January 10, 2012 It’s a new year and many of us have made resolutions we probably won’t keep for one reason or another. But I plan on sticking to one of mine which is saving more money. My question is, how do I save more money then I already do? One of my p
A new survey finds the number of people who leave the house for a day of shopping are dwindling, replaced instead by a new breed of “net-savvy” shoppers.
January 5, 2012 The company that produced the innovative Wii which allowed gameplay based on motion is set to release the next generation of the console dubbed Wii U. It's sure to be on your children's wish lists next Christmas.
January 3, 2012 While out recently taking advantage of some after Christmas sales, I happened to walk by the return line at one of the big chain stores. It was a mile long! So many people returning Christmas gifts. So I started wondering, what are the most returned items?
New Year's Eve bashes can be pretty predictable: glittery paper hats, feathered boas, plastic champagne flutes, an off-key group rendition of 'Auld Lang Syne' or Abba's 'Happy New Year.' And, of course, blacking
If you’re a regular shopper at Kmart or Sears, you may soon have fewer places to spend your money — parent company Sears Holdings has said that in light of decreased holiday sales, it’ll close at least 100 stores in the coming months.
December 26, 2011 Bargain hunters and people who just didn't get enough shopping before Christmas will fill the stores today. December 26th is historically the second-busiest shopping day of the year, right behind Black Friday. Most, if not all major retailers have opened their doors early today to accommodate shoppers looking for bargains. Would you like a few shopping tips for returning items today?
Spent all your money on one really great gift, but think you should also get a small gift so your loved one has something else to open? Think again. New research shows that a small gift could decrease the value of the more generous one in the eyes of the recipient.
When you think of holiday shopping, the least enjoyable is getting bumped by crowds of people, right? Brett A.S. Martin, a professor at Queensland University of Technology Business School in Australia, definitely knows this, since he believes congestion is actually caused by store owners filling their aisles to the brim with as many products as possible.
Traditionally, people think the perfect gift is the one you’ve spent months thinking about and searching for, or the one you spent a month’s salary on, but new research shows that gift recipients are just as happy, if not more, with less expensive gifts, or the ones they picked out themselves.
December 16, 2011 Earlier this week I told you about a young woman who secretly paid off the layaway balances at her local K-Mart. Her story made headlines and inspired a copy cat who, the next day, paid $2000 toward 18 Layaway slips. Well, didn't I tell you it was spreading? Check out this story from Omaha, Nebraska.
December 16, 2011 Don't tell Amazon there's no hot toy this holiday. The company's eReader, the Kindle, is turning out to be one of the hottest sellers this Christmas season. Specifially, it's the Kindle Fire that's selling like, well, wildfire.
