Dollar Store Deals and Duds -- Savings Experiment
Experts explain how to get a true bargain at the dollar store, and offer advice on which items to avoid.
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Bargain Shopping Simplified: Is This App the Answer?
When is a bargain not a bargain? When the hidden costs of finding it outweigh the lower price. Costs like shipping, or gas, or your extra time. NetPlenish aims to solve all that for the real best deal, and eliminate the biggest hassle of online shopping, too: the annoying checkout process.
Drink Up Savings From Your Water Filter
Experts compare two different kinds of home water filters -- filter pitchers and faucet filters -- for value and convenience.
Cheap Thrills: 5 Ways to Save Money at the Amusement Park
Seasonal amusement parks are gearing up for another few months of fun, thrills, fried decadence and wallet gouging. However, with a little planning and research, you can enjoy the first three without the last one.
Saving on Sneakers -- Savings Experiment
Professional runner Marco Anzures explains how proper training can save you money on sneakers.
Budget Blooms -- Savings Experiment
Carly Cylinder of FlourLA.com offers tips on how to make inexpensive flowers look chic and last longer.
Are You Saving or Splurging With Online Drugstores? -- Savings Experiment
Experts explore the conveniences and savings of shopping for personal goods online.
The Best Reason to Bank Locally: Better Deals
Still banking at one of the "too big to fail" institutions? According to Bank Deals blog and DepositAccounts.com, for the best yields on checking, savings and CDs, you'd do better looking locally. For example, consider these three deals available right now.
Study Up on Cutting the Cost of College Tuition -- Savings Experiment
Ian Welham of Complete College Planning Solutions discusses ways to save on college tuition.
Save on Spring Travel With the Family -- Savings Experiment
Kaamna Bhojwani-Dhawan, mother of two, shares her personal travel stories and tips on how to save money while traveling with your kids.
Savings Experiment: Holiday Travel
Whether you're spending the holidays with family or getting away from everything (and everyone), there are several factors to weigh when traveling this season. First, you'll have to decide: Is it most financially efficient to drive, fly, or take a train? Read on to find how to make the best decisions on holiday travel.
Holiday Shopping Alert: The Best Deals Are Ahead
Attention holiday shoppers: Don't feel blue if you missed Black Friday or Cyber Monday. Retail analysts say the best deals are yet to come, with discounts growing deeper as Christmas draws nearer.
Cyber Monday: A Big Deal at Real World Stores Too
For great deals on Cyber Monday, turn off the computer and go bargain-hunting in brick-and-mortar stores. Between retailers desperate to compete and websites starting sales earlier, e-commerece's big day is losing its online luster.
7 Doorbuster-Free Ways to Save Big on Black Friday
Black Friday, the Super Bowl of the holiday shopping season, is upon us. Deal pros cut through the barrage of bargain-hunting tips with a pared down -- and doorbuster-free -- list of simple ways to save during the shopping blitz.
For TV Buyers, 'Tis Really the Season
If you're in the market for a new television, you'd be wise to scoop up one of the sweet deals that will be available for the rest of 2011. TV manufacturers and retailers are desperate to unload inventory, so HDTVs, Internet-connected TVs and 3-D TVs will be going at deeply discounted prices.
Black Friday Shopping Tip: Do It In Your Pajamas
Here's some Black Friday shopping advice: Stay home. Ditch the stores, crowds and lines, and shop online, where the deals often eclipse what you'll find in stores, says Brad Wilson, CEO of Bradsdeals.com. So where are the big bargains on shoes, electronics, jewelry, apparel and home goods? Read on ...
For Tech Deals, Wait 'Till Black Friday
'Tis the season to buy tech products -- almost. If you're looking to upgrade, it's probably best to wait till Black Friday. Computers, high-end smartphones, HDTVs and tablets will see sharp discounts for the holidays.
Bagging the Best Deals at the Grocery Store
When it comes to saving money on groceries, using coupons can cut your bill in half. But in this fast-paced digital age, who has time to find the deals? We've consulted the coupon experts to help you save money on food without giving up your social life.
Black Friday Is Losing Its Luster As a Shopping Event
Here's the scoop on the holiday shopping season: Fewer people will camp out in front of stores before Black Friday this year in hopes of scoring hot deals on the "it" gifts. Instead, they'll use smart phones and tablets to comparison shop for the best prices, according to Accenture's latest survey.
How to Get the Best Deals: Avoid Decision Fatigue
Negotiating the best price for services like cable and Internet can involve so many decisions, it's tempting to just throw up your hands and settle for the status quo. That's a phenomenon known as decision fatigue. Here's how to avoid it, and get the deal you deserve.
Savings Experiment: A Snapshot of Photo Print Deals
A lot of people thought photo prints might go the way of the dodo once digital cameras became popular. But it seems people still want something to hold onto, press into a scrapbook or stuff in a shoebox. Still, times sure have changed since those little Fotomat kiosks used to dot our shopping center parking lots. So where can you find the best photo print bargains? We'll get the picture in this week's Savings Experiment.