on for the Xbox 360 has finally launched, just in time to make it onto Christmas wishlists -- and if we're lucky some Black Friday ads.
The Xbox 360 Kinect is a $150 device that connects to your Xbox 360 and allows you to play games and control...
When giving teachers gifts, it really is the thought that counts
2:00PM 5/20/2010
As school calendars wind to a close across the United States, a child's imagination is wrapped in thoughts of summer, but a parent's concern quickly turns to finding a way to show appreciation for the teachers who've shepherded their little ones through the year -- and doing it without blowing all...
Whether you like them or not, gift cards remain an incredibly popular gift idea, which is why the new Target Mobile Gift Card program is incredibly cool. The new feature allows you to convert any Target gift card into a digital barcode that can be used from any Internet connected cell phone -- no...
WalletPop attempted to cull the the functional, fabulous and frugal from the recently wrapped International Gift Fair in New York City. Much of the show featured the tchotchkes coming to a novelty shop or airport kiosk near you, so we had our work cut out for us.
Here are my top five -- sorry,...
eBook readers not the only way to read e-books
1:15PM 12/21/2009
With the Nook a no-show this year, the Amazon Kindle DX out of stock (thanks to earlier sellouts), and many other ebook readers in short supply, this year many adults will feel the pain that children know all too well: the dissatisfaction of opening up a rain check on Christmas morning. But it...
Finally, instant gratification with an Internet purchase
1:30PM 12/11/2009
Amazon's new Disc+ On Demand program is a cool promotion which solves the biggest problem of ordering form the low priced Internet giant; the wait.
While Amazon's DVD prices have traditionally been very competitive, if you wanted to pick up a new release and watch it instantly you were out of...
Give 'em what they really want: Online dollars to use as they please
4:30PM 12/10/2009
With 11 nieces and nephews spread across the country, Bruce Kin Huie of San Francisco finds it difficult to be the "doting uncle" he wants to be at Christmas.
Last year Huie sent checks, which he found a bit impersonal, for kids who range in age from 1 to 16.
"I don't know what they're...
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